Asking Questions
Q. So, Melanie, how was your weekend?
A. Good, thanks. I went to a comedy thing on Friday, and yesterday I cleaned a little and finished a book before the End-of-the-World/birthday party.
Q. Oh, yeah. How was that? How did you feel about Armageddon vs. Deep Impact?
A. Neither movie is that good, really. I still believe that Armageddon is cheesier, but I also believe now that it’s more entertaining. I really felt passionately about those movies when they came out—I thought that Armageddon was so cheesy and crazy, and Deep Impact actually scared me—but this time around I didn’t get into them at all. Maybe because that was eight years ago.
Q. Wow, 1998 was 8 years ago?
A. I know, it’s weird! And watching those movies and seeing the World Trade Center get knocked down or set on fire—in both movies—was pretty crazy. Seeing all the buildings explode in Armageddon was pretty crazy, too. We decided that moviemakers wouldn’t do that now, after 9/11. Maybe that’s why it was hard to get into the movies . . . because who has time to worry about asteroids when there are real people who blow up buildings—and it’s not a movie.
Q. Well, let’s not get into all that. What are you doing today?
A. I’ve already been to church, and taught a really good Sunday school class, and went to the potluck afterward, where I ate way too much food. And there was a meeting. Now I’m in bed, thinking I probably ought to get up and clean some more, but I really just want to sleep. Joy and I are going to take a walk later, I think.
Q. Anything else happening?
A. Well, this week is going to be fun. I’ll be turning 28, which is pretty freaky. But 27 was definitely freakier.
A. Good, thanks. I went to a comedy thing on Friday, and yesterday I cleaned a little and finished a book before the End-of-the-World/birthday party.
Q. Oh, yeah. How was that? How did you feel about Armageddon vs. Deep Impact?
A. Neither movie is that good, really. I still believe that Armageddon is cheesier, but I also believe now that it’s more entertaining. I really felt passionately about those movies when they came out—I thought that Armageddon was so cheesy and crazy, and Deep Impact actually scared me—but this time around I didn’t get into them at all. Maybe because that was eight years ago.
Q. Wow, 1998 was 8 years ago?
A. I know, it’s weird! And watching those movies and seeing the World Trade Center get knocked down or set on fire—in both movies—was pretty crazy. Seeing all the buildings explode in Armageddon was pretty crazy, too. We decided that moviemakers wouldn’t do that now, after 9/11. Maybe that’s why it was hard to get into the movies . . . because who has time to worry about asteroids when there are real people who blow up buildings—and it’s not a movie.
Q. Well, let’s not get into all that. What are you doing today?
A. I’ve already been to church, and taught a really good Sunday school class, and went to the potluck afterward, where I ate way too much food. And there was a meeting. Now I’m in bed, thinking I probably ought to get up and clean some more, but I really just want to sleep. Joy and I are going to take a walk later, I think.
Q. Anything else happening?
A. Well, this week is going to be fun. I’ll be turning 28, which is pretty freaky. But 27 was definitely freakier.
posted by Melanie at 2:00 PM
