Fun fun fun till Daddy took the T-Bird away

[sroni]

So I called my dad today during my lunch break, because I needed to talk to him about something. My mom takes the phone away from him to say, “Why are you always calling your dad and never calling me? I love you more than he does. I miss you more than he does.” To which I can only laugh (Because I could tell that she wasn’t being serious. Sure, she wanted to know why I never called her, but my parents have never, EVER, once pulled the “I love you more” crap, not even when they were divorced.), and I reply, “Well, I called Dad about a story.” “Oh, is it a Buffy story?” “Nope. It’s an original.” “What’s your favorite season of Buffy?” Now, keep in mind that my dad convinced my mom to watch Buffy the Movie decades ago, and she HATED it, and we’d never once been able to convince her to try the show. (The scene where Movie?Buffy climbs into bed and Lothos wraps her arms around her just freaked my mom out too much.) It was to the point that my brother and I would be watching Buffy and she’d come out and say, “You’re watching that Buffy crap again? I don’t want it in my house.” Since my dad taped every episode, we’d just watch it with my dad the next day.

Anyway, I digress. I told my mom that my favorite season is a toss-up between Seasons 2 and 3. Her response? “Why? Season 3 is so much better than 2. I’m only halfway through 3 right now. But it has better continuity than 2, in my opinion.” My response was a slightly flabbergasted, “Well, I can see that point. But 2 has ‘Innocence’ and ‘Becoming, Part 1 and 2’. You don’t get many episodes better than those. In my opinion, ‘Becoming’ are the best episodes in the series.” To which she said, “Right now, Buffy’s the only thing getting me through the night. That and beer and waffles for breakfast.” To which, again, I could only laugh. I have NEVER seen my mom with a beer. EVER. I’ve rarely seen her with alcohol at all.

Anyway, the whole reason I was calling my dad was for a new story that I’m dealing with, about werewolves. I needed to figure out some drawbacks to my particular versions of werewolves, because otherwise it was just, “Oh, cool, I’m a werewolf! I’m stronger, faster, and have better sight and hearing than normal people, plus faster healing. Oh, and let’s not forget the part where I can turn into a WOLF!” And I was running into the whole Vulcan/Elves problem. I needed to come up with serious disadvantages to being a werewolf, because otherwise it’s, “Isn’t it nice to be a werewolf, tra la la la la.” So my dad and I brainstormed together. There’s something about talking to my dad specifically that really gets my creativity unleashed.

So, for these werewolves, I wanted them to have nice fluffy names, to just kinda go “Nrrrr” about what they were. Nice fluffy names to help hide what they are.

So the main character? Her name is FREAKING CANDI. The female werewolves in this story are named, “Bambi, Sunny, Bunny, Daisy, Fawn, Barb, Candi, and Kitty.” It’s like the cheerleading squad from hell.

I can’t believe I’m actually naming my characters that! I want to wash my brain out with bleach. BECAUSE YOU JUST DON’T NAME CHARACTERS THAT! But I had to. Because those are the characters’ names.

Candi. I don’t believe it. Freaking CANDI. And Bambi’s not a lot better.

Moving on.

Meme time.

1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.

Star Wars. The old ones, not the new ones
 
2. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater.

Anastasia. (Twice. That’s multiples, right?)
 
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.

Sean Astin. Sean Connery. Nicholas Cage. I like all three of them, because they’re GOOD.
 
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.

Mike Myers.
 
5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.

the Incredibles. Finding Nemo. I’ve been informed on multiple occasions that I’m Dory. And Kari. The interesting one was when my best friend turned to me and said, “You’re Violet. But you cover it up by being Kari.”
 
My best friend knows me WAY too well.
 
6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.

the Sound of Music. (That’s mainly due to the fact that I was in a college production as one of the kids.)
 
7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.

Phantom of the Opera. Hairspray.
 
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.

Lady in the Water. I loved it. It’s not a suspense movie. It’s a fairy tale. Look at it like that.
 
9. Name a movie that you own.

I have Secret Window. I’ve never seen it. I also have Rent. Provided that my previous unit member didn’t take it with her. I have Lady in the Water at home. Long Kiss Goodnight. Also at home. I don’t know.
 
10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting skills.

Queen Latifah. I’ve liked her in everything I’ve seen her in. She did great with Moter Mouth Maybelle in Hairspray. But I really liked her in the Will Farrell movie with the watch.
 
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?

One of the Crocodile Dundee movies. I don’t know which one.
 
12. Ever made out in a movie?

In a movie? I’ve never been in a movie. In a movie theater? No. While watching a movie? I never kiss and tell.
 
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet got around to it.

Secret Window. I freaking OWN it, and have since the first week of February. Have I seen it? No.
 
I’ve also never seen A Christmas Story or It’s a Wonderful Life. I finally saw the Wizard of Oz last mission.
 
14. Ever walked out of a movie?

No, but came really close with Spanglish. I wanted my dollar back. (Dollar theater.)
 
15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.

*mumbles* Spiderman 3.
 
16. Popcorn?

Popcorn makes you thirsty. When you drink, you have to use the restroom. When you use the restroom, you’re missing the movie. That’s a waste of money.
 
17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?

Ummm … Maybe three to five times a year?
 
18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?

The new Veggie Tales movie. Before that … the Kingdom. (That’s the movie with Jennifer Garner, and the people go to the Iran, right?)
 
19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?

Anything. I love suspense movies. Horror. ACTION!!! Romance. Not so big on comedy.
 
20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?

Indian in the Cupboard. FIrst movie that I SAW in theaters? the Little Mermaid.
 
21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?

Spanglish. My Best Friend’s Wedding.
 
22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?

I don’t know. I can’t brain today. I have the dumb.
 
23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?

Golly, I don’t know. The scaries thing I ever saw on screen was a scene from Buffy. And not from “Hush”.
 
24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?

Napoleon Dynamite. I saw it under the best conditions. With a group of people who were enjoying it. And lets not forget the alcohol.

Comments

[aadler]

I can’t believe you didn’t like Spanglish. Was it because the two sympathetic characters didn’t get together at the end? Sorry, they did what good people are supposed to do. I loved Spanglish.

Also, the Kingdom was set in Saudi Arabia.

The girl-werewolf names? Don’t carry it too far. Three cutesy names is good enough; I’d round it out with one unusual, one or two normal, and one that’s just plain.

[sroni.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Spanglish because I think that Henry and Flor shouldn't have let it get as far as they did.

The werewolf names are currently: Candi, Bambi, and Fawn, Gertrurde/Trudy, Suzy, Krystal, Jill, and April. (And the pack leader? Sylvester.) Still the cheerleading squad from hell, but not as bad.

And nobody wants to see a hairy cheerleading squad.

(Good thing they aren't cheerleaders, huh?)