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Good Enough (The Goonies theme) - Cindy Lauper


"Everything. OK! I'll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max's toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog... When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out... But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life." (The Goonies - 1985)

sábado, 21 de julho de 2007

Dear Santa, could you bring me a Bumblebee?


Last week i was surfing on the net and an article cought my attention, it was about how kids are more interested in money and technology than average toys nowadays. I have to agree...my twelve years old student has a way more sofisticated cell phone than my own. So I ask you readers...why is that? I think you will all presume his father's pay check is probably higher (waaaaaaaaay higher) than mine...well, this might help a lil' (lol), but that's not the point I'm trying to make here....the thing is, the media keeps pushing the idea that you ain't cool if you don't have an ipod or a brand new T-Mobile sidekick...being cooler than your neighbor is all that matters, if anything. We are all just drowned to this world of high technology and it would be impossible for the kids not to feel compelled either.

I watched Transformers last thursday...just like a great blockbuster must be: good looking cast, crappy dialogues, funny moments and kick ass effects!

The autobots' transformation from average (not so average) cars to highly evolved alien robots (is that nerdy enough for you?) is jaw-dropper...seriously stunning!!!
Sam Witwicky is like the luckiest geek of our times...in one day he finds out his car is an autobot, wins the hottest chick from school and becomes a national hero. Not bad for a guy who used to spend most of his time in the company of his little dog, Mojo (gotta love the name).

Humm...let's do a bit of math, shall we? No car equals no girl, no status and lots of self pity...while cool-alien-robot car equals hot girl, hero status and lots of self confidence, am I right? or did i miss something? COME ON... How are we suppose to equate with that?? I mean...helloo???...real world calling!!! Brainwash, people...brainwash.

So, going back to the kids...it's not easy to stay away from technology since it is everywhere... No one can blame me if I want the same phone of the chick from TV...why can't i be as cool as she is?

Bottom line, quoting Veronica Mars..."life is a bitch until you die" and that's pretty much it, you can play by the rules, be an outsider or just make your own rules and have fun...i'll go with the last one!!!


8 comentários:

Desoriental disse...

I'll go with being an outsider AND making your own rules and having fun, cause they're pretty much connected (LOL). Anyway, I agree with you and as I've said before, we're certainly the last generation that played over the streets (though I didn't, LOL again).

Manu Miranda disse...

This was the subject of my last marketing class. Very cool!!! Maybe I'll print this article and say that is my paper :D

COME ON CHRIS...You didn't have a decent childhood...kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

Rafaela Paiva disse...

Putzzz to com saco de escrever em inglês não, já basta ler o post todo, kkkk...
Infelizmente a sociedade atual é extremamente dependente da tecnologia, e quanto mais novos somos mais dependentes ficamos, é rídiculo. Parece que tudo se resume no que vc tem no lugar do que vc é.
Sobre o filme... realmente os dialogos são, deixe-me ver, mediocres, só presta pra se divertir mesmo e nada a acrescentar.
Caraca... como nossa infancia foi massa. Anos 80 rox.

Rafaela Paiva disse...

Ahhh....
Dandara = Rafa

Manu Miranda disse...

Ei Rafa....Transformers rox!!!kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...E é isso ai....TENHO PENA NÃO!!!!hauahuahauhauahuahauhauahuaha

Desoriental disse...

Is that the actress called the new Angelina? I didn't watch the movie, but in her looks she's far away from that goddess, come on!

Anônimo disse...

Has anyone ever told that you write as you talk? Easy reading, interesting ideas... keep that! your lo buddie!

Anônimo disse...

I mean "lol buddie"