It wasn’t me, it was him

My friend Brenda and I went to see a movie Friday night. We were in the mood for a light, cheery movie. So we settled on Made of Honor. Cute movie. Somewhat predictable. But entertaining anyway. Kind of like My Best Friend’s Wedding only in reverse.

We were sitting in the theatre before the movie started. The lights were still up. On the screen they had the usual filler to keep people entertained before a movie starts. Movie trivia. The odd commercial. So my Brenda and I were talking, catching up. We hadn’t seen each other in a while. The guy in front of us told us to be quiet. I told him when the movie started we would be quiet. We kept talking. Then he turned around again and yelled at us to be quiet or get out and talk in the lobby. I again said no, the movie hadn’t started yet. When the movie starts we’ll be quiet. So then he threatened to “bop” me. I’m usually a pretty easy going person but I have to say it’s a good thing Brenda was with me because I would have done something that would have at the very least got me kicked out. When other people came in and started talking he didn’t say anything to them. Although he did give them dirty looks.

After the initial anger subsided (took half the movie) I felt sorry for the woman he was with. And I pitied him. I mean, if he can’t even enjoy a movie without talking to his anger management coach he’s got problems.

Until next time…

Cindy

It’s a theme

Okay, so blogs need a theme.  At least the good ones do so I’ve been told. So I’ve decided to have a theme.  While I will still once in a while talk writing to let you know what’s going on with that, I’ve decided my theme will be - That’s Entertainment. The good, the bad and the ugly.

I’ll be blogging about television, movies, books, the occasional play, perhaps a comic or two. I read very few comics. Buffy Season 8, Angel, and the prequel to Supernatural. Possibly video games, though I don’t get to play a lot since I don’t have a console. I just have the arcade stand up Galaga, Ms. Pacman, Pacman combo.

I have an interview with David Rambo I will be posting after it appears in the Scriptscene newsletter.

Until next time…

Cindy

Is it spring yet?

I’ve always disliked winter. Can’t stand snow. It’s just not fun. I hate driving in it. I’m not into winter sports. Don’t like skiing. I like all those summer activities. I need sunshine. Warmth. Love to swim. This past weekend we had one of the worst snowstorms this winter. It’s March. It’s worse getting snow in March. Hopefully this will be the last of it until next winter. Well, except for the flurries we’re supposed to be getting this week.

Until next time…

Cindy

Pancake memories

The cafeteria at work had pancakes yesterday for breakfast. I hadn’t had pancakes in ages. I never order them when I go to a restaurant. Of course I rarely go to a restaurant for breakfast. So I ordered them. For cafeteria pancakes they were actually very good. They brought me back to my younger years, when I was in grade school and mom would make pancakes for breakfast. Now that we have a new baby in the house I want her to have all the things my sister and I had growing up. That means someone in the house is going to have to make pancakes for my niece before she goes off to school. Luckily that won’t happen for quite some time. We have a while to actually get back into the cooking groove again. If you hear about Swiss Chalet having troubles, Pizza Hut stocks faltering, KFC workers worried about job security, you’ll know we stopped ordering and started using that thing in the middle of our kitchen that cooks food.

Until next time…

Cindy

Dirty Dancing

Now that the chaos has died down I have some time to blog again. The house is clean and de-cluttered and up for sale. Now I have time to blog about Dirty Dancing on stage. We went to see it Wednesday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. It was AWESOME. Even if you only liked the movie you’ll like the live show. And if you loved the movie like my sister, well the live show is a must see. I was curious about how they were going to do some of the scenes. Especially the water scene. But they did an amazing job. It makes me appreciate the theatre a lot more. I’d really like to go see more shows. Maybe I’ll make that one of my goals for this year.

Until next time…

Cindy

Excel for weight loss

I love Excel. I use it for just about everything. For my writing I use it to keep track of and chart suspects in my suspense novels. The suspect chart shows me at a glance if I have all the indications I need to make someone the bady guy or if I need to plant more clues. I also use my plot check spreadsheet to make sure I have enough suspense in my romantic suspense. It shows me how much I use the senses, if each scene has at least three purposes etc. I love my spreadsheets.

So yesterday I created one to track my weight loss. Of course a weight loss spreadsheet is nothing new. I’m sure there are lots of them ot there. Mine gives me encouragement when I’m doing well. And it tells me to get off my butt if I’m not exercising. Since I just created it I don’t know how well it will work but two of the ladies at work are going to use it too so I guess Ill find out.

With San Francisco in July and a wedding to go to in August, I need to stay on track. I’m hoping the spreadsheet will help me do that.

Until next time…

Cindy