I'll Be Seeing You

My grandmother, Lemmie ("Tip") ... December 9, 1916 - June 20, 2009

California

Great trip. I miss it already.

Move Shake Drop

I want for there to be more dancing TV shows. We need more Soul Train, and more So You Think You Can Dance.

Congrats "Move Shake Drop" ... you and "Rock the Boat" have been stuck in my head for the past week. Direct result of my dance classes. Amy and Su, I hope you liked the class tonight, and I promise the full cast of characters should be there next Monday.

If anyone's looking for a good song to work out to, it doesn't get much better than "Move Shake Drop." Good for dance classes? Yes. Spinning? Yes. Running? Yes. Yoga? Probably not. So that's three out of four -- not bad.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

This song always makes me think of House. 

I've had a bit of a House "renaissance" during the past week as I watched the season 4 DVDs. I've decided that for the most part my favorite season finale episodes of House are actually the second to last episodes of the season. The season 4 bus crash episode ("House's Head") might be my favorite episode ever, with my next favorite being "Three Stories" from season 1. The writers for that show are just amazing. The dialogue is always sharp (and acerbic), and the storytelling is fantastic. 

And Hugh Laurie is pretty much a genius. I can't do a British accent for more than one sentence (if that) ... no clue how he has done an American accent so well for 5 years.

I can't wait for season 6. If you've never seen an episode, go buy/rent season 1.

Pain Killer

#1) LOVE the song "Pain Killer" by Turin Brakes. Thanks again, Last Kiss soundtrack.

#2) I'm in quite a bit of pain. Today's workout (not of my choosing):

Run and jump rope (warm up)

100 pull ups

100 push ups

100 sit ups

100 squats

#3) Tonight's pain is nothing compared to what tomorrow might bring. It would be a great day for a snow day so we could stay home. Come on global warming ...

Girls Just Want To Have Fun

"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" always makes me think of Amy, Susan, Thea and Becca (in "poster" order). We love that song, we love that movie, and we love that poster (below). We always try to recreate the poster when we're together, but we always forget a few key details. (Example: everyone but me should be wearing sunglasses -- but for some reason I always think only Becca should be wearing sunglasses.) The gist is always there, though.

Our most recent version of this picture was taken this Christmas. Makes me happy.
Now on to the movie ...

So I read yesterday that they're planning to do a remake of the movie Girls Just Want To Have Fun.

#1) I'm not ok with this. The original version was glorious perfection.

#2) I will be slightly more ok with this if I can be an extra in the movie.

Everything about this movie is greatness to me ... the clothes, the hair, the dialogue and the dancing. Lines such as ... "Decisions are the worst" (which I repeat often) and "Velcro -- next to the walkman and TAB it is the coolest invention of the 20th century."

Watch the trailer and enjoy. They don't make 'em like this anymore. (This rivals the Teen Wolf trailer in terms of ridiculousness, but don't let that fool you. You'll still be hooked.)

We Are Family

Today is my grandmother's 84th birthday. Happy Birthday Bobo!!!