Movie Theater Challege 2017 Closing

Talk about down to the wire. I got cocky and thought I could wait until the last minute. Of course I made it, but I decided to see a movie today. Did love it and the abundance of awesome (and attractive) guys (and ladies) was a bonus. Here we have it all:

1. La La Land 1/14/17
2. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2/28/17
3. Lego Batman Movie 2/20/17
4. Get Out 3/18/17
5. Logan 3/26/17
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 5/20/17
7. Wonder Woman 6/9/17
8. The Mummy 6/22/17
9. Baby Driver 7/7/17 (pre KS accusation)
10. Spiderman: Homecoming 7/15/17
11. The Big Sick 7/15/17
12. The Disaster Artist 12/10/17
13. Star Wars: The Last Jedi 12/17/17
14. Thor: Ragnarok 12/31/17

I think putting the year was redundant. But oh well. Happy New Year!

RIP David Cassidy

Not a huge fan, but one song remains part of me. I think this might be a good karaoke selection. (Yes, generationally speaking, I'm more familiar with Jerry O'Connell singing it in Scream 2.)

 

Original

 

 

Extra crispy

Repurposed Awesome

So there are plans to do a Cobra Kai TV series. They will be bringing back William Zakba and Ralph Macchio. One one hand, I do not like that we must dig up old properties and character to get things made. I realize many amazing stories come from remakes, sequels, ect., but I grow concerned for our ability to create. 

Reunited and I feel fine.

On the other hand, I do love me some Billy Zakba. I have decided that I will be happy about this. Don't get me wrong, this will come and go and I won't notice. But for now, I accept.

License Plate Game 2017

This may have been my worst year yet. And of course I see Kansas and Hawaii days after the game is over. Final list of unseen plates:

1. Delaware (you sly minx)
2. Hawaii
3. Kansas
4. Rhode Island (the new Delaware)
5. Vermont (ummm.....cheese)

Is Medicore Lifted by Oscar Heft?

I may have said this before, but I love talking about movies more than I love movies. I would say it's become a problem, but honestly, that's a lie. I will say that it creates interesting thoughts. 

For example, two movies my husband and I saw in the theater together in the very early stages of our relationship are Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton style) and The Score. Both not good movies in their own special way, but The Score is infinitely better. I made the casual comment that The Score is better just based on the actors in each movie. Clearly more Oscar wins. Pause. But what about nominations?

It was on (but not for very long). I started making rules of which people to include in the count and should it be for acting only(no)? I didn't want to discount the power of Paul Giamatti and Michael Clarke Duncan (RIP). In doing so I underestimated Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro.

The count ended:

Planet of the Apes
Mark Wahlberg  0 wins, 2 nominations
Tim Roth 0 wins, 1 nomination
Helena Bonham Carter 0 wins, 2 nominations
Paul Giamtti 0 wins, 1 nomination
Michael Clark Duncan 0 wins, 1 nomination
Kris Kristofferson 0 wins, 1 nomination
Charlton Heston 2 wins,  2 nominations
Total 2 wins, 10 nominations

The Score
Robert DeNiro 2 wins, 7 nominations
Marlon Brando 2 wins, 8 nominations
Edward Norton 0 wins, 3 nominations
Angela Bassett  0 wins, 1 nominations
Total 4 wins, 19 nominations

That would have been a cool conversation if I hadn't ignored my my husband to research the numbers. Sorry honey.

Pop Culture Sheep

I am very susceptible to a pop culture references. The way my brain overloads with lines from movies, TV, songs is a problem at times. Sadly, one small reminder in my shower is becoming a daily annoyance for me. 

And it's not even the pun!

When I see this, I immediately get the song Good by Better than Erza. Tangent: Do you know when you query "Good" in YouTube, you have no chance in hell of finding this. You Google "Good Song" you get Good Song by Blur. Then you get "Good" song by Better than Erza. Thank you Google. Second Tangent: It took me years to figure out what this song is when I first heard in TV commercials for The Baby-Sitter's Club movie. And it ended up being in the movie Dirty Work. An internet search helped me find it back in the end of the 90's and I've loved this song ever since. You try searching for a long when all you can make out of the lyrics is "Aha. Isbeguuudlinmeya ahow!"

Now that love slowing sinks away when it is in my head and I have to track back why it happened. You suck body wash. I'm going back to Target generic Aveeno.

