I didn’t say it last week but HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. I’m happy to be a big ol’ queer and I’m proud of every one of the gay, lesbian, trans, bi, questioning, non binary, asexual, intersexual, pan folks and people inside, outside or around gender and sexual fluidity. Also straight people, you’re cool too. I know some cool straights.
This was a major blah week. I did very little outside of my house and work.
Until I leave for San Francisco I’ve vowed to not spend money (Europe won’t pay for itself) and treat my health with the utmost respect (cause short term goals work better for me. I like knowing I can have cake in two weeks). I’ve also vowed to take care of all the shit I’ve let pile up over the last few months. Bills, health ins, sewing buttons back. You know, the pile you leave somewhere in plain sight and look over it every day.
So to entertain myself as I did menial tasks, I had on background flicks. I watched Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield. Funny, slightly outdated and not the only movie I watched where the babely love interest was way out of his league.
I also watched Paris, Texas which is a beautifully shot film and directed by the legendary Wim Wenders. The late Harry Dean Stanton is the main role and he’s fantastic like always. I’ve been obsessed with this movie since college, the first time I saw this scene.
On the list is Kingpin which isn’t talked about enough. Vintage Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray. It’s funny, it’s interesting, just sexist and misogynistic enough that I want to believe it was a parody of the way women are treated (but then, the way women are treated is a kind of parody of the way women are treated). Watch it.
Another flick I watched was the classic Wayne’s World. If you haven’t seen it, you don’t deserve to. Or rather you’re “not worthy.” This would be the second of the week where the absolute mega babe of a love interest is way out of his league. THIS IS A CLASSIC. Pretty much flawless.
For the second time, I watched the only-needs-to-be-seen-once Ice Pirates. It’s a film you should only watch when you’re drunk with friends. There’s a sex scene to the backdrop of a video wall showing beach scenes and computer activated indoor rainfall in a movie specifically about the lack of water in the universe. But ultimate babe Vanessa Huston in her 20s plays the only badass chick on board.
Finally, I watched Freddy vs. Jason. Did I need to? No. Was it worth it? No. However, I had a classic post-horror flick moment that I recalled Lil Jaci having in Volume Two.
Feb 28 [2005] 4:56a
“I cant sleep. Watch a scarey movie & I cant sleep. Fell asleep at 11:00p and woke up at 2:55a. I’ve just been laying here watching thats so Raven, Seinfeld & playing with my cell phone. We (Celeste’s family & I) were watching “Saw” at Celestes house & I didnt like it so I pretended that my mom was calling and I went into the other room & called her and she came & got me. I wish I wouldve just told Celeste the truth & said that I was scared and was gonna go home but I was too imbarrised. So now I sit here with terrible images in my mind and going sleepless because I had too much pride to tell the truth. Well it was bad judgement in the 1st place to watch the movie because I know that I have a bad reaction to movies like that. Lord forgive me for lying to Celeste. Amen.”
Boy. I feel like there’s a lot to unpack there that I’ll save for a therapist, but the reason I bring this up is because the other night after watching Freddy vs. Jason I woke up in the middle of the night TERRIFIED that someone was standing over me. I literally couldn’t reach my light fast enough and knocked over all the shit on my nightstand, swatting at the air.
Obvi I was alone (forever) but I was so creeped out I couldn’t go back to sleep. I turned on my tv to fall asleep with some background noise but of course all I could think about was Freddy fricken Krueger and being killed in my sleep. Man, the in between of awake and asleep is a dark fuckin place. So Lil Jaci knew it and it’s just been so long since I’ve seen a horror movie I must’ve forgotten… I just don’t do well with scary movies. Amen.
Anyway, this weekend is Brooklyn Pride. So Imma do that. And also not spend money, choose to eat healthy and exercise and make dentist and doctor check up appointments because nothing is fun anymore.
Wish me luck and send puppy pictures to brighten me up this week.
JACLAND 