Mud, glorious mud!
That's the battlecry we make Sookie "say" every time it rains. Our sweet little (she weighs 80 lbs...little is a relative thing...) white bulldog wants nothing more than to be permanently stained gray or brown. And she does everything in her power to absorb as much dirt as possible, especially during the summer months.
Mud makes this process so much easier on her.
The past few days have been heaven for the Sook Sook. It's been raining on and off, but staying away enough for her to wallow like the sow she aspires to be when she grows up. I think I even heard her oink the other day...
As many of you may know, Quentin Tarantino's new movie - Inglourious Basterds - opened in theaters today. As you may also know, I am the mommy of a 2-year-old little girl. Toddler mommies and daddies don't typically have the opportunity to see many movies.
This one was worth the extra work, getting Shorty ready for a night with Grumma and Grumpa.
The Hubbs dropped The Princess off on his way to get me today. He picked me up at the train and we had an upscale dinner (actually went inside and everything) at McDonald's. Mmm...lard.
From there we headed directly to the theater (did not pass Go, did not collect $200...sadly) and procured our tickets for the next showing of Tarantino's latest project.
Our first date was a Tarantino flick (Kill Bill: Volume 2).
Fast-forward to 2007: Me, 9 months prego, ready to pop...but not ready to give up the opportunity to see the Grindhouse double feature in the theater. We walked in and the pimply faced, froggy-voiced ticket boy looked at me - wide-eyed and innocent - asking when I was due. "3 days," I said. "I'm hoping to scare it out of there - think it'll work?" I kid you not...he went as white as a sheet. I could swear I saw him swaying just a bit as The Hubbs walked, and I waddled, away cackling.
Since I met my husband, we've been to every (okay, so they're not that often...but, hey, it's something!!) Tarantino movie during the opening weekend. This was to be no exception. We’ve been dying to see this new project, and it’s been absolute murder trying to avoid all of the online buzz, reviews and spoilers.
I’m certainly not going to spoil it for anyone else, but I can tell you I absolutely adored the film. Brad Pitt’s southern character, Lieutenant Aldo Raine, was hilarious and scary as hell at the same time; Melanie Laurent was haunting as Shosanna Dreyfus; and Christoph Waltz, as Colonel Hans Landa, was the most intriguing bad guy I’ve ever encountered.
This was a wonderful, fabulous, amazing, nail-biting gem of a film. Run out and see it – don’t let this bomb like the Grindhouse flicks did. It’s definitely worth the money. Gals, if you’re squeamish you may have to hide behind your hands a few times, but just battle through it. You’ll be glad you did.
All right, y'all...I'm off like a prom dress. Gotta go watch me some Death Proof to continue the Tarantino Love Fest.
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