Ten Things - Part 9

In the interests of full disclosure (and in part to see if people really are reading these) I wanted to mention that I saw a matinee today of  "The Glee Concert Movie: in 3D". I very much don't care for 3D. The movie was fun - I think all 10 of us (girls) in the theatre enjoyed it. The four pre-teens behind me were having a blast. And the Mini-Warbler is hilarious/adorable/going to oust The Biebs before he's 10. (The kid's a YouTube sensation waiting to happen, if he's not there already. I'll check.) (Oh, yeah. He's there.)

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ON AGING.
Last year someone gave me a charming book by Roger Rosenblatt called ‘Ageing Gracefully’ I got it on my birthday. I did not appreciate the title at the time but it contains a series of rules for ageing gracefully. The first rule is the best. Rule number one is that ‘it doesn’t matter.’ ‘It doesn’t matter that what you think. Follow this rule and it will add decades to your life. It does not matter if you are late or early, if you are here or there, if you said it or didn’t say it, if you are clever or if you were stupid. If you were having a bad hair day or a no hair day or if your boss looks at you cockeyed or your boyfriend or girlfriend looks at you cockeyed, if you are cockeyed. If you don’t get that promotion or prize or house or if you do – it doesn’t matter.’ Wisdom at last. Then I heard a marvellous joke that seemed related to rule number 10. A butcher was opening his market one morning and as he did a rabbit popped his head through the door. The butcher was surprised when the rabbit inquired ‘Got any cabbage?’ The butcher said ‘This is a meat market – we sell meat, not vegetables.’ The rabbit hopped off. The next day the butcher is opening the shop and sure enough the rabbit pops his head round and says ‘You got any cabbage?’ The butcher now irritated says ‘Listen you little rodent I told you yesterday we sell meat, we do not sell vegetables and the next time you come here I am going to grab you by the throat and nail those floppy ears to the floor.’ The rabbit disappeared hastily and nothing happened for a week. Then one morning the rabbit popped his head around the corner and said ‘Got any nails?’ The butcher said ‘No.’ The rabbit said ‘Ok. Got any cabbage?’




 * I love that joke. I always tell it with the rabbit hopping into a store and asking for "gwapes", though. I don't actually know what "rule number 10" is. Something to do with persistence, maybe?




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Addendum

I'm a little ashamed of myself.

I did an entire post on movies I saw this summer, and I left what was quite probably my very favorite flick OFF THE LIST.

How embarrassing.

Three times in the theater, and I want to go back before it's gone. If it had an arrival date, I would have already pre-ordered the DVD.

I've been distracted.

And busy.

And I'm moving in less than a month.

And I suppose it's at least a little understandable - I mean, hey, no one really WANTS to admit they like a movie starring Nicolas "Is This A Hairpiece I See Before Me" Cage.

(Plus, Disney. Urgh.)

Fine.

I LOVE THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE. (The movie, not the actual apprentice. That would be weird, and/or Mickey, which is a whole different thing because everybody loves Mickey and he's iconic and anyway it's a completely separate context. Mostly.)

Right. Sorry.

You know how I mentioned Knight and Day is the Tom Cruise we knew and loved before he started abusing living room decor? Well, The Sorcerer's Apprentice is National Treasure Nic Cage, with just a shade more crazy and quite a bit more hair. He's relaxed, he's having fun, he's saving the world and getting the girl, and as per the title, he's brought along a protege. Jay Baruchel more than holds his own, though - this is geek chic at it's finest, and the boy is a-dork-a-ble. Remember how much you loved How to Train Your Dragon? (Of course you did. I don't even care if you didn't see it - trust me, you loved it.) His distinctive voice will take you right back to that happy place, and it's smooth sailing from there. Alfred Molina is ever reliable as the smarmy villian (though cockroaches?!? Ew) and the whole thing is literally smoke/mirrors/lightning/strobe effects. Don't expect to think - just know that you'll thoroughly enjoy yourself and call it a day.

I liked this movie so much that I even attempted to draw some parallel between the melding of science and imagination, of technology and magic, but in all honesty it's really just Disney and a lucky combination of Nic, Jay, a screenwriter who'd never seen High School Musical, "Hannah Montana", or anything else offered up by the Disney Channel (obviously he lied on his application - go team!) and a director with a good eye and sense of humor intact.

It's dorky.

It's cheesy.

After three viewings, I'm still not in any way bored with it (which is more than any of us can say about some of the people we've dated).

I downloaded the theme song on ITunes, and still get mushy and giggly when I hear it on the radio.

I'm ready to go see it again.

Any takers?

Good, good times. (Call me!)

Science Class

Chemistry - "That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules." (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary)

Chemistry - "Not only the study of the properties of matter and the changes it undergoes, chemistry can also define people's relationships. As all chemists know, chemistry is extremely complicated. Between sublimation, atomic masses, moles, beta and alpha decay, oxidation numbers, emperical formulas, diatomic molecules, stoichiometry, molarity, kinetics, brownsted-lowry acids and bases, titration, redox equations, hydrocarbons, isomers, , and of course the one and only equilibrium, there is so much to understand in the scientific world of chemistry.

However, what some chemists might underestimate is the figure it plays when speaking of "bonds" between two completely different people or molecules. Since they are coming from different families or groups, they of course have different properties and characteristics. Yet through forces of attraction, such as vanderwaals, they are able to bond. This is because chemical reactions occur and two different people exist in equilibrium.

Alright. We are sure you are sick of hearing these chem terms, as are we. So basically chemistry is a way of describing a friendship, not only a science. Although many fights and conflicts occur, there is some sort of chemistry that brings two souls back together. And though they may drift apart, these forces will never be able to be broken. As they say, Chemistry is everything. So I guess friendship is everything." (Urban Dictionary.com)

Huh.

Interesting.

Possibly.

What to keep, and what to toss? What do YOU think? Homework - discuss.

Day 9 - (Insert Emoticon Here)

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In other news: I ate one meal, a pound or so of M&M's, and four different kinds of cake today; I got a Thank-You card and a fantastically outrageous apology card that I will treasure FOREVER; there was no bouquet toss (joy and gladness!); and I didn't cry once. Awesome.