~ Happy Holidays! ~

I have been getting the distinct feeling that not a one of you, my readers, cares a rat's about that which I normally write about. Namely, mountain biking and knitting. I try to infuse a bit of interesting snippets here and there that some of you may find humorous, yet I continue to hear snarky comments suggesting that no one has any interest in that which excites me. As I ponder this, I wonder what I should write about that would capture anyone's interest. Not that I care what ya'll think, but part of the reasoning behind posting something that is public is to share things that people might have an interest in reading about. Which is why, for this Hump Day post, I will compose something that doesn't have anything to do with my hobbies or interests.

How about them Mets? The other day I was wining and dining at a restaurant and there was a television displaying a basketball game. My partner directed my attention to a relplay of a slam dunk, which I viewed with little interest. Boo-ya!

And yesterday, my female coworkers got into a big discussion about their weight. The thin ones were talking about how fat they are, and the not-as-thin ones were becoming irritated with the thinner ones. I walked away as quickly as I could to get away from that asinine conversation.

Over the weekend, I was at a coffee shop and I witnessed with disgust a female popping a huge gross back pimple on the guy sitting next to me. barf! Also, several weeks ago, Josh and I were eating spagetti on my porch when one of my neighbors stopped by and began telling us about how her dog was severely constipated. Somehow, we lost our appetites.

I've also been watching a lot of bad movies lately. For something over a year now, I've had a strict policy of only going to the dollar movie theater. And, each and every time that I exit the theater I say, "That is why I only go to the dollar theater." My most recent bad movie experience at the dollar theater was to see that movie '300' which was truly terrible. It did, however, provide my movie watching companions (Josh and his roommate Eric) with some good fodder for humor during the commute home. Before that, I saw 'Bridge to Terabithia' which was nothing more than an afterschool special, which I wished that I had walked out of. I had expected it to be more imaginative and fantasy-like, not so much about how it's okay to be different if you're a kid. Josh and I also saw that 'Casino Royale' thing, after which Josh said that he felt like he'd been raped. Also, 'Flushed Away' which was just stupid. I did enjoy seeing those two magician movies, 'The llusionist' and the other one with Wolverine, even though they both had obvious endings. I have had this policy of only going to the dollar theater for over a year, but it was only after seeing the second 'Pirates of the Carribean' at full price, hating it, and walking out before the ending, that I decided to be firm and strong willed with my policy. Unfortunately, the dollar theater doesn't seem to show the movies that I might actually like seeing. Josh and I have had better luck with renting films. We recently saw 'Science of Sleep' in the comfort of his apartment, and I thought it was an absolutely fantastic film. We also recently saw 'Pan's Labrynth', which I liked quite a bit even though it totally creeped me out. But that's getting into things that I'm interested in, so I better leave you now with all of these things that I'm not excited about.

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