Anyway, my point is, some o my favorite movies of all time are from John Hughes.
For those of you who are from a younger generation than I am, which isn't saying much, I'm barely into my 20's, there is a new movie that really pays homage to John Hughes and his movie style. It came out this past summer. It's called Easy A. Emma Stone is the star of the film and I will say, she's quickly becoming one of my favorite talents on screen.
Easy A is a really amusing and amazing movie about life in high school, which again, is in fashionable John Hughes style. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it to everyone who has ever seen a John Hughes film and who desperately needs to be introduced to them. In my opinion, you'll be a better person for it. Become a part of the Brat Pack. Learn a little about life, real life. Although his movies do have happily ever afters, which doesn't always happen, they do teach us about the hardships of life. If you can't find what he's trying to say, you aren't open enough or being honest with yourself.
On a different note, I have New Years Eve and New Years Day off.. ooooooooh what shall I do?! Boots is going with her girls to a fantabulous club where you pay a ridiculous (though not so when you think about drink costs) amount of money to get in and for free drinks. My other best girl friend, let's call her Domogirl, has already flown to Canada to hang with a bunch of people she met at Blizzcon. Bear says he wants to kiss me at midnight, which I agree to of course. I've told him this and it was a realization for me when I did.. I've never been kissed at midnight on New Years before. It sort of blew my mind when I realized that, because I've been with guys on New Years who were at the time my boyfriend and I've never been kissed at that time. Maybe that's why it's never worked out.. Oh well, life goes on.
Oh man, do I ramble or what? Must get ready for work now. Tonight I work the Host stand in our Cafe. I did it the day after Christmas, boy was that a mess. My coworker said I actually did well for it being my first time, but I think otherwise. I feel like I barely survived. It was kind of nice because I was tipped out by the servers at the end of my shift, which I feel is a little unfair since I didn't you know.. SERVE any one, but that is apparently the way it's working now in the Cafe. It's nice, but like I said, I do't think it's fair. Bear said it made sense, since the dining experience begins with the Host, but I'm not really doing anything except keeping the rotation going. Oh well, must just be a mental block.
Speaking of mental blocks, the other night I was at dinner with Bear and Dreamer, and somehow we got onto the subject of how eating fish and sushi is ok, but eating things like duck liver, dolphin, quail, and other out of the ordinary animals is not. Why? We're all a part of the food chain. Maybe I'm just weird like that. I don't see where the line is drawn. It reminded me of an discussion Ber, myself, and a few others got into at a party about why a man shouldn't hit a woman. It truly baffles me.
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Pink Floyd is pretty awesome...
But about John Hughes, he had some really awesome hits specifically The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller, but the guy lost it by the mid 90s with flicks like Dennis The Menace, Baby's Day Out, and Home Alone 3. Not saying I don't love those few flicks that were good, but I sort of think he's overrated as a writer. Easy A was fun to watch... not sure if I'd sit through it again unless it came on tv though.
Anyway, I think the place we draw the line with food is if it's smart enough to be our friend and show us things... and if its meat can harm us with poisons we don't know how to clean out. The main example is Dolphin. I think it's uncool to eat cat, dog, or monkey but in some cultures they're so used to it they don't even think about what they're doing. Then again, thousands of cats and dogs are put to sleep every year... who's to say they wouldn't be a good food source for the starving peoples of the world. It's hard to say what's right, but I think eating dolphin is wrong... if only for the serious risk of mercury poisoning. They are on the same level of the food chain as we, so perhaps that can give us some insight.
I fell in love with Easy A, lol. I agree that around the mid-90's Mr. Hughes didn't have some particularly good hits, but I was mainly referring to the 80's movies. Gotta love the 80's!
As for food, the different cultures is a good point. What do you mean that other cultures aren't 'thinking about what they're doing'? In our culture we eat cows and other animals other cultures deem holy, so are we in the wrong? And good point about mercury poisoning, I didn't think of that! I was using dolphin as more of an example, mainly cause my friend was so offended it was borderline hilarious.
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