weekend plans, etc.

I went ahead and reserved my ticket for "Fingersmith" this Sunday (insert Waters fangirl "squee!"ing here) :) I backed out on the preceding women filmmaker's brunch. Normally I have no problems going to events by myself, but the idea of 2 hours trying to make conversation with people I don't know is somewhat daunting. Understand - I LOVE good conversation, with almost anyone, but I suck at introductions - hence my preference for having a buddy, somehow it's easier to talk to others when you're already talking to someone else. Does that seem right to you?

Awakening to another gray, damp day, but it's casual Friday, woo! Some of my co workers have inordinate fascination with my weekend footwear; today I'm wearing my burgundy Fornarina platforms because it will give them a laugh and keep my feet up and out of any puddles :P

Had dreams that I went to a bookstore with my aunt and uncle and the science fiction and "new age"/weird stuff sections had been combined - very disturbing. Clearly I am in need of some quality weird stuff reading/teevee.

Working on a nice allergy this morning as well, sneezy and itchy-eyed. Claritin and it's generic analogs are beautiful things.

Need to hit the road...

audience participation meme: movies

I swear, if it weren't for Pandagon and other blogs I'd have to start coming up with my own ideas :P Instead of stretching my brain cells, I give you the laugh/cry movie questions and then one:

1) What movie scene(s) always make you cry, without fail?

2) What movie scene(s) have you on the floor hyperventilating with laughter, even though you've seen it a dozen times before?

And I'll raise ya one:

3) Memorable lines from movies - which ones stick? Can be funny, sad, poignant, etc.

Mine:

1) Two scenes: the end of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" where Holly gets boy and Cat in the pouring rain. Somehow the inclusion of Cat always gets to me more, as do most sentimental scenes - if there's an animal in it, cue the waterworks.

and

the end of "Like Water for Chocolate" where Tita finally gets to be alone with the love of her life, and sets the barn on fire. I guess I'm a sucker for doomed romance [snif]

2) For some reason the car falling to "Ride of the Valkyries" in "Blues Brothers" never fails to land me on the floor, even though I've seen the movie n times. Sometimes even just hearing the music makes me think of that scene and I'll crack up to the confusion of everyone around me :P

3) Movie lines. I'm leaving out Serenity a) to avoid spoilage and b) because I'm sure they'll show up in comments, but it's always the funny ones that stick:

From "Trainspotting":

Renton (talking about Sick Boy): Well, he's always been lacking in moral fiber.
Mother Superior: He knows a lot about Sean Connery.
Renton: That's hardly a substitute!

From "Kissing Jessica Stein": Who do I have to blow to get some pussy around here?

From "Eurotrip": "Scotty Doesn't know." I fully admit that this one mostly cracks me up because I feel compelled to sing the "Don't ask Scotty, Scotty doesn't know" ditty whenever Scott McClelland (White House press secretary) is on tv trying to defend one Bush idiocy or another.

Yeah, I got too obscure there...