You ever have the dream where you are running so fast your legs blur, but in actuality you are going absolutely no where? I wish I was asleep; it would be far easier to accept my recent bout of go-no-where-ness. So where was I when I last blogged with you? Ah, yes….talking about fences.
I’ve joined the ABC along for this year. I am hoping it will encourage me to broaden the topics I post about. Knitting is my entire life and the very reason for existing a large part of my life. I struggle to post when the rest of my life takes over and I have nothing knitty to blog. My goal is to broaden my blogging horizon so to speak.
Full of excitement (new pictures to be taken of before now untold stories) and anticipation of blogging more frequently (this was a logical assumption given that I was expanding my resources of blogworthy topics), I joined right up. Then I ran smack into a complete and total blank for A. I was ready for B. C is pretty much a done deal too, but A was throwing me for a loop. I briefly thought about going out of order but some things should not be mess with. I consider the alphabet one of those things. So I began panicking over Q, X and Z continued to mull over possible A’s.
Until a discussion with my hubby about a possible DVD purchase. He pointed out that many of the videos in our house do not feature live people and buying more non-real-people movies might certify us as, well, weird. My husband and I enjoy a good laugh, especially if it is from a well-told subtle intelligence required joke. Bonus points for a thin layer of sarcasm. Pix*ar Animation films never fail to deliver as well as the Ice Age series. My favorite has been and probably always will be this short film although this one runs a very close second.
We have no children. I would like to take this opportunity to ask if we really should be concerned?
13 responses so far ↓
Mylerna // Feb 1, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I have no children either and I have ALL of those movies. Guess they should worry about me too :)
Rose Red // Feb 1, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Like you (and Mylerna) we too have no children and (almost) all of those movies (plus a whole bunch more) (including the Pixar shorts DVD).
So no, nothing to worry about at all, in my opinion!!!
knittinbrit // Feb 1, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I think some of us may have had children just so we felt justified in going to see these movies and owning them. (Not to mention the cool Happy Meal toys that we get to play with).
I think I may have revealed too much about myself now.
chrispy // Feb 2, 2008 at 12:31 am
I don’t think you have a thing to worry about. Our household is full of films like that. We don’t buy many films because my thought is that you really don’t need to see a movie more than once but Pixar hits it out of the park every time. We go to the theater to see most if not all of these, which is a rarity. When the movie is done, we turn to each other without fail and declare that we must own this film when it comes out.
Just think of it like your stash. We stash yarn so that we have it in our retirement. This way you are stashing films to entertain the young and old alike. You are ready for your own or your friend’s children to be entertained.
2paw // Feb 2, 2008 at 3:05 am
Nope, in fact children are not even prerequisites to actually go to the pictures to view one of the aforementioned films!! You seem very animated about this topic!!!!
Sonya // Feb 2, 2008 at 5:22 am
No kids here either. And I take great pride in my animation/cartoon collection and viewing history. For me I think it’s the release from REAL life. Even if only for an hour. It’s fun to get away from your cares and laugh, sing and maybe even dance a little.
Now I’m off to watch Happy Feet, (again)!
Kristyn // Feb 2, 2008 at 11:52 am
I concur with everyone else. We have no kids (yet) but we have almost every animated movie made in the last 15 years.
Larjmarj // Feb 2, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I have a few “kids” movies too. Mr. Larj loves the Shrek flicks.
Arleta // Feb 2, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Nah, no need to worry. Everybody loves animated movies. If they don’t maybe they should worry. lol just kidding!
marti // Feb 4, 2008 at 3:07 am
i don’t think that you should worry at all! one of my favourite memories of the early years of my marriage is one of my father and my husband watching jungle book and laughing so hard that i was afraid they were both going to get hurt! there is a lot to be said for that kind of laughter.
Dana // Feb 4, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Our kids are 12 and 13, past the cartoon movie phase for the most part but we still have them. Just tell people they’re for their kids or nieces and nephews, cuz you’re thoughtful like that!
shan // Feb 6, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Dude! You are missing a DVD … http://www.amazon.com/Pixar-Short-Films-Collection-1/dp/B000V1Y44G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1202323184&sr=8-1
and it includes “For the Birds” my absolute favorite of all time!
Kate // Feb 7, 2008 at 12:16 am
We get a kick out of those movies too, but my favourite animations are from Studio Ghibli - the most beautiful movies!
fansite: http://www.ghibliworld.com/
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