Monday, October 20, 2008

Selamat Hari Raya!


Luke's school celebrated Hari Raya (also called Eid - the end of Ramadan) last week. Only 2 weeks behind the real holiday. Naturally I waited another week to post about it. Anyhoo, at school they dressed in traditional Malay Hari Raya outfits. In order to get Luke to pose in his, he had to hold the cat.

Malay Construction Worker - MIA?



What I want to know is - where's the guy that was wearing this "helmet?" Was it a one-time use hard hat? Really. It looks like it was made out of the same material as Luke's halloween clone trooper mask with the elastic strap.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Speed Racer (2008) - Can Eyeballs Vomit?


Eyyuchhh! With nothing better to do, I rented the Speed Racer movie last night and watched it. I knew it was a bust at the box office. I knew it was widely panned. But I'm a big Matthew Fox fan and I thought, maybe it just disappointed people because it was supposed to be a family film and an homage to the cartoon. When the Spritle character, who always annoyed me in the cartoon, is flicking off the bad guys, the "family movie" argument starts to fall apart.

In addition to the Pokemon-like seizure-inducing visuals, the plot itself was just terrible. This was a real stinker.

I guess when the same masses (probably Joe the plumber and his wife) that raised "Beverly Hill Chihuahua" to the #1 grossing movie 2 weekends in a row fails to support a film, that should be a real warning sign. Speed Racer's warning sign should say:

DANGER- YOU ARE ABOUT LOSE 2 HOURS OF YOUR LIFE. AND YOUR RETINAS WILL PUKE.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Parrot Cat

Seriously. Our new kitten thinks it's a parrot. As I walk by wherever he's perching, he likes to leap on my back and claw his way to my shoulder or one of the kids' shoulders. (It feels as good as it sounds) Then he just sits there. I chose this photo not just because of my goofy pose, but because the cat looks hyper-alert and the light in the background looks like some sort of magic cat crown.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

CSI: Fairytown

Not really. While this may look like a crime scene where the fairy victim was taken unawares, this is how Claire sometimes likes to spend her afternoons. Put on one of her fairy outfits (she has 2), and fall asleep on the couch in front of the TV.