rubykatewriting | Oct. 11th, 2006

Saturday night, Mom and I went to the movies to watch Flyboys, even though we were both exhausted. Unfortunately for us, it was so very meh. It wasn't just meh. It was meh wrapped in blah and served up cold. Clearly, the audience was meant to see Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) as the central character, but I couldn't muster up any feelings towards him one way or the other. None of the characters were really all that compelling, except maybe Skinner, and he wasn't given enough screen time for me to decide either way.

BUT. My movie going experience was saved by the trailers (sometimes that's all you have to cling to, really), and all I have to say is I can't wait to see History Boys. Guh. When a two-plus minute trailer (which I cannot find anywhere on the net) is more affecting emotionally than a two-plus hour film there's a problem.

I watched Veronica Mars last night. ( Cut for spoilers. WARNING: Behind this cut I wonder why anyone ships Lamb/Veronica, like, EVER. )

One of my officemates (there are six of us in here) has proven herself even crazier than first thought. Gabs and Mickey decorated the office for Halloween last Friday after everyone left, and when CrazyCoworker came in, she flipped right the fuck out. She started babbling and crying about satanic cults and claimed to have witnessed satanic ritual murders, which for being such a Christian, is a little bit of a head-scratcher. Gabs came in late, and when Ms. C refused to take the decorations down since they were not hers and she didn't have a problem with them, CrazyCoworker threatened to go to HR. Ms. C wisely told her that if she felt that was what she had to do, then go ahead, and since CrazyCoworker knew she didn’t have a leg to stand on, proceeded to tear down all of it and leave it in a messy heap in Gabs's desk chair. (Yes, this is a state facility, but we have a Halloween costume contest every year AND a little Halloween fair for the kids and their family members.)

When all of this came out yesterday (I was off Monday), Gabs and I were furious. So, being the petty bitches we are, we hatched a plan. I brought in Halloween-themed M&Ms (plain and peanut) and salvaged what I could of the decorations and put them all over my cubicle. It doesn't truly have the aesthetic that I was going for - I wanted it to look like Halloween had come in and puked all over my desk/wall/corkboards - but it'll do. Gabs will be bringing in her own candy and keeping an eye on CrazyCoworker to make sure she doesn’t take even one little piece.

Sigh. Sweet victory.

And finally, I can't stop listening to this song. I love this song.