Caterwauling

After years of life moving too slowly, now it’s slipping away from me. Ask me what I accomplished off my to-do list this weekend. *taps foot* Not a goddamned thing, but thanks for asking!

But alas, after the insomnia and losing an hour of my life, I know I’m that much closer to “American Idol” on Tuesday. I will not ban it this year like I did for awhile last year (when Jennifer and Latoya got voted off yet Ghetto Fabulous with her blue sneakers and visible birth control patch won the competition — pity). But I am sad that Jessica Sierra got voted off on Wednesday.

Then again, I didn’t vote for her this week. Wasn’t a remarkable performance. But I don’t think it was her turn to go this quickly. But she brought an element of fun to the show that I will miss — right now, we’ve got the golden children mixed in with the underdogs (who ended up dominating Season Two, so I’ll be curious to see how this year works out), and she was just outright no-strings-attached, country-flavored fun. I’ll miss you, Jessica.

Angie and I were talking about Carrie (for whom I vote every week, along with my rocker boys). And Angie digs her too, but we both noticed that this was the first week that Carrie did not cry when someone got voted off. The cameras panned to her, and she looked stoic, clapping a bit, and she almost looked a wee bit smug. Can’t say that I blame her — her direct competition has left the building.

Angie and I were theorizing on why Mario Vasquez left the show of his own accord. She swears he got someone knocked up. Also from the “AI” gossip department, who knew Scott has a restraining order against him? I think he’s talented but I can see where he might have a temper. If what he said was true that his father never believed in him, I imagine that came with some abuse, and we all know the bullied can become the bullies. (See all the high school shootings during the past decade.)

In any event, the weekend is seeping away and I’m ready to go buy new clothes for the week because I haven’t gotten any laundry done. Seriously, where do people find the TIME to do things? I swear, I need to cut back on my sleep so that I can catch up with my life. Although, I did get a chance to get to the Apple store yesterday, and I was happy in that environment, although everybody was buying G5s and PowerBooks and I was oh-so-jealous. I need to start looking for a sugar daddy so I can keep up with the new technology! 😉

And speaking of Angie, I suppose I should go scrub my butt because I will be seeing her in a couple of hours. We have a shopping date — the second-best kind of date to have! 🙂

On iTunes: Queen Latifah, “Hello Stranger”

Thanks to ms7168 for pointing me toward the latest incarnation of the Friday Five!

1) What’s the one movie you’ve seen more times than any other?
“Prince of Tides” — I quote it all the time. It’s the one movie that I loved just as much as its book.

2) If you could turn one book, comic book or other print story into a feature-length movie, what story would you pick and why?
At this point, it feels like Hollywood is making the movies and THEN writing the books, so this is a tough one. What hasn’t been immortalized on film already? Although, I really loved Judy Blume’s “Summer Sisters” — I read it in one day whilst on jury duty. I could totally get down with that one. And I’m surprised as all hell that nobody’s ever touched “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”, which is fresh in my mind because of something that someone said to me recently. 😉 I still have my copy of the latter from when I was 9 years old.

3) Who would you cast?
Hmm, Caitlin is vapid and intoxicating all at the same time. And Vix is the levelheaded, compassionate one. The formulaic juxtaposition that always works, eh? Let me think about that one, although I could totally see it as Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan (I am a fan of the latter). 🙂

4) What one movie would you like to see “updated for the year 2005”? (i.e., a remake)
Seriously, I would be happy to write my own. I do not know SQUAT about screenwriting, but I have the BEST idea — kind of like “Office Space” meets “The Incredibles.” And it would so totally have to be a cartoon. I have the sketches and everything!

5) What one movie are you most looking forward to this year?
I guess “In Her Shoes.” I’m a Jennifer Weiner fan — her writing style reminds me of my own.

On iTunes: Mario Winans, “Let Me Love You”