The Super Friends are Awesome


We are way into the Super Friends right now, after Max used gift $$$ to buy the All New Super Friends (1977) double disc set. Each of us have been assigned a Super Alter Ego: Beck is Superman, Max is Batman, Papa is Aquaman and I am Wonder Woman. I'm digging the old school graphics and costumes (yes, even though it's animated you can definitely timeline the shorty shorts and knee high tube socks). Each mini-episode is interspersed with magic tricks, safety hints (don't hitch hike (!), don't play with matches), and recycle tips. Finally--the ultimate gem--Ted Knight is the narrator. Seriously?

True Love

[Scene: A family room in suburban California, 8:09 PM. The Daily Show plays in the background, a married couple sits next to each other on the couch, cruising Facebook on their respective laptops. The FB IM pop-up follows...]
8:10pmJarrod

hey babe, do you want to do it? [ding!]

are you there? [ding!]

hey you? [ding!]

8:11pmSarah

Love you. LOL!

8:11pmJarrod

but i still want to do it

8:11pmSarah

Yeah but I'm triple multi tasing [sic]

I Heart the Oscars

I heart the Oscars...mostly because movies are a wonderful part of our culture and provide a visual and emotional escape like nothing else. Well, that, and the red carpet (OBVIOUSLY!) Following are some of my 2009 Oscar thoughts. Unfortunately, I see way fewer movies now than I did pre-kids. Aargh.



Slumdog Millionaire
I really loved this movie. And to think, at first I wasn't going to see it because I heard it was (at times) "really hard to watch." Then I learned that my Grandma had seen it, and was up for it again. Okay, right. If my 80-something year old Grandma can hack it, I sure as hell can. Not to mention that the soundtrack kicks some big booty as well...


Kate Winslet (The Reader, Revolutionary Road)
Total. Girl. Crush. While I didn't see either one of these movies, if I could pick someone to play me in my life story, it would be Kate. Hands down.
Wall•E
Wall•E stole my heart. I loved his complete devotion to Eve and his menagerie of artifacts...

The Dark Knight
Unbelievable performance by the late Heath Ledger. Christian Bale is an outstanding Batman, and I'm quite smitten with Maggie Gyllenhaal

Random Honorable Mention Goes to:
Quantum of Solace and Daniel Craig's White Pants

P.S. Wish I'd seen Milk
P.S.S. Why didn't Bruce Springsteen's The Wrestler get nominated?

Top Disappointment

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Okay, last blog for the day. Just finished Top Design, (warning...spoiler ahead) and while my vote lies with Nathan, I was so disappointed to hear the desperate whining from Andrea, married to Silver Spoons hearthrob Rick Schroeder. She made it to the top 5 but kept bitching and moaning about missing her family, blah blah blah. Finally, they gave her the option of staying or going. She was like "Oh...I don't know...Ondine, what do you think?" Ondine is probably thinking "quit your whining and go home, because if YOU don't go then it's ME!" Her last words, through tears were "I'm really a mom first." No, really you are YOU first. You are an individual, a human being, who can be a wife, a mom, and still be a great ________ (fill in the blank). Follow your dream dammit!

Kenley Bugs Me

Maybe I should have just named this blog Pulp Fiction. By writing my thoughts here, it's as if I think they have importance and meaning outside my head. Not a good plan according to Eckhart Tolle (I'm almost done, Oprah!). Well, I can only take so much enlightenment at a time. That's why I have Project Runway, Top Design, and Entourage to fill in my spiritual gaps. Oh yeah, and The Daily Show, The Office, and possibly Lipstick Jungle and the Rachel Zoe Project. Reality Slut! This is when I start referring to the characters as my peeps. And frankly, Kenley really bugs me.

Double Yikes

The boys were cruising around the house all weekend squealing "Double Yikes" as inspired by 70's most revered role models Scooby and Shaggy. Honestly, I'm still questioning the underlying reefer reference, and the whole Scooby Snack phenomenon. Mystery Van? Really? As Jarrod pointed out Fred looks to be at least 30 years old, and I think he looks like he hitched a ride fresh off the S.S. Minnow. Just a thought.