I’ve been really looking forward to today. Everyone is back to our regularly scheduled school program. I’m in dire need of some regularity. But, as I was thinking about the boys going back to school again, I had a little flashback…
Shhhhh….don’t tell anyone, but when I was a teenager I went through a *ahem* giant Grease 2 phase. Yeah, I know *hangs head in shame* You want to pluck me in the head and see if something is dinging around between my ears. I apologize. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I do know that I can still sing a whole lot of lyrics from repeated showings at my best friend’s house. My parents never had HBO, so I really had to make an effort to watch this movie over and over and over again. *shudders*
So what’s my point? No–now that the kids are out the front door and I do have HBO, I don’t plan on an all-day Grease 2 love fest. But I’m reminded that if you win the heart of a teenager or a “slightly” older woman still working through some of her teenage crap, you might have a fan for life. How do I know this??? Yeah, I’d still watch that movie and sing along in a heartbeat. I would try to break away, but my eyes would be drawn to the screen like I was a rubber-necker on the highway. Yes, I know it’s bad–a really, really bad movie. But it brings back great memories and reminds me that I think life would probably be a lot better if it really was a musical–even a bad one.
Today is a big revision day. I’m going to keep in mind that my words have power and I have to make each one count. And although I’ll take a those fans anyway I can get them–if I can manage it–I would rather have my writing stand the test of time just a little better than Grease 2. *grin*
So what dopey movie do you have hiding in your closet?
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I LOVE the Sound of Music and my kids think it's so boring! LOL
Anyway, YAY for kids going back to school… I mean, I always say that when kids are at school it's more relaxing for us, right?
Oh, heck yes!!!! The hills are ALIVE!!!!!
Grease 2? 2??? OMG. *giggling hysterically* Okay, now I don't feel so bad about watching Dirty Dancing every time it comes on TV. 😉