It's
MMM at Nicole's place, The Madlab Post, and I for one feel like I've finally found a
blogging kindred “best of intentions but real life DOES come first,
meme or not” buddy. I met Nicole in January and it was friends at
first sight, but the way both of our lives are going, it's like
we're traveling very parallel (as in equally crazy) but different
(everyone has different issues plaguing their priorities) paths that
leave not as much time for our “me” as our “shoulds”. So she
published her MMM Monday evening. Great. I'm publishing mine
Tuesday morning (this is where you say great). I mean
seriously, if Monday Night Football can have a special Thursday
edition...
Today's
theme of the meme (it's early, let me use some stupid puns, will
ya'?) is missing. Haha! Ok, seriously, it is. Kidnapped or missing
people.
This
was the first movie I thought of because it's a recurring nightmare.
Young child gets kidnapped during a crowd scene. It stars Mel
Gibson and Renee Russo. And yes, someone who's been on my top five
list* for years: Gary Sinise. Here's where the stolen picture from
imdb would go...but I'm being a good girl. Click on “Ransom”
though...and you'll be at imdb reading all about the movie. Seeing the picture, too. That's
true whenever I do a MMM, by the way. Click on title. Got it?
I
loved this movie. But I wasn't rooting for them to find the husband,
so sorry. I've got a serious crush on Russell Crowe, but five is a
small number and since Bruce Springsteen's name is there in sharpie,
never to be erased, I only have four working slots. (See foot note about top five game) Russell has
occupied one, from time to time, depends on if he has a current movie
out...yes, I'm fickle. It's my list though. I was rooting for the
explosive chemistry between him and Meg Ryan. Did keep the movie
interesting: satisfy the fans, kill of kidnapped husband, Meg and
Russell run off together, leaving dangerous South America behind, or
go with the Hollywood ending, find husband alive, family reunited,
blah, blah, blah. I still recommend it!
Here's
where the movie part of the post ends and the whining part starts.
Feel free to leave. I'm certainly not in the mood to listen to
whining today...
I'm
in some kind of mood this morning, aren't? Yup. It's called
prednisone.
I'm
sending you to the NIH sight. Be sure to scroll down to the long
list of side effects – that's my point in sending you...if you're
interested in exactly the level of hell I've been occupying since
8/5. I have 90% of those side effects, including the serious ones (yes, I've called my doctor. I've had four appointments in 10 days...) And have two more weeks of fun ahead of me (at least). Call me crazy, which I
am, but breathing is a priority. I have an old post on bed rest from
2010 you can read since you're not busy...or are the sympathetic sort
and want to write me an email and say, “Oh poor baby.” I've been
on bed rest for almost all of August except for three glorious days
when I felt OK. I went to the grocery store. And the bank.
*If you haven't played the top five game, or heard of it, it's probably not for you since it's been around so long. I feel you deserve all the facts though, so I'll give the tame version: your top five celebrities of the gender you'd enjoy...spending some quality time with.* Mine? You want to know MY list? Well, OK.
Bruce Springsteen
Ryan Reynolds
Gary Sinise
Ed Harris
Bill Murray
Yes. I suppose that makes me weird. Is that really news?