I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I understand that the characters trying to give "advice" on how to raise children seemed a little overplayed, but expecting my first in less than 2 months makes me realize they're not. EVERYONE has an opinion on how I should raise my kid, and isn't afraid to share it. Seeing this movie when just over 5 months pregnant perhaps made me a little overemotional, but it's been a long time since I've related to characters as much as these two. I also was impressed by both of the main parts as these two have really been type-cast into very certain roles over and over, but in this move really played up skills and characters I wasn't sure they could pull off. And the conversation revolving around the simple theme of "Are we f*ck ups?" is one shared by everyone in their 30s at some point, be it knocked up or not.
Funny timing on this post: I'm going to see Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails tonight and No Doubt tomorrow night. And, hoping to see Sonic Youth later in the summer.
Nostalgia or not, I figure (and of course keep in mind this is coming from the Queen of Bad Music) you like what you like and should pay to see a band if you'll enjoy it. I even saw Cindy Lauper last summer and you know what? She put on a great show and I had fun. What else do you need?
I'm pretty sure there have been lots of jokes about knitting at my expense, which I will now repay by making fun of your bad knitting.
It's meditative and just plain fun sometimes to make something yourself. And, yes, it can impress others. Maybe not my husband, but others. You'll be turning heels in no time....
I'm also fond of slightly more recent bad music, and the one that REALLY comes to mind is "All The Things She Said" by t.A.T.u. I mean, come on - a Russian pre-teen fake lesbian pop duo? What's not to love? And give it a listen. It's like an Ace of Base for the new millenium.
I'll also frequently delve into old bad music, as in pre-80s. I just downloaded "Brand New Key" by Melanie. Brilliance. And we should mention somewhere that being able to purchase and download single songs is a bad music lover's dream. How else would you ever agree to acquire Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind"?
Throw those in with your standard bads like Britney, Gwen, REO Speedwagon and that's a mix-tape I may even take over the radio.
Man...or Astroman was too loud when I last saw them. And the opening band played a saw for over an hour. But then again, we're all getting old.
I have to admit, Operation Ivy is still what I want to blast out my windows on a good summer day. No real references to summer, but still what makes me happy. And Journey's Greatest Hits. Maybe a slightly weirder combo than Bob and Dr. Dre, but try it. You'll like it.
So, ironically, the college roommate is chiming in late because, as you covered in another entry, she was exhausted from moving.
Ah, Phish. Still hate the jam bands. With the exception of Uncle John's Band by the Grateful Dead. But only the album version. No live 27 minute long versions, please.
I have lots of bands I can't listen to anymore. Most of my hardcore punk days are over, but I still have my moments. Iceburn and Neurosis? Not so much these days.
I am mightily disappointed in my lack of ability to influence some of your musical decisions. Kiss, baby. Enough said.
Speaking of art on the cheap, I am a huge fan of crafts - not in the pipe cleaner sense, but in the realm of where-art-meets-craft. Funny you should mention cheap art as this weekend in Denver was the annual Potters for Peace pottery sale. Lots of local potters, professionals and amateurs alike, sell their pots for next to nothing alongside traditional Nicaraguan pots to raise money for clean drinking water systems in Nicaragua and to provide optters there a better living. The stuff is often interesting and wonderful, and if you're willing to buy a piece by a novice, you can often get them in the $5-$15 range. And on top of that, the second day of the sale everything is 50% off. We got 3 pots and a beatifully painted platter for $28. Check around as this is a national non-profit organization and may have similar sales in other locales.
When some friends I go with learned the sale may not be happening next year, we gave our names and numbers as folks who would rally and WORK to keep it going! Cheap pot(s) for all!
My favorite story was The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois, published 1947. I still read it every couple of years. My favorite overall children's author, however, is John Bellairs. Dark and creepy - I'm re-reading The House With a Clock In Its Walls right now.
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I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I understand that the characters trying to give "advice" on how to raise children seemed a little overplayed, but expecting my first in less than 2 months makes me realize they're not. EVERYONE has an opinion on how I should raise my kid, and isn't afraid to share it. Seeing this movie when just over 5 months pregnant perhaps made me a little overemotional, but it's been a long time since I've related to characters as much as these two. I also was impressed by both of the main parts as these two have really been type-cast into very certain roles over and over, but in this move really played up skills and characters I wasn't sure they could pull off.
And the conversation revolving around the simple theme of "Are we f*ck ups?" is one shared by everyone in their 30s at some point, be it knocked up or not.
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