Of Avenue Q and muppets and locals and puppies!
Friday, December 23rd, 2005 03:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
basildestinyThere exists a WoW video set to "The Internet is for Porn." A co-worker thought it was hilarious. The only real reason for this is because the song is hysterical! Well there is the one part when all the guys join in singing and the video has the WoW characters dancing--two of which being trolls who do backflips (for porn!). Which got me to thinking about the benefit of that in the musical. Was it a comedic line? I can see why kids shouldn't go to the movie. I don't think the internet should be boasted for porn. It's all comedy now due to the mass spamming of porn emails, but we don't really want porn. My interest and enthusiam for seeing this musical has increased though. I really want to know what happens to the characters even though I've listened to the soundtrack countless times. I can't wait to get my Ipod for Christmas! I will be loading songs galore on that puppy! So... trip to New York some day so I can see the musical!
On my way to work today, I was flipping through the channels trying to find a good holiday classic song. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" had just ended and I was upset at having missed half of the song! I finally settled on a song with Kermit the Frog singing. And I realized that I miss muppets! I have had this conversation before, but I'll say it again. I miss muppets and I miss Jim Henson. Sure his son took over Sesame Street. But there just aren't any muppet movies anymore. You know... Labrynth, Storyteller, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Master Splinter). Even muppet Yoda has been replaced by CGI. I like CGI a lot! I thought the battle scene in Revenge of the Sith was amazing and much better than the models could have been. But I missed Yoda. And actually the best Aslan I've ever seen was a muppet Aslan. He was just so vivid, cuddly and sweet. He was alright in Disney's version, but just not the Aslan that I wanted to be around and felt sad when he wasn't there. In this Narnia, it was more of a staring to see if I really felt the scary lion side of him, the not a tame lion side of him.
I appreciate Brian Henson taking over, but he didn't continue Jim's dream. Kermit doesn't sing songs on soundtracks anymore. Sesame Street isn't getting anymore streets. All paths don't lead to Sesame street anymore. Alas. Woe. *sigh*
Something that I enjoy is taking calls from customers in Oak Ridge who want to know how to get to the store. I enjoy telling them that the store is one of our authorized agent locations and isn't in the phone book as US Cellular. But my favorite part is to tell them that it is in front of the mall, across from the Office Dept/Staples (depending on my mood I call the office supply store different things), behind the Wal-Greens, and across from the Starbucks. People know exactly where it is! And for once, I get to put my hometown knowledge to use. It's not often that this happens.
Today we call about the puppy. I don't want to get my hopes up, but I don't want to be a pessimist. I really want to write that I've got a new puppy in here tomorrow. But I can only forsee me saying that puppies were sold. :( I attribute this to the last time I was told I could get a Christmas puppy. I had been asking and asking and asking my mom for a dog. I wanted a dog for ages. But we already had Lester the addopted American cocker spaniel of doom! He bonded with my mom and didn't really bond with me at all. He followed her and wasn't much of a companion to me. There were many other factors and things going on at the time which motivated me to want a dog. So one Christmas, a friend's dog had puppies. And I was told I'd get to have one! I was so excited. However, later on it was decided this was a bad plan. I was really let down, but I didn't throw a fit or anything. It was like I realized it was too good to be true. Since then I have always wanted a dog, but it has been an elusive dream that I haven't been able to realize yet. I'm 25 years old and the only dog that I have is my husband's dog which I inherited with the marriage. Just like Lester, he's not really my dog. Just like the neighbor's dog, Daisy, who has a close bond with me. She isn't really my dog. I can't take her home with me.
I don't think I'll be terribly let down. There's always another breed to look for. Maybe I could get a snuggle dachshund. They are small and cute and they love to snuggle under the covers with you. But they are hyper and yappy. This is my real dilemna: choosing a breed! Especially since I could always go with the All American variety.
I'm feeling a little isolated lately. All of my close family live in another house (surprise!) and my friends are busy. My husband is closest to me, but when we're arguing I don't connect with anyone. This makes me sad. I'm working to make more friends, but it isn't something you can rush.
Merry Christmas, everyone! We're doing Christmas with my folks tomorrow and his folks on Christmas.
~Bas
On my way to work today, I was flipping through the channels trying to find a good holiday classic song. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" had just ended and I was upset at having missed half of the song! I finally settled on a song with Kermit the Frog singing. And I realized that I miss muppets! I have had this conversation before, but I'll say it again. I miss muppets and I miss Jim Henson. Sure his son took over Sesame Street. But there just aren't any muppet movies anymore. You know... Labrynth, Storyteller, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Master Splinter). Even muppet Yoda has been replaced by CGI. I like CGI a lot! I thought the battle scene in Revenge of the Sith was amazing and much better than the models could have been. But I missed Yoda. And actually the best Aslan I've ever seen was a muppet Aslan. He was just so vivid, cuddly and sweet. He was alright in Disney's version, but just not the Aslan that I wanted to be around and felt sad when he wasn't there. In this Narnia, it was more of a staring to see if I really felt the scary lion side of him, the not a tame lion side of him.
I appreciate Brian Henson taking over, but he didn't continue Jim's dream. Kermit doesn't sing songs on soundtracks anymore. Sesame Street isn't getting anymore streets. All paths don't lead to Sesame street anymore. Alas. Woe. *sigh*
Something that I enjoy is taking calls from customers in Oak Ridge who want to know how to get to the store. I enjoy telling them that the store is one of our authorized agent locations and isn't in the phone book as US Cellular. But my favorite part is to tell them that it is in front of the mall, across from the Office Dept/Staples (depending on my mood I call the office supply store different things), behind the Wal-Greens, and across from the Starbucks. People know exactly where it is! And for once, I get to put my hometown knowledge to use. It's not often that this happens.
Today we call about the puppy. I don't want to get my hopes up, but I don't want to be a pessimist. I really want to write that I've got a new puppy in here tomorrow. But I can only forsee me saying that puppies were sold. :( I attribute this to the last time I was told I could get a Christmas puppy. I had been asking and asking and asking my mom for a dog. I wanted a dog for ages. But we already had Lester the addopted American cocker spaniel of doom! He bonded with my mom and didn't really bond with me at all. He followed her and wasn't much of a companion to me. There were many other factors and things going on at the time which motivated me to want a dog. So one Christmas, a friend's dog had puppies. And I was told I'd get to have one! I was so excited. However, later on it was decided this was a bad plan. I was really let down, but I didn't throw a fit or anything. It was like I realized it was too good to be true. Since then I have always wanted a dog, but it has been an elusive dream that I haven't been able to realize yet. I'm 25 years old and the only dog that I have is my husband's dog which I inherited with the marriage. Just like Lester, he's not really my dog. Just like the neighbor's dog, Daisy, who has a close bond with me. She isn't really my dog. I can't take her home with me.
I don't think I'll be terribly let down. There's always another breed to look for. Maybe I could get a snuggle dachshund. They are small and cute and they love to snuggle under the covers with you. But they are hyper and yappy. This is my real dilemna: choosing a breed! Especially since I could always go with the All American variety.
I'm feeling a little isolated lately. All of my close family live in another house (surprise!) and my friends are busy. My husband is closest to me, but when we're arguing I don't connect with anyone. This makes me sad. I'm working to make more friends, but it isn't something you can rush.
Merry Christmas, everyone! We're doing Christmas with my folks tomorrow and his folks on Christmas.
~Bas
