1. Brokeback Mountain. Yeah, I know. It was a break out movie, critical success, and artistic wonder. I understand and I approve. But come on, how can a movie based on a SHORT story seem so darn long? And let's be honest here. Did anyone really understand a word Heath Ledger said?
2. The Nutcracker Ballet. I'm one of the first to jump aboard on Christmas traditions, but hard as I try, my only tradition with the Nutcracker is falling asleep.
3. Red Velvet cake. If anybody else brings me a red velvet cake thinking I should be excited, I'm going to scream. What's so special about red velvet cake? Actually, what's so special about any cake--with the possible exception of my macadamia fudge cake, which is great, but is actually fudge. Just bring me a Snickers.
4. Cupcakes. I don't understand cupcakes. I mean, really, if I'm in the mood for cake (which I never am, but if I were) I'd want the whole darn cake. It's kind of like a bag of chips. I don't buy just one chip. And I don't buy those little snack bags either.
5. Classical music. Okay, maybe, I might actually like it, but I'd have to turn the Blues off to hear it. And I'm just not willing to do that.
6. Eating out with a group of women. Women friends are great. And eating out with a group of women friends is great too. But only up to a point. And that point is always the exact minute that they bring the check and it has to be split up. "Let's all just throw in $20.00." "No, I only owe $19.22." "And I didn't drink any of the wine," "And I only had one of the toasted ravioli appetizers..............." Shoot me now.
7. Golf tournaments where Tiger's not on the leaderboard. I know. I'm sorry. But I just can't stop liking Tiger.
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Don't understand why Red Velvet cake is some cake sensation. Am baffled and even disgusted at this cupcake craze. I think many people are insanely lemming-like and are willing to go along with with cake crazes. Next thing you know they will follow a licorice craze or a Minestrone soup craze.
Point by point I found myself disagreeing with you, until Red Velvet Cake ( I know it was only 3 points in, but I don't know what that even is ) & then something about cupcakes & point 5, don't get me started, then easting with women, typo or not I disagree & then Tiger Woods for goodness sake. I mean you saw what Adam Scott & KJ Choi did to Woods & Stricker in Melbourne, right ?
In Australia we call it "winning."
Nice post though.
I totally understand about "The Nutcracker" - my family used to go every year and while I enjoyed it, every time my sister would fall asleep.
But what's with you and cake??? I think any kind of cake, pretty much, is awesome, no matter the color, size, etc. I do agree, though, that red velvet is more about the show than about the taste, but it's still cake and that is good! :-)
Women divvying up bills - ergh! Enough with the nickle and diming.
And I think people make a big deal of Red Velvet cake because of its damn name.
I'm with Fernsy re: lemming like cupcake people. And I love (hate) the idea of a minestrone craze (because I really don't like that soup.)
Nutcracker? After #1 are you kidding?
Never had red velvet cake until the kids started asking for it for their birthdays. The "velvet" part makes me nervous, but...I like it, the cake. ba-ding-ng-ng-ng...
Cupcakes? They're cake aren't they?
Classical music is OK so long as it's thundering, clashing warlike stuff, a la Wagner or Grieg. None of those dainty tiptoey things.
Hen parties? My alter here is a rooster. If they treat and play footsies with me, I'm fine with it.
I gave up golf in my squandered yout'.
Number one I dislike for the same reasons way to long, what the hell was HL saying and what depressing little town views. Number six cracked me up I hate that splitting of the cheque business too.
~R~
Junior's red velvet cake in Manhattan. Yum. Just sayin'. (OK, so there is something I disagree with fernsy about.)
Like some classical music (esp. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart). As long as it wasn't composed in the 20th century.
I've got news for you, eating out with a group of men is no different.
But red velvet cake is still yummy! ^^
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