The Week That Was
This entry was posted on 11/6/2010 10:06 AM and is filed under blather.
It's been a busy week so I haven't written anything but it was a really good week.
I'm still busy at work, thank goodness. Orders are slowing down but I've got Christmas designs to do. Things won't really go dead till after the Holidays. That will suck but if the shop can just hang on till spring we'll get through it. Last winter was the worst in 35 years and I don't know if this year will be as bad. Hopefully it will be better but with the new taxes going into effect in January, folks could panic.
Oh, wait. there was an election on Tuesday.
Things could be looking up.
Unless this batch of new Republicans turns out to be as lame as the last big batch in '94. But back then, folks were just pissed at Clinton for several of his policies. Thanks to Obama and his 'transformative' administration, we've seen the rise of the TEA party which is a grass roots movement to get back to constitutional government, which is a very good thing.
I can't believe Harry Reid held his seat. Worse than that is Barney Frank.
The people of Massachussetts should all be grounded for inflicting that affliction on the country. Barney Frank and his interference in the financial world has done more damage to more people than Bernie Madoff and Tom Petters could ever dream of, and they're in prison while Barney keeps his job in DC.
Shame on you, Mass.
All we did, here in Minnesota was elect a crazy man who has already made a national laughing stock of himself during his disgraceful term as US Senator, governor.
There's gonna be a recount but it sure looks like we elected Mark Dayton chief executive of our fair state.
Shame on you, MN.
At least we also gave legislative control to the opposition party so Governor Loony Tune shouldn't be able to do very much damage.
My folks always told me that in a Democracy, the people get the government they deserve. Unfortunately, so do the rest of us.
But the elections were only a small part of my week.
I also saw several movies that I thoroughly enjoyed, the first being Julie and Julia, which I finally got around to watching. Very cute movie. I love Meryl Streep, I find her completely charming even when she's playing the supposed villain, like in The Devil Wears Prada. she was my favorite character in that, too. Amy Adams is okay. She's cute and sort of endearing. I would rather watch her than say, Katherine Heigl, seven days a week.
Why does Katherine Heigle even have a career? There HAVE to be thousands of actresses who are prettier, more charming, funnier, more talented and with more screen presence than she has. She's like a big blank spot on the screen, out of which the occasional uninspired line issues.
I guess she's proof that Satan is still in the soul-buying bidness.
Ordinarily I don't waste any time at all ragging on K.H. she has no effect on my life, but the asshats in Hollywood have cast her as Stephanie Plum, the best female roll since Veronica Mars and she DOESN'T DESERVE IT. That cast will be the death knell for what should be a great, hilarious movie franchise. Also, my sister in law, Royana would have been perfect as the bounty hunter Plum.
I would put in her picture here, but none of my links are working this morning.
The next movie I saw was Bottle Shock.
Anyone who liked Sideways, and we all liked Sideways, will enjoy Bottle Shock which is actually a better movie.
Margy told me to see it last summer and I don't know why I've never heard of it before. It's got some big names in it; Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and Bill Pullman (who doesn't suck in it).
It's based on the true story of how the California Wine industry shocked the world back in 1976.
The third movie I saw this week was the Movie of 2010; TOY STORY 3.
I meant to see this in theaters but the weather was so nice all summer long that I never got around to it. So, it hit stores on Tuesday and I finally saw it Tuesday night.
Awesome.
Every bit as good as it's predecessors.
It had to be, didn't it? No one wants to be thrown into the same category as God Father III; the sucktastic bastard child of two towering classics.
Disney/Pixar couldn't possibly produce a subpar follow up to two of the best movies of all time. They didn't.
What Pixar gets right about movies is absolutely everything. They start with brilliant, imaginative, timeless stories, populate them with multi layered, wonderful characters and place them in beautiful, eye catching places.
They have set their own standard almost impossibly high yet they've managed to stick to it, from the first Toy Story, through Cars (about race cars? About route 66? Are you kidding me? but it's FABULOUS.) and UP, which does have the most emotional opening ten minutes in any movie I've ever seen, never mind a cartoon but is wonderful and hilarious.
PIxar hasn't made a misstep, yet.
Right now we're experiencing what will most likely be the last warm weather of the year. Soon it will be so cold for so long that we won't be able to remember what warm felt like, so I'm going out to enjoy it.
Ciao, baby.
Can you believe 'sucktastic' isn't in spellcheck's dictionary?
