I can barely remember the original, although I was a total fan. That's a good sign. There was so much baby-swapping and boyfriend drugging that when I try to imagine Jane and Michael Mancini, all I see is a haze similar to the rings around Saturn.
In other news, here is how I spent the past week.
FOOD.STUFFS.
Wild Rice over Acorn Squash with Braised Vegetables: This multi-pan dinner was delicious. I blame the pine nuts, which went above and beyond the call of duty. I could not get the phrase "bountiful harvest" out of my head as I made this. That's what you get when you mix Wild Rice and Acorn Squash, I guess.
Turkey Meatloaf and Potato Parsnip Mash: I like to call meatloaf "the food of abuse." And I like to make it on chilly, pedestrian date nights, including this one where we watched The Office wedding episode and conked out after the 10 p.m. news.
RAW FOOD MONDAY
Heirloom Tomato, Fennel and Avocado Pressed Salad: Raw Food Monday, I've learned, involves a lot of chewing. It is also a good way to get to know your veggies. I've only used fennel a few times, but this was a wild reintroduction. The texture of celery with a bit of an anise flavor. The dressing for this salad is smooshed capers and olive oil, and it kind of makes the whole dish.
I also learned that I need to start paying attention to how many servings these meals are. Our refrigerator is a mess of chopped veggies that would require a porcelain colon to consume.
MOVIES
Zombieland: I think I made myself perfectly clear here. But if I didn't, Zombieland is a kind of-funny movie with perfectly packaged lines, made-for-quoting, and a pretty fantastic cameo. Beyond that, this movie will someday appear on a forgotten shelf near the "Ginger Snaps" werewolf sisters trilogy.
WORDS
Juliet, Naked: a novel
: This book is mostly adorable, with a kind of lopped off ending -- forgivable only because the rest of it is so fun. Full review will be here.
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My mother, like her mother before her suffered greatly from rheumatoid arthritis, as well as Parkinson's disease, and getting around was extremely difficult for her, my father, thankfully was able to care for her for a long time, it was pretty hard on him, and we are all amazed at how long he did it for. She was pushed in a wheelchair while out, but she could use a walker at home.
My mother never did learn how to drive, she just could not handle the turn, shift, gas multitasking environment of the automobile, and she never forgave my father for taking her out of the city.
One day the Rascal salesman shows up, launches into his spiel and how wonderful this would be to improve my mother's mobility, my father gently informing the young man that she can't handle one.
Now, my father tried the "use a scooter" at some Wal-mart in Florida, this was before you-tube, so the carnage could not be broadcast to the world, but I believe the episode ended with Wal-mart requesting that my parents not visit again, a large order of Tide to replenished the damage stock and several hours cleaning the store.
So back to the driveway where the guy "insisted" she try the Rascal out. My father again, more firmly insisting that this is a very bad idea. Why are you denying her the chance for mobility he gushes on. Not taking no for an answer, he gets my mother in this thing, and heads for the high ground.
I believe the scrape ran the entire length of the guys van, not to mention the damage to the Rascal. My father, arms folded, still up on the retaining wall, you were told.
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