Writer's Block: Film therapy

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It's always "Galaxy Quest". When Mathesar says to Jason Nesmith "Commander, you aaaare our last hope." I always laugh. There are several guaranteed laughs for me in this movie, and it relaxes me to watch it and wait for them.

I should drag it out soon. I could use some relaxation.

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[morriganwind.livejournal.com]

We quote that movie at work a lot. Especially 'never give up, never surrender', usually followed with some of us saying, 'oh shut up!'

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I wish I worked with people geeky enough to say "By Grapthar's Hammer!"

[morriganwind.livejournal.com]

LOL...I'm a librarian and I'm not even the biggest geek there. It's slightly depressing in some ways ;)

What a savings!

[historychick49.livejournal.com]

One of my movies for cheering me up is "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Never fails to make me giggle. (And seriously, you get to see practically all of Guy Pearse's ass. Hell yeah!)

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a good one!

[gymorama.livejournal.com]

I love the scene of being dragged down by the tentacles.

One of mine is The Big Chill. I'm usually crying by the Glenn Close shower scene but it helps me get through it and move on.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I don't think I could handle a weepy movie when I'm down in the dumps.

[gymorama.livejournal.com]

I understand. For me it is just that movie, I relate to it very strongly. I ones was that bad boy/William Hurt character

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

It depends day to day. I'm very fond of It's Always Fair Weather, which is a musical whose story has a bit of a bite, though today it wouldn't be seen as 'cynical' as audiences felt upon it's initial release. Another would be Stairway To Heaven*. Oh; Time Of Their Lives - another fantasy. uhm, American Graffitti; Back To The Future...


(*original British title was A Matter Of Life And Death)

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I love "Back To The Future" as well. I also like "Harvey Girls" and "Meet Me In St. Louis".

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

The Harvey Girls; I'd think a man would be looking for something stronger than a 'cup of coffee' with his beefsteak, in that time & locale. And who'd'a thought Angela Lansbury would turn middle-aged so early?

Are you at home or work?

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

At work. No internet at home.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

Do you get any holiday time off for Easter?

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

No. It's no longer a recognized holiday here. It was taken from us and replaced with Martin Luther King Day, I think.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

Bastards. Not Dr. King; he desreves his own day, but...

Have a good weekend, anyway. Ham, lamb, turkey, or pork/beef tenderloin this year?

[vampirereverie.livejournal.com]

Anita,

I had to comment on here because FB won't let me reply to your message. I don't know how this has gotten so out of hand, but I'm really sorry for any misunderstandings here. I really don't even know what's going on.

As for the thing about your age: I have absolutely no idea how old you are, or whether or not you're older than Brent, because I have no idea how old Brent is. I thought that you told me you were younger than Brent at Christmas, but I must have misunderstood. I don't know what this has to do with anything anyway.

I'm actually really hurt that you've removed me from FB and LJ. Whatever's going on here, I'm certainly not my mother and it's not fair to make me guilty by association because of whatever issues you've had with her. I went out of my way to make you and Scarlet feel welcome in our family because I've had to deal with the issues of step grandparents and half siblings my whole life, and I never did agree with all that "They're my blood relatives and not yours" business.

If you still don't want to be friends of course I'll respect your decision, but I really don't understand what I've done wrong here. I wasn't going to lie to my family when they asked why you weren't coming over. I'm really sorry if anything that I've said or done has upset any of you - please understand that I would never hurt anyone intentionally, much less someone who's going to be part of my family.

- Allison

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Allison, I will be completely honest with you. I am sorry that I feel things must be handled in this way, but I cannot risk your mother having access to me or to Brent through your accounts. I am protecting myself and my family.

Your mother was very upset that Brent chose not to return her phone call invitation last week. She seemed to think that I had some influence on his decision. And she made some very disparaging remarks about my character in her emails. Allison, she has never met me. EVER. And she has CHOSEN not to meet me, when given more than one opportunity. Yet she took a comment that you made to her about my age, and made a grossly inaccurate character judgement about me; then proceeded to use that character judgement to admonish Brent that I would lie to him about "anything".

Fortunately Brent knows my policy about lying. He was shocked that she would make such insinuations about someone she not only has not met, but someone she has tried to "befriend" or become acquainted with through Facebook.

I won't rant at you about the gall of that move, because like you say, you're not your mother. However, if she can take one comment from you and blow it up into a character smear when she is offended by someone else's behavior, what more could she be capable of? I can't risk her having further information, however innocent, through you.

I'm sorry. I agree, you are not your mother, and I thank God for that. But you're too close, and she's too unpredictable.