Chatbug Karen

Are you going to watch the television show that airs on Friday night? On Friday evening American TV channel NBC will show a two hour long documentary about Fawcett’s fight against the deadly illness, cancer. A two-hour documentary, Farrah’s Story, shot by Fawcett and her friend Alana Stewart about her battle with the disease, will air on NBC on May 15, 2009.

It is not that I don’t care what happens to someone who is struggling to live, whether they are famous or not. I am easily depressed.

I have not allowed myself to watch Slumdog Millionaire and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas either.

So, I am curious, are you going to watch Farrah’s documentary?

The subject for this weeks Heads or Tails is List Three.

I have three favorite movies. Actually, I have many favorite movies but these are the first three that came to my mind.

The first one is Shawshank Redemption. I love how the bad guy gets his just reward in the end. Muwahaha!

My second most favorite movie is Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Oh my goodness did they have great chemistry. Any more heat and the audience would have needed an AED. LOL

Third third movie is Heidi with Shirley Temple. Can you believe it was made in 1937?!! I wonder how old Shirley Temple is. Do you know?

For months I have been working on buying gifts that would make each recipient smile, thinking of groceries I needed to buy and beds to get ready. All too quickly it is coming to an end. Wow. We had such a nice time visiting with the kids and the rest of our family. We worked hard to remember my brother in-law’s passing on Tuesday yet not let it cast a black cloud over our moods. That is what Doug would have wanted. He really loved Christmas.

We opened gifts last night while Stacy, our daughter, was on the webcam. It felt as if she were right here with us. She took her turn opening gifts right along with us. She didn’t get to share our Chinese food but I heard that her ham was pretty tasty. She takes after her dad and is a great cook.

It sounds like all we do is eat and I think that might be because we DO eat all the time. Today we had a terrific brunch with a breakfast casserole, cinnamon rolls, bacon, eggs and toast. Our nephew and his girlfriend joined us. After we ate we watched a home video that was filmed around 20 years ago. OMG! We laughed so hard. I want to get out all of our videos and watch them. I need to find a way to put them on DVD’s.

This afternoon was spent trying to nap and working on a quilt. I hope that everyone had a blessed holiday.

Have you seen the movie Enchanted? James Marsden, who played Prince Edward in the film, was on Regis and Kelly yesterday. He has two small children and talked about what they would be dressing up as for the Halloween festivities. He said that too many people would recognize him if he dressed up as a prince or a warrior because he played those parts in Enchanted and X-men. I had forgotten all about the move, Enchanted.

I would recommend this movie for everyone. It is a delight. There was a wicked queen. What fairytale would be without one? This evil queen used everything in her power to keep her stepson from marrying. She was afraid she would lose the throne to him. The power of love prevailed and Edward met Giselle. The evil queen tried her best to be rid of Giselle and banished her to another land. The efforts of Edward to find Giselle made a lovely movie.

Amy Adams played the part of Giselle. I have loved her as an actress since seeing her in several television shows such as Charmed and Smallville. Her skin is flawless. I wonder, does she use Proactiv products? She has a beautiful voice and even sang on the Academy Awards program in 2008.

You will truly enjoy this movie.

When our daughter, Stacy, left after visiting for a week, she left DVD’s of the first season of Heroes. I had no idea what the show was about so I did a little checking. I think I will enjoy the series.

The episode that will be airing on September 22 is called The Butterfly Effect. If it is anything like the movie we just watched on tv, this episode is going to be intense. Have you ever watched the movie, The Butterfly Effect? It is awesome.

During the movie, Evan, played by Ashton Kutcher, has the ability to morp back in time. When he gets back into another realm he can change what things take place. Those changes make a difference in the outcome of everyone’s life. For example; when he saw that the effects of his actions during high school meant that his mom would have lung cancer years later, Evan was able to go back. He changed what he did during high school to make the end results a different story. It was very intriguing. It is a movie that requires attention to detail. I enjoyed it and have a feeling I will enjoy watching Heroes.

Are there any Heroes fans out there?

After writing the post 2 posts down, (I still can’t believe that one), I almost forgot about Four Foods on Friday. Here is my entry for the Four Foods on Friday meme.

#1. What snacks do you eat at the movies? Do you buy them there or bring your own?

There is nothing better than the popcorn you get at the movie theater. I cannot bring myself to pay the price they want for the candy at the movie counter.

#2. What’s your favorite food movie, or movie that shows a lot of food?

This is a hard one. Didn’t they have a lot of food in My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I loved that movie.

#3. What food or meal do you wish was available at the movies and why?

I wish they had big glasses of ice water. I try not to drink pop but you have to have something to wash down salty popcorn. It would be nice if they offered healthy foods to munch on while watching a movie. I doubt that many people would buy carrot sticks and other veggies.

#4. What’s your most favorite way to make popcorn? Hot, cold, buttered, air, microwave, chocolate, caramel, you get it.

I love Fiddle Faddle. It is caramel coated popcorn. Yummy!

We got lucky with our choice of movies this evening. It is rare to watch two movies in a row and enjoy them both. In fact, the reason we rent two at a time is because we tend to get a rotten one and a good one. When we rent two we will at least have something decent to watch if we get disgusted with the other.

We watched 27 Dresses and The Waterhorse. Both were very good.

We finally watched a good movie. Juno was such a nice heartfelt movie about how a young girl copes when she finds she is pregnant at age 15. So many movies show the bad side of this situation. It is not the most desirable thing that a family wants to deal with but it happens. We can choose to make it into a big horrible deal or accept it for what it is and deal with it as a loving family. It was nice to see this family portrayed as a normal one. Instead of sugar coating everything, the movie gave another side to the situation. I enjoyed it. I loved the clothes that Juno wore. She looked so cute and comfy. I loved when her step mother told off the ultrasound technician who had a holier than you attitude. Boy, did she put her in her place. It was great. I enjoyed the love story about two young kids. Hubby and I started dating when I was 16 and this movie brought back some good memories. (I am not talking about memories of having sex in a chair. We didn’t do that stuff.)

I cannot wait to see the new movie, Baby Mama. It looks hilarious. Kate Holbrook has always climbed the corporate ladder and now she sees that she should have taken time to have a baby. She decides to have a surrogate carry a baby for her. It works out that Angie Ostrowiski will be having her baby. I will have to watch the movie to find out why Angie lives with Kate. It looks like a crazy combination. Maybe it will be like the Odd Couple?

Tonight’s movie is on dvd. Lions for Lambs is intriguing. It shows how different people deal with the aspects of war. We all say would do this or that but when put into a situation we find that things are not black and white.