Supergood?

Agent 99 and I saw Superbad which opened last Friday, this past weekend. Apart from feeling old from all the teenyboppers packing the auditorium, we enjoyed this high school romp. While there’s a lot of trash-talking and crudeness (especially from Jonah Hill’s character Seth), there is actually a heartfelt story about a close friendship being tested. Okay okay, it’s not as deep as I unintentionally made it sound there. While on the topic of Judd Apatow productions, I have been Netflixing Freaks and Geeks and would like to put in a plug for this show which NBC cruelly cancelled in the 1999-2000 season. It’s effin’ brilliant. Though most us weren’t in high school in 1980 (the year in which the show is set), a lot of us can relate, at least I can because I wasn’t in the cool clique (yes, hard to believe). I’d label myself a geek. Back to Superbad, I laughed lots and so did Agent 99. We were lovin’ the character of Fogell, aka McLovin (Christoper Mintz-Plasse), and I thought Michael Cera turned in a spot-on performance as the straight man, Seth’s best bud Evan. And I'm sure Superbad is better than The Nanny Diaries or other August drivel.

An entry in photos

A friend was passing through the backyard.
I picked some black-eyed susans for a bouquet. Okay, I can't get these photos to align properly!

My sweet baby kitty.

Mmm, Sno Biz!

Took a little trip.

With the recent release of the Transformers movie, I’ve begun to feel old. Not that I haven’t experienced these feelings before, but it just sort of jumps up into your face how hey, Transformers were toys that were popular when you/I were/was a kid. I personally had disdain for boy toys such as Transformers; I was the consummate girly girl who enjoyed She-Ra, My Little Ponies, Cabbage Patch dolls, and Barbies. But those are too wussy to make for bankable summer blockbusters. I did unearth my Mini Pound Puppies and Pound Purries as well as ALF trading cards and Little Miss books. Ah, my lost childhood! They better not bring these puppies (hah) back like they did with a lot of 80s toys; I don’t want to feel vintage just yet. And I found out that Pound Puppies are presently being put out by Mattel (no longer Tonka) and look unappealing.

Apparently I missed out on some big 80s thing: Jem and the Holograms. I don’t know quite how that happened, but that’s what Netflix is for.

As for whether or not Teddy Ruxpin is creepy, that’s another blog entry.