Last night N and I were relaxing on the couch when we came across the quality show My Big Redneck Wedding. Have you seen this? Oh, you should. It is freaking hilarious. Maybe it perpetuates tacky stereotypes about the South, but having grown up in Texas let me just say that stereotypes exist for a reason. Also, the show seems to be equal opportunity across the U.S. – there have been episodes in Montana, California and Maryland so it isn’t like they are picking on one specific state. I’m telling you, totally worth the watch. On one of the episodes, the bride had her groom’s drivers license made into a belt buckle, which she presented to him after the reception that featured a hot-dog eating contest. Hee.
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I continue to be wholly disappointed by the available selection of horror movies TV is providing. So far AMC’s “Fear Fest” is a total bust. You know what they showed last night? Jeepers Creepers followed by Bride of Chucky. Those are total crap even by MY standards. What the hell, AMC? I know you have access to better films than this schlock because you have shown them before. WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME SO? Where is Poltergeist? The Exorcist? Or, um, maybe Halloween? Even Gothika would be better than this. You show that one all the damn time anyway so why not now? Tonight’s schedule includes Jeepers Creepers again, then Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, followed by Willard. I hope I don’t die from the excitement of it all.
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I finally got AE a Halloween costume. It took me almost all of Monday afternoon, but I did it. Nothing like waiting until the last minute! I don’t tend to put a lot of effort into his costume, mostly because HE doesn’t give a rat’s ass, so why should I? So anyway, after an exhaustive search of Target, Toys R Us, Old Navy, two Halloween stores, Dollar General and Walmart, I finally found one that met my three very important criteria:
- Available in AE’s size
- No face mask (no way will he wear that)
- Must cost less than $20 but not look ass-cheap
You see my difficulty. At any rate, four hours after I began, I made it home with a knight costume. He’s thrilled with the plastic sword and helmet, and I was pleased that it only cost me $13. I had to buy black athletic pants for him to wear underneath it but he’ll wear those again. So yet another year where I have managed to come out for about $20 less than a week before Halloween. Score!
