December 17, 2007 - Monday Musings

In my ongoing effort to curb my verboseness in this blog, I am going to change format on Mondays to a more bullet pointed list of things that happened or occurred to me over the weekend. It might not lead to smaller posts, but it will at least make things a bit more skimmable.

• Straight People are Funny - On Friday, the Mean Girls (collectively Blanche, Maestro, Romeo, and myself) headed up to Stella's for a game night with Stan, Liberty, Venus, and Accounting Goddess (AG for short). One of Stripper Mom's kids had a fever, so she was not able to join. There was also a straight couple there that were friends of Stella's from grad school. For reasons that will be come evident, let's call them Bathroom Bart and Mortified Mary (BB and MM for short). After playing Guesstures, Apples to Apples, and Scene It, we were all standing and sitting around just listening to the drunken ramblings of BB and Stella's husband, Stan. Stan had one of the best lines of the night, when I showed them a picture of Romeo and Blanche from their drag debut, and both BB and Stan said Romeo was hot. Then like 10 minutes later, Stan just said out of the blue, "Blanche was hot, too" like he drunkenly realized that he only complimented one of them. Then it happened. I'm really unsure of how it started, but BB started talking about his proclivity to sleep walk and relieve himself when he is insanely drunk. He talked about how he was up visiting a friend in Chicago, and he walked from the couch into his friends bedroom and proceeded to pee on the bedside table on the wife's side of the bed. Then he launched into a story that took place at the Swisshotel in Chicago. MM did NOT want him to tell it, and in retrospect, it is clear why. Some how, he got out to the hallway in just his boxers, and he was found by his wife peeing on the floor and squatting to take a dump. Now, I am sure this is common behavior at the Motel 6, but the Swisshotel is one of the nicer hotels in Chicago. This story was only made more ridiculous by the fact that the MM left the room without her key. So, she had to call the front desk to come up and unlock the door. Of course, then he had to share the fact that he reached back and found evidence that he indeed was about to "drop it on the duece," as Whitney and The Gancer would say. All together now...EWW!
• Snow is a Bitch - This past weekend had the first major snowstorm hitting the Indianapolis area, and as usual, the tv networks were making it out to be armageddon. As reported by my parents, people were flocking to the grocery stores to stock up on milk and bread like we were going to be snowed in for three weeks. Personally, if I knew I was going to be snowed in, I'd be stocking up on the booze food group. Anyway, I have to say that the snow death was a major let down. We only got about 5 inches of snow, and the worst part about that was the fact that in the middle of the snow was a layer of ice. That was the really treacherous part. Romeo, Maestro, and I opted to skip the Christmas Party we were invited to Saturday night, and in view of the ice on my car on Sunday, I am glad we did, though I do feel badly for the host. Blanche decided he was up for going to the party, so I am eager to hear his report back.
• Drag and Knitting Droppings - I was supposed to take my mother on our traditionally pilgrimage to Christmas shop on Saturday, but because of the weather, we opted to not bother with the insanity of the north side. After I got home from their place, I walk into my apartment and see something nefarious on my living room rug. At first I thought it was a bug or something, and I began to curse the neighbor below me because I figured after the yippy dog and incensing incense she also must be infested with cockroaches. However, upon closer scrutiny, I discovered that a drag queen left droppings on my floor. (I guess I should put this post under poop). Here is what I found:Since Romeo had couch surfed from the night before and left some of his gear from last Sunday, he was organizing it and left some drag doody on my floor. I wonder if this only happens to gay men? Then on top of that, while Romeo Maestro and I hung out on Saturday, Maestro was taking the opportunity to catch up on his knitting. Yes, I do believe we are officially The Golden Girls. So, I am finding knitting doody all over my couch and floor, too.
• Movie Recommendation - Waitress - With the impending snow storm, I went to Hollywood Video to pickup a couple of games for the Wii, and a couple movies if any caught my fancy. The first movie was The Prestige with Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Michael Caine. I had seen this movie in the theater, and since I had read the book after that, I decided that I needed to see it again. Great movie! However, I want to talk about the second movie, Waitress, that I watched last night. This is one of those Sundance movies that really seem to go into theaters, garner some critical support, and then just goes away to DVD land. It stars Keri Russell (Felicity) as a woman in a loveless marriage who's plans to escape her verbally and sometimes physically abusive husband are stymied by pregnancy. Her one great joy in life is making pies at a pie shop, and the movie is intercut throughout with her coming up with names of other pies, for example, I Hate My Husband Pie and Damn Baby Pie. She also finds happiness in other ways, and she eventually gets to a point where she is able to make a change. It is a movie with a major melancholy streak, but it is also damn funny. It sometimes falls into sitcom situations, but all in all, it is a fantastic little movie. Keri Russell is wonderful, and the supporting cast of Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Curry, Nathan Fillion, and Andy Griffith are all great in their parts. I highly recommend it. The major sad part about the entire thing is that Adrienne Curry, who wrote, directed, and costarred in the movie, was murdered shortly before the movie came out. This was her first time directing and writing a movie, and she really showed a great talent for characterization. When I saw the "In Loving Memory..." in the credits, I have to say that was by far the saddest point of the entire movie.
• Bill Clinton Finally Says Something Useful - At last, the greatest asset that Hillary Clinton has is making news for saying something right instead of saying something wrong. In an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS, Bill Clinton said that voters who are putting their faith in an inexperienced candidate like Barack Obama are prepared to "roll the dice" about the future of America. "It's less predictable, isn't it? When is the last time we elected a president based on one year of service before he's running?" He goes on to say that if we go with the theory that no experience matters then in theory, "we could find someone who is a gifted television commentators and let them run. They'd have only one year less experience in national politics..." than Barack Obama. Now obvisouly, he didn't specifically say Obama, but by alluding to the fact that Obama has only been in the Senate for one year, it is obvious who he is talking about. Then in the most pointed comment about experience and Obama's "absurd: assertion that career politicians led us to the War in Iraq, he said, "That's like saying that because 100% of the malpractice cases are committed by doctors, the next time I need surgery, I'll get a chef or a plumber to do it." I have written about Obama's experience or lack there of for a long time, and all I can say is, "Welcome to the campaign, Bill!"