Movie Theater Challege 2017 Update

I think I am totally killing it this year. Mainly because I've decided to just see what I want and in some cases, see it even if I don't want to. Looking back on these: Holy hell, it's been a long ass 2017 so far.

1. La La Land 1/14/17
2. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2/28/17
3. Lego Batman Movie 2/20/17
4. Get Out 3/18/17
5. Logan 3/26/17
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 5/20/17
7. Wonder Woman 6/9/17
8. The Mummy 6/22/17

I wonder if I need to modify this and try to get more movies that are not based on comic books. I do want to see Spiderman and Thor. And I will need a good pallet cleanser like Baby Driver. Either way, I don't want to let these spoiler episodes of podcasts linger forever. Damn, I still need to watch Saving Private Ryan. At least it's not a comic book movie (I hope).

Fire Run Away From Me

My husband is excited for the Twin Peaks revival. I remember enjoying binging the original series about fifteen years ago. I remember very little besides possessed Dale Cooper laughing maniacally into a mirror. And Billy Zane. He (husband, not Billy Zane) wanted me to catch up with the made for TV movie and then the four or so episode of the new season. It did not go well.

I have very specific memories of almost renting Fire Walk With Me and then changing my mind last minute. I wonder how much of mistake it was to wait so long. The series is long gone from my memory. Watching Laura Palmer alive did not stir nostalgia. I was mainly bored for the two plus hours. 

I understand that David Lynch is a visionary. But lately, I don't have time for the hours of internet research so I can understand his brilliance. I stubbornly stay here, dig my heals as the pleb Lynch fans probably assume that I am and say "Well sir, I don't like it."

I will give the new episodes a chance. Eventually. When I have more time to be okay with being bored.

Import Entertainment

My stress levels have been high lately. I'm slowly finding out that my path to my dream job is filled with egos and bureaucracy. Not to mention, it's a lot easier to do a job when you're not getting paid for it. 

I stumbled into a job that is forcing me to learn about software coding and databases. I thought with my love of accuracy and organization, I would be all over this. But there is this strange inflated idea of what databases can do. I'll say what I've been saying to anyone who will listen: data is only as good as the people entering it. I've found that organizations look to pay very little to people entering data. But the analysis they want IS SO IMPORTANT AND IS NEEDED YESTERDAY. 

I should also point out that just because you put something in a spreadsheet, you can't just import it. Oh, you can import it, but you need identifiers, or else it is worthless. I could import this blog post into a database, but it won't help you with my demographics. Okay, I'm done. Please ignore this.

A Day Without A Woman

I sit at home and am trying to reconcile my overthinking brain how this one day will make a difference. I'm going to go back to work tomorrow and work twice as hard to make up for what I missed. I'm wondering if I am to take a sick day or how HR is supposed to do their job. In all honesty I called my dad to ask him. 

Yes, that is a horrible thing to say on International Women's Day. But my father spent years in a union and went on strikes. I wanted to know about his experiences. I knew it was before my time, but heard stories about him on the picket lines all day and then working at night to keep the family fed. That's satisfies my curiosity. I wondered how those on strike stay afloat. Answer is by planning and sacrifice.

This is not a sacrifice for me. My privilege is making me get lost in guilt. I don't know if I am helping. I think this is more my desire to stay home and catch up on projects that I'm ignoring. There are more women struggling, but I am only capable of so much. In fact, writing this is technically work. Should I be posting this? 

I can find holes and flaws in every strike and protest. That's just how my brain works. I saw on Facebook a list of makeup companies to boycott as they test on animals. I wonder why women have the burden of wearing makeup. But that comment did nothing improve a problem.

However, I am making efforts to understand. I have made progress in my understanding. I give myself a little bit of credit. I think my big problem is people patting themselves on the back for a little action and then returning to complacency. That is the big goal. Be better than other people and NOT brag about it.

Oscar Answers

Considering this was my first time running an Oscar pool, that small hiccup at the end was a little annoying. Much like a final field goal messing up my numbers in a Super Bowl pool, I worried there would be issues. Despite the corrections and extra tabulation, it was no big deal. 

I will say it is nice to finally lay to rest that idea that Marisa Tomei has an Oscar by accident. Rumor can now die. Now to begin the rumor that she only won the Oscar popular vote because of tons of illegal Academy voters.

Movie Challenge 2017

I am not original. I am repeating my "see 12 movies in the theater" challenge. January is over-ish and I am on schedule. Not by my choice. I saw La La Land because a friend wanted to. Eleven left. Shut up, your new years resolutions are lame.