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1. I watched Planet of the Apes for the first time the other day. While I enjoyed it thoroughly, I’m disappointed that the ending has been spoiled for me through years of spoofs and pop culture references. It’s hard to be shocked by the final revelation when the picture of Charlton “Rigor-Mortis Hands” Heston standing by the Statue of Liberty has become such a part of our history. Same goes for the whole “Luke, I am your father” thing. Which, by the way, isn’t really what Darth Vader says. He says: “No, I am your father.” (See, Puntabulous can be fun AND educational!) But there is no way that anyone could be shocked by any of these revelations these days.
Going back to Planet of the Apes, I wonder if I would have been shocked by the ending had I not already known. They gave lots of clues throughout, and it seemed pretty obvious, but it could have just been obvious since I already knew what was going on. But then again, as movie watchers these days, we’re programmed to stay on the lookout for major plot twists in the last 5 minutes of the movie (Thanks M!) and after a while, the twists themselves can be predictable. Or maybe we’re just more sophisticated movie-goers these days. I mean come on, have you SEEN The Exorcist? People were throwing up in the aisles when it first played in the theaters. I watched it for the first time in college and it was ridiculously lame and awful. Pea soup? Not so scary. Crab walking down the stairs? Fun to try; not scary to watch.
2. Alias is rocking my world. I’m on the second season, and Sydney, Mom and Dad just went on a mission together. It was nothing short of amazing. While I’m on the topic of television on DVD (and I know I just talked about how I wasn’t going to buy anything else for a while) but what are everyone’s thoughts on Babylon 5? I’ve never watched, but I’m really intrigued by the idea of all five seasons telling a single epic story. Where my dorks at?
3. So who wants to go to the Creation Museum with me? The only problem is that you’ll have to drag me in there kicking and screaming (not terribly different from Joan Crawford’s wire hanger freakout in Mommie Dearest) since it pretty much goes against everything I believe in. The motto of the museum is “Prepare to Believe”. But I’m pretty sure if you’re going into this place, you’ll pretty much believe anything they throw at you. What can you see at the museum, you ask?
The state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic form, and placing them in familiar settings. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden. Children play and dinosaurs roam near Eden’s rivers. The serpent coils cunningly in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
See the scaffolding, smell the freshly-cut timbers in the busy work site of Noah’s Ark. Delve into the belly of the Ark and imagine the stalls full of animals, in close quarters. Can you hear the sounds of, thunderous, driving rains—the pounding of water against the sides of the great Ark?
We provide a safe retreat for the dinosaurs at the Creation Museum. You’ll find our big-as-life dinosaurs living, in a sense, in our gardens and sauntering throughout our exhibit halls. Eye-blinking, mouth-chewing, tail-swinging creatures—part of our collection of animatronics—may startle just a few of our guests.
Wow, this sounds like an awesome learning experience! But I think I’d rather watch Evan Almighty and The Flintstones and gain approximately the same amount of knowledge. In fact, I think I’ll just stick with Evan Almighty based solely on the fact that it has Wanda Sykes. She’s so sassy and black!
4. So far Meg is the only one that followed my lead and picked herself out of a lineup. She did spectacularly!
5. In case you were wondering, Puntabulous is the number one Google search result for pregnant superheroes slave. I’m also still the number one Google search result for sock full of oranges.
6. I turned down a paying blogging gig. I figured I needed to dedicate what little time I have for blogging to Puntabulous and my adoring fans. Come on, adoring fans! Adore me!
7. So my Mom reads my blog now. Say hi to my Mom everyone! Turns out my whole family knows about this blog now. Some secrets just weren’t meant to last, I suppose.
June 20th, 2007 at 8:17 am
But what about that lovely swimming scene in PotA? You know three tired, lost astronauts — alone for months — finding an oasis in the middle of… uh, well, since it’s Earth, it looks a lot like the Gaza Strip (HA! I made a pun!)… in the middle of the Gaza Strip, slowly peeling away their clothing and frolicking and cavorting in the cool, life-affirming waters while they wrestle with each other in new and confusing ways…
Uh… hi, Mom. How are you? heh-heh.
I gotta go.
June 20th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Alias was a great show - even the later seasons that got a bit convoluted were still fun.
June 20th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I just saw the Exorcist last year…was kinda disturbing in parts (hel-LO crucifix!), but not terribly scary, no.
I enjoyed Babylon 5 early on, but kind lost interest as it went on. But give it a shot, what do you have to lose, eh?
I didnt’ realize we were supposed to try to pick ourselves out of a lineup. I’ll see what I can do.
“Pregnant superhero slave” “Sock full of oranges”…..this, THIS is why I love you.
Is it possible for me to Adore you any more than I already do????
Hi Craigger’s Mom! Hmm, guess this means no more “Guess which part of Craig’s body I am”, “Photos of my mom sleeping” and “I’ve masturbated here” posts from Craig, huh? Hey, I bet Mom has a whole HORDE of stories she could tell! How about a guest post every once in a while, by mom? Eh, Craiggers, whatcha think?
HUGS…
June 20th, 2007 at 9:33 am
I would just like to clarify (for my Mom’s sake) that I never posted an “I’ve masturbated here” post!
Thanks a lot Polt!
June 20th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Hi Mom. I guess this means you will not be joining the Half-Nekkid Thursday meme? LOL
June 20th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Yes, watch Babylon 5. It requires some patience but as all the clues that get planted in seasons 1 & 2 pay off in seasons 3 & 4, your jaw will be dropping in amazement. In fact, when you get done with season 3, let me know because then I’ll tell you something that will blow your mind. Season 1 can be a little slow but stick with it.
June 20th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Hello Mommy Dearest! Enjoy your stay.
June 20th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Isn’t it weird having your mom read your blog? I don’t have a kid, but I read the blog of someone young enough to be my kid, and she knows it, and I wonder if she thinks that’s weird….Doesn’t it crimp your style?
Then again, my mom was in denial about sex and all that sort of thing, so what do I know?
June 20th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Hello Mrs. McAnally! Hopefully we can meet up sometime when I am on Long Island. I hear that you are a great cook. Dinner?
Craig, I adore you - you know that! Don’t change your blog!!!
See you in August!
-Michael
June 20th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Babylon 5 is my favorite sci-fi series…seasons 2, 3, and 4 are particularly good, and the show was fairly groundbreaking for its time in visual effects. Not to mention it’s not your sanitized future ala Star Trek…there aren’t carpets on the floor, and the alien races are pretty interested. Londo, the Centauri ambassador, is a character that really made the show…and the Mimbari have pretty fun ships that look like giant blue fish.
And ‘Mom’…you did good.
June 22nd, 2007 at 4:42 am
Hi Craig’s mom! Congrats Craig on being Google’s #1 result for pregnant superheroes and socks full of oranges, you deserve it cutie:)
June 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 pm
I read about hte Creation Museum the other day. It looks like fun. The exhibits look more life-like than a lot of the patrons. It’s like Madam Tussaud’s in reverse.
Hi to your mum!
June 26th, 2007 at 12:09 am
I live really close to the Creation Museum. My friends and I talk about going, but we never do.
I also live close to the touchdown Jesus. We pass it every time we go to the airport.
It’s nothing short of amazing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/greenyoshi3/touchdown_jesus.jpg
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