Days of Tears and Zombies
That would be a picture of a bathroom I recently visited. What? Don't tell me you never snap pictures of cute bathrooms. This one was just crying to have its photo taken.
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So this weekend I was lured in with good home cooking and then forced to watch a Nicholas Sparks movie. Yes, I finally saw Last Song. The highlight? Seeing Greg Kinnear and the Tybee Island lighthouse, where I was this summer. The low point? The other two hours of the movie.
In all honesty, it was much better than I thought it would be. Better than Dear, John. And I like Greg Kinnear a lot. Number one, he used to host Soup, which might be the best show ever. And number two, he's just a surprisingly good actor. He has all these little subtle mannerisms that are so authentic, reminding me of Meryl Streep's acting style. They're just real. It takes a lot of skill to be so convincingly unpolished onscreen.
But, ladies, here is what I do NOT get. I do not get purposely making yourself cry. I'll admit I teared up a little toward the Nicholas Sparks Someone Gonna Die Ending. I even KNEW the ending. But it was still sad. And then I got TICKED that I was all teary. That is not a good feeling. I just don't get WANTING to put yourself through that. I know a lot of you choose to watch sad movies for the same reasons I choose not to. And. . .you're weirdos.
Miley Cyrus actually did a decent job in this movie. And if I were a teenager, I'd probably have that Liam Hemsworth's posters plastered all over my room. (But I'm not. So I just stepped into creepy town.) There were still some moments in the movie that I was like, “WHAT just happened? I'm so sure!” These moments were a little lonely as my friends do not believe in Movie Talking. I tend to do a little Mystery Science Theater dialogue through each and every movie I see. It's charming. It's beneficial for all.
It makes people want to hit me.
But there are just some moments when it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep your mouth shut. Like when two teenage characters say, “I love you.” “I love you too!” after knowing each other after like 12 minutes of screen time. Or when a 10 year old kid is capable of creating a beautiful and intricate piece of stained glass after only weeks of tutelage from his father. And how the sun shines through the stained glass at just the right time during a funeral, just as the deceased said it would, signifying that he/she is nearby. (Seriously?!)
You know what would be good? A Sparks-Zombie movie smash-up. Then we can justify all the dead bodies in the movie. And if a significant character dies, you won't be crying for long because soon you'll be laughing when he comes back to life and his arms fall off and he runs into walls and makes poor clothing choices and drips a little ooze and smells. And we're all happy! (Spielberg, call me.)
Today we begin our first full week of school. For those of you who started back, how did it go? Homeschoolers, are you back to it yet? Public/Private schoolers, did you stress over your outfit? Did you get all the classes you wanted? How was lunch?
Let me know how day one of school went! See you Wednesday.
