Archives for May 2007

I had a really sad nightmare the other night and it really shook me up. I dreamt that Mark had died. It was truly, truly awful. I was completely devastated. My mother and the kids and I were standing in line waiting to see him, which is totally weird, anyway, right? We were waiting in line – behind other people? To see my own deceased husband? Odd. But, as we were standing there, I was really having trouble holding it together, and I felt like I couldn’t breathe, and at one point, I just fell to the floor. I don’t recall ever having had a dream that someone so close to me has died. So it really freaked me out and when I woke up, it took me several hours, maybe longer, to shake those icky feelings. And it was weird because, as parents of young children, whenever we talk about it or think about if something were to happen to one of us, the first thought is how to continue on financially, etc – without the other. Taking care of the children – that is the first thing we address whenever it is talked about. And you think that you would kick into high gear – like ‘ok, what do I need to do now? what’s next? how do I take care of the children?’ You know – like a business, business, business attitude. And we do have death insurance on Mark, but, in the dream – there was NONE of that – not a drop of it. I guess when you’re constantly bickering with someone, you don’t think that their death would affect you so deeply. But perhaps – that is why you are still bickering with someone after all these years – because of how profoundly they affect you and also their death would affect you.

I love this movie so much, and I would like to thank Miss Julie for taking me on a stroll down memory lane, with her ‘Music when she was 18’ post!! One of the songs that she listed was Ain’t Nobody by Chaka Khan – I just LOVED Chaka!!! And Julie, bless her poor deprived heart, said that she had never heard that song! Well, Jules, my sweet – this is for you:

There’s the song and here is one of the beginning scenes from the movie, Breakin’. This scene is where Kelly, the studio jazz dancer, is taken to the beach by her dancing friend, to see all the breakdancing that goes on down there. Everyone is just lockin’ and poppin’ and feelin’ the groove and having a great time! And it is at this time that Kelly meets Turbo and Ozone, the street dancers with whom she will team up to beat out the ‘opposing dancers’. See – the ‘street fighting’ they did was dancing – and the better dancer won! So Kelly and Ozone and Turbo team up – and through trial and error, and a few arguments, too – they blend their two dancing styles – JAZZ plus STREET – and they come up with the hottest dance moves ever! Gawd, I just love this movie! Now, unfortunately, this clip is not in English – but, it is one of the better clips that I could find. And you don’t really need ‘spoken language’ to figure it out, especially the part at the end where the ‘opposing dancers’ show up! (And, if you look really closely, you might catch a glimpse of Jean-Claude Van Damme – in his first ever on-screen appearance!)

This is definitely one to go on my ‘movies I need’ list. That and the second one (which, admittedly, wasn’t quite as good) Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo. Also on that list would have to be Turner and Hooch. See, I thought I owned it already – and when Sammie and I went to watch it yesterday – it was nowhere to be found. When Mark came home he assured me that we never owned it. Well – hell’s bells – that’s an oversight – BIG TIME! That is one of my very favorite movies!!! And I’ve been meaning to get Multiplicity forever!! Sammie and I wound up watching Jack Frost, and so that of course got Michael Keaton on my mind! He is such a great and adorable actor – but, especially in Multiplicity!

So my main list right now is:
1. Turner and Hooch
2. Breakin’
3. Electric Boogaloo
4. Multiplicity

I need those, people – NEED. I’m not talking about any sissy ‘wants’ or ‘desires’ – I’m talking about sheer necessities!! I hope they’re not too hard for ya’ll to track down and ship to me!