Wednesday, November 10, 2004
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ah...I've been attempting to blog for a couple of days now... just haven't felt the spirit for it. There has been plenty to talk about though! Let me tell you! Now if only I could remember...
My mom called me on Monday. She said she had done something really stupid. When ever she says something like that I think two things. One, I inwardly groan and wonder what I am going to have to do. Two, I laugh. Only my mom would think to call me and say something like that. This incident was no less funny either.
My Grandfather's birthday is today. My birthday is Friday. Apparently my mom had both of our birthday cards on her desk and started signing mine thinking it was the one for her father. Hhehehehe. So instead of saying something like "I love you daughter" she started writing something with "Daddy..." She called to tell me this so when I saw the card I wouldn't be upset.
Instead I just laughed. That was great! I needed that bit of humor on Monday. I received the card in the mail yesterday and laughed to myself again as I realized that not only had she signed the card wrong, she had even addressed the envelope wrong! (in her defense, and why I think it is funny, she has been incredibly busy these past few months at work. If she didn't have anything to do and made this mistake I might get irritated. Well, probably not. Love you mom)
I went to a sneak preview last night. Yeah me! I saw After the Sunset.
I liked it. It was your usual thief retires only to try to steal again and not get caught story. With Selma Hyak and Pierce Brosnen. Lots of half naked people since it took place on an island. So it included lots of eye candy. And really, anyone who is a Selma Hyak fan should see this movie.
I ended up going due to a yahoo mailing group that I am on. There is this guy who keeps getting sneak preview tickets and he posts to see if anyone is interested. I think he got four passes by mistake this time and I jumped. I really wanted to see this movie. So I met him and another couple there. I loved the movie. Nothing intellectual about it. It was a great flick for not thinking, just entertainment. We decided to grab a beer/coffee after the movie. After we were sitting for a bit, I realized I didn't belong.
First off they started talking about music. Now I fully realize that I am not part of the "music scene" nor do I go out of my way to find new and interesting bands to listen to. I'm pretty much a radio listener. I like what I like and leave it at that. These people were talking about bands I had never heard of, which normally doesn't bother me. Then one of the guys turns to me and says, "but that was way before your time..." What? WHAT? First off, I am not that young. Not anymore. And I checked up on this guy before I went and he's 29. That's only 2 years older than me! What the hell what that about?
Then we got into politics. Aurgh. Now, those who know me, you know that I am not a great follower of politics. I know just enough to get me into trouble, or keep me out of trouble, but for the most part I don't pay attention. I don't know names, other than the major players, nor do I want to know them. So here I am, sitting with three democrats from Seattle, who have never lived anywhere else (except maybe San Fran) and talking about politics. Aurgh.
What I found interesting about the conversation was the fact that they understood very little about the rest of the country. They kept complaining about the lack of focus on the big cities where the vast majority of people and money is. The woman actually said, "I don't understand why they keep saying the have to 'understand the heartland' what's there to understand?" I almost spit my beer out at her. Seriously? Did she just say that? I might not be the brightest cookie in the cookie jar, but even I know that the majority of the country does not think like Seattle. Otherwise the elections for the past 10 years or so would have been very different.
The conversation went on in this vein. Them making rash Seattle-view focused statements, me stating over and over that the rest of the country views the world very VERY differently and trying to keep the conversation intellectual. It was frustrating. But the beer was good. And I had deep fried artichoke hearts...
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As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
