How I GAINED Ten Pounds In Two Months

So, I remember when I was a tween and played outside all the time. I rode my bike 2 miles everyday to see my best friend. I swam and hiked and played Ninja Turtles. I was an active chick.

Fast forward 18 years and here I am, sitting at the computer writing about how much time I sit on my ass watching television. Here goes:

Four Favorite TV Shows

The Wonder Years

If you're a loyal IWIWC reader, then I don't have to remind you of my unhealthy crush on Fred Savage. Some things you just don't grow out of feeling. So, it isn't surprising that I DVR this show every weeknight. (ION, 10 and 1030) If you watched it as a kid, it will take you back.

LOST

I realize this is cliche', but I'm sorry. LOST is one of the best television shows on right now...ok, it's not on right now. It won't be on for a few months, and it's killing me.

Journeyman

Until LOST comes back, this show will definitely do! When the first episode aired, I was all by myself in the living room and the only words I spoke were at the end. Said in a breathy, teary tone: "That's awesome." Enough said.

Freaks And Geeks

This show was short lived. Like Undeclared, this show had a lot to do with Judd Apatow. Before Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Judd had some really great projects that barely got noticed because he hadn't made it huge yet. The greatest thing about him is that he is really dedicated to his work, young and old. The Freaks and Geeks box set is covered in Judd. It could have been even more beautiful if people actually watched it when it aired.

Which brings me to the next category. I don't get out to the theater much to watch movies. The last movie I saw was Superbad (SO good!) and the movie before that was Ladybugs. No, seriously. I see movies. Granted, they are mostly while working so I have an excuse that I saw Hayden Panettiere in Racing Stripes. But I don't exactly see all the movies I want, especially in the theater. So thanks to cable, namely TBS, I can watch my favorites again and again.

Films I Could Watch Over And Over

The Dangerous Lives Of Alter Boys

A) Kieran Culkin
B) Jena Malone
C) Emile Hirsch
There are so many great scenes in this movie. I can't believe this was an independent. I mean, I can because it's brilliant. Didn't get the publicity it deserved. "Father Casey: Jesus H Christ!
Tim: What does the H stand for Father?"

The Sweet Hereafter

This movie really surprised me. I think this happens a lot with me. If I come into it thinking it's going to suck and it really REALLY doesn't, then it makes more of an impression on me than say, A Beautiful Life, which I knew would be amazing. The Sweet Hereafter is also a novel, but I haven't read it. This movie has so much beauty and sadness and betrayal all wrapped up in a tiny little ball of artsy. And it has the scariest fucking school bus accident I've yet to see. I usually wait awhile in between viewings, but I can watch it again and again. "I've done everything the loving father of a drug addict is supposed to do. I've sent her to the best hospitals; she's seen all the best doctors. It doesn't matter. Two weeks later she's on the street. New York, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Toronto, L.A. The next time I hear from her, it's a phone call scamming for money. Money for school, or money for a new kind of therapist, or money for a plane ticket home. 'Oh Daddy, just let me come home...Please, Daddy, I have to see you...' But she never comes home. I'm always at the airport, but she's never there. Ten years of this, ten years of these lies, of imagining what happens if I don't send the money, of kicking down doors and dragging her out of rat-infested apartments, of explaining why that couldn't be my daughter in a porn flick someone saw...well, enough rage and helplessness, and your love turns to something else...it turns to steaming piss."

Vice Versa

You obviously know the main reason. But there are other reasons too: Judge Reinhold, the silliness, the fact that I watched it when it first came out, on a VHS player that loaded from the top. "You too, Tuna Breath!"

IT

I love to be scared. I love horror movies. I have a huge fear of clowns. Although this is a cheesy version of the book by Stephen King, it is still something I could watch over and over. There are personal reasons too. My friends and I all saw the original airing over 3 or 4 nights. We had all read the book prior and thought our opinions mattered more because of it. We'd have a meeting in study hall to discuss our likes and dislikes and make fun of John Boy and his mole. "You seen a fat kid run on by here? Big fat kid, all messed up."

Igby Goes Down

I'm sorry, but I could not leave this one out. This is by far my most favorite movie, which probably explains a lot. "Our father would be a 'slippery when schizophrenic' sign, for instance..."

Well, consider me done with this strain of Memes! On to thank you cards I have yet to complete.