Because sometimes it’s not as much about finding a comfortable place to sit, as it is about displaying dominance.
Quote Monday celebrates Thanksgiving
Evie: “Since it is the day before Thanksgiving, I’m sure the spiders are making a plan.” – This is why it was safe to go in the basement on Wednesday
Me: “I figure we have to finish the liquor cabinet before Evie is a teenager.”
Ron: “Well, why are we drinking tea??”
::Oliver getting tickled by Grandpa S::
Sara: “I’ll tell you where all his ticklish spots are!”
::Oliver jumps down and runs out of the room full speed::
I guess he understands more than he lets on.
Evie (courtesy some Halloween Laffy Taffy): “What can you throw, but you can’t catch?”
Sara: “A party.” (We’ve heard this one a few times before)
Evie: “No, a football. I can not catch a football.”
Full House might not have been as good as you remember it being
I watched Full House. You watched Full House. We ALL watched Full House. I mean everybody watched that show, and generally liked it, yes?
Well now you can go back and review every single cringe inducing moment, at Full House Reviewed.
I think I liked that show. I seem to remember liking that show. However, I don’t really remember anything that I actually enjoyed about it. And certainly, reading the strangely addicting recaps, a lot of the awful things about the show are starting to come back: the cheesiness, the over the top life lessons, the heavy-handed “I-WILL-make-you-say-awww” manipulation moments, the ’80’s decor/outfits/hairstyles, etc.
In other words, it doesn’t seem to hold up.
Still, I spent an awful lot of time with the Tanners, and reading the very thorough episode recaps is a great way to kill an afternoon.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m not going to list all the things that I’m thankful for, since I did that last year and it pretty much covers it for this year too. I don’t know that I have anything new to add.
So sit back, eat up, and enjoy the first interesting Thanksgiving Day football game involving the Lions in my lifetime. Go Packers!
- (Pictures are not my own)
The Greatest Movie of All Time: Hook
Once upon a time (in 1991), a fantastic movie by the name of Hook was released, and changed the world of film forever.
Okay, not really, but I liked it nonetheless.
The story line was fairly unique, as far as I know: after Wendy left Neverland, Peter followed her as well, grew up, and became a dad, and a lawyer. Years later, Hook finds him and steals his kids, forcing Peter back to Neverland, and back to the life he left behind and forgot about. Finally, he reconciles his two identities: Peter as the never-growing-up-carefree-leader of the Lost Boys, and Peter as a responsible adult in the real world.
Robin Williams was alright in the main role, but for me the star of the show was Dustin Hoffman (I guess you could argue that Dustin Hoffman had the main role, since the name of the movie is “Hook” not “Pan”). Bob Hoskins and Julia Roberts are no slouches themselves. And I can guarantee you, nobody has ever seen Dante Basco in *anything* without shouting, “Bangarang Rufio!”
The whole world of the Lost Boys captured my young imagination. An awesome tree house, an adventure every day, whatever they could ever want to eat, they could fly for christsake, and a cool nickname to boot (well, most of them were cool at least). Plus, they continually out-thought and out-fought the adult pirates. Kid power all the way!
The characters were multi-dimensional too. Coming to terms with growing up. Jealousy issues. Parental issues. And Hook is just a flat out mess. It’s one thing to be a kid forever, but what about being trapped as an old man forever? And an old man who has to suffer defeat at the hands of a bunch of kids over and over for all eternity no less! Heaven for the Lost Boys, but hell for Hook. I was kind of glad that he stole Pan’s kids and tried to turn them pirate: at least the evil old bastard finally had a plan that was relatively successful! (Excuse me for being on the side of the pirates here)
I watched this movie about a million times when it came out. I haven’t seen it recently, but word on the street is, it holds up. I’m sure I would enjoy it through sheer nostalgia factor alone.
Any specific Hook memories?
Shane Halbach 