Movies I Do Not Heart

I am very sensitive. I bruise easily, I get my feelings hurt at the drop of a hat and am a picky eater, etc. Well, last night I was completely and utterly traumatized.

I was about to go to bed when I noticed this '80's movie starring Andrew McCarthy that I had never seen. James Spader was in it, but it didn't look anything like "Pretty in Pink." I clicked the INFO button my my DirecTV remote and noticed that it was a movie called "Less Than Zero." Well, it was late, so I decided to Google it right quick to see if I should record a later showing.

Big mistake.

The movie is based on a Bret Easton Ellis novel, although it doesn't have much in common with the book. Well, I read some very vivid descriptions of the book on Wikipedia, thinking it was the movie, and I really almost vomited. Unless you want to read vivid accounts of child rape and the such, DO NOT SEARCH FOR THIS MOVIE.

I feel sick thinking about it again.

I had trouble sleeping and had nightmares all night. I laid there and thought about how I was the same way when I was little. Once, I got so scared at the violence in a "Nightmare on Elm Street" movie that I convinced my sister to be the vice-president in our pretend group "Ban Inappropriate Material from the Media" or BIMM. My dad still laughs about it today. Of course, I was a little kid and I didn't understand the importance of the First Amendment, etc., but this illustrates that my sensitivity goes far back. BIMM also had a pretend sister organization NINN, or "Nudity Is Not Necessary." This one started after something else that traumatized me that I saw on TV.

And no, we did not watch a bunch of trash when we were little. These occurred during chance incidents of channel surfing.

I'm not Conservative at all, but I am highly sensitive. Don't get me wrong - I am a big believer in the First Amendment. Janet Jackson's boob - what was the big deal? It's the depiction of extreme violence and abuse that seems obscene to me. I wish that we as a society would yell about that instead of a quick boob shot.

I need to go to my "happy place" now - a.k.a. thinking about the Disney movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Once, when my sister and I were traumatized from seeing a movie - "The Vanishing" - my mom put that in for us. We were teenagers. And to this day, I have to think about it when I am traumatized from a movie.

Like right now.

Labels: movies, random

Bert's Birthday Weekend

Labels: Bert, birthday

Ahoy Maties

We had a nice weekend, all starting with my day off from work on Friday. I cleaned and worked out, which was nice to be able to do and it not be a Saturday. It was so great that I kept thinking it was Saturday when it was Friday...love that.

Saturday was relaxing and we saw "I Am Legend" at the dollar movie, which we both really enjoyed. It was a great, solid, entertaining movie. Highly recommend. I do not, however, recommend bringing your little ones to this movie. What is wrong with people these days? One mother even got mad at her 4 or so year old son for putting his fingers in his ears and humming during a really scary scene. Shame on her for bringing him!

My parents came Saturday afternoon. I convinced my mom to experience the wonder of the PedEgg, which Heather recommended and I really love. I mean, I got a little carried away and my heels hurt, but overall, it was awesome. So, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond, where there was a huge storm and we had to hang out and relax on patio furniture under a giant umbrella.

We went to dinner at me and Bert's favorite restaurant to celebrate his birthday (this coming Saturday) with my parents. I ordered my favorite - the filet - which was divine. As usual, best steak I've ever had. My dad is also a steak-lover and my mom and Bert ordered crab-stuffed tilapia. Sometimes I think about becoming a vegetarian, but my love of certain meats shall always prevent it. I don't like meat that much, but I would seriously eat this steak for dessert. It was divine.

My dad and Bert watched the MSU/UGA basketball game while my mom and I got our clothes ready for the family event Saturday. That took approximately 4-5 hours. You try getting a sari ready. Whew.

Sunday, we got up and got ready for the aquiqah - an event to celebrate a new birth and thank God for the new miracle in our lives. After the great luncheon, complete with tiny baby bottles filled with pastel M&Ms as favors, Bert and I headed to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and filled a cooler with all kinds of yummies.

Unfortunately, my camera battery was dying on Saturday, so I got very few photos. Zakir looked ADORABLE, but I YET AGAIN got no photos of him. He is presh. However, I did get a few good shots:

Labels: Bert, family

I Love Old Stuff

I'm tired.