An update to a post I made back in February if anyone is actually reading this thing...
http://itissoridiculous.blogspot.com/2012/02/best-they-can-do-at-this-point.html
31 May, 2012
Changing of the Guard?
Why am I not surprised to see a positive review from The Hollywood Reporter for Snow White and the Huntsman? Why it's not so much a review, it is one hell of a story re-cap, which we already knew at this point, it never says much about how the actors actually did in the roles they have.
This was pretty much it,
[quote]Despite the narrow ranges their roles require, both command one's attention throughout. Required in their own ways to be gaze-worthy, Hemsworth and Claflin bear up in far more constricted parts.[/quote]
Not exactly glowing. Most of the "review" is spent fawning over the production, the art direction and the costume design in the film. All of these subjects are receiving high marks no matter who is reviewing this film. Is that really enough for it to stand on it's own two feet past opening weekend? I think not.
Now this bit had me baffled:
[quote]with Stewart nearly always maintaining her ethereal air clenched by angst and determination and Theron expressing a will and mercilessness to rival any despot. Despite the narrow ranges their roles require, both command one's attention throughout.[/quote]
I'm sorry, but did I read the word "ethereal" used to describe Kristen Stewart? THIS Kristen Stewart
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This was pretty much it,
[quote]Despite the narrow ranges their roles require, both command one's attention throughout. Required in their own ways to be gaze-worthy, Hemsworth and Claflin bear up in far more constricted parts.[/quote]
Not exactly glowing. Most of the "review" is spent fawning over the production, the art direction and the costume design in the film. All of these subjects are receiving high marks no matter who is reviewing this film. Is that really enough for it to stand on it's own two feet past opening weekend? I think not.
Now this bit had me baffled:
[quote]with Stewart nearly always maintaining her ethereal air clenched by angst and determination and Theron expressing a will and mercilessness to rival any despot. Despite the narrow ranges their roles require, both command one's attention throughout.[/quote]
I'm sorry, but did I read the word "ethereal" used to describe Kristen Stewart? THIS Kristen Stewart
Yeah, the word "ethereal" doesn't exactly come to mind. I know, I know, the poor girl was being hounded by the paps from the safety of her balcony and car, so she was given no other choice but to show her intellegence. I could go on and on, but I'll save it for another blog post.
You can read the total fluff piece right here
What I have noticed is that MTV does not seem to be as "in love" with the Twilight saga as it once was. When did the falling out occur? What I did notice is that THR seemed to pick up where MTV left off.
Things started to get rocky around the time that MTV put out a fan voted poll to see what the most anticipated movie of 2012 was going to be and Breaking Dawn, part two got booted out in the first round. The winner of that poll, in case you didn't know, went to Cosmopolis, starting Stewart's Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson.
Then came the announcement from MTV that this years Movie Awards show would be changing things up with the way they did things. Gone are the days of the "Twilight Awards" as MTV is trying to bring about a classier program. Now, this is MTV we're talking about, so I'm not sure how it's going to be classier, but I'll give them an A for effort.
These changes brought on a world of hate from the Twihards on Twitter, many of them using hash tags like #FuckYouMTV or #IHateMTV. Nice, eh?
And pretty much all of them swearing off even watching the program this year.
THR had always done the typical coverage on Stewart when promoting Twilight, but it was around December 2011 when they seemed to jump on the gossip chain and put out articles on love nests or homes rented by her and Pattinson. All of which were never backed with facts. Most of which were debunked in a matter of moments using Google.
Lately though, it seems the pimping of Stewart is at an all time high. Could it be that the long rumored checks that MTV was picking up are now being re-routed to THR? Twilight is over, the teen crowd is growing up and moving on, now it's time to take careers more seriously. What better time to move from the teen filled MTV to the more "serious" Hollywood Reporter.
Recently there were a few twitters about bloggers being on the payroll (again, another post) and studios lying, nothing would shock me any less in this business than a publicist trying to cover up a clients bad behavior with a positive spin in what is sometimes, maybe considered a reputable publication.
02 May, 2012
Its that time of year again. The MTV MA are among us and you know what that means. Calloused fingers from fan girls everywhere. Yup, the voting has begun! Officially today you can vote for the MTV Movie Awards in categories like Best Picture, Best Kiss, Best on screen cast, best dirt bag, best on screen transformation. Yeah, I'm still questioning that one myself.
This year the rules have changed. MTV wants to be taken more seriously in the awards arena. They plan on doing this by changing up the line of nominated categories. For instant gone are the Best Villain, Best Scared-as-Shit Performance, Best Jaw Dropping Moment, Biggest Badass Star, and Best Line from a Movie categories. They have also included a panel of industry insiders made up of actors, producers, agents, etc. to determine who wins nominations in this years categories. There will also be a new Break Through Performance category that will be voted on my directors.
The changes came about to make the MTV Movie Awards seem more serious as well as to "lend some credibility to an event that has been criticized as merely a venue for Hollywood to promote its summer blockbusters." Now back to the fan girls. Yesterday the nominees were announced and it seems that with a change in the rules comes a change in the fandoms. In years past the MA's were dominated by all things Twilight with Harry Potter running a close second. Winning though was still a Twilight arena.
Not this year. The winds of change are coming through the MTV offices and TwiHards are not happy about it. There's a new kid on the block and his name is The Hunger Games. You could hear the hate being spewed on Twitter around the globe. The Hunger Games is nominated for a whopping eight categories while Twilight's Breaking Dawn Part One is only nominated for two, Best Kiss and Best Movie of the Year. And boy howdie are fans upset. #MTVWEHATEYOU was trending last night on Twitter in a matter of minutes after the nominations were reviled. Tweets like:
This morning as voting is not open those registered members at MTV.com, seems to be a little more tame. Fans are voting their "fingers to the bone" as one girl tweeted. Yes, you keep voting until your fingers bleed. You show MTV just whos boss by making sure that Pattinson and Stewart can win Best Kiss. Again. And not actually kiss on stage. Again. You show 'em. Because THIS is how it's done. Go you.
Just a reminder of what winning the Golden Popcorn for The Best Kiss is supposed to look like. Fans are NEVER going to see Pattinson and Stewart do anything close to this
Source
This year the rules have changed. MTV wants to be taken more seriously in the awards arena. They plan on doing this by changing up the line of nominated categories. For instant gone are the Best Villain, Best Scared-as-Shit Performance, Best Jaw Dropping Moment, Biggest Badass Star, and Best Line from a Movie categories. They have also included a panel of industry insiders made up of actors, producers, agents, etc. to determine who wins nominations in this years categories. There will also be a new Break Through Performance category that will be voted on my directors.
The changes came about to make the MTV Movie Awards seem more serious as well as to "lend some credibility to an event that has been criticized as merely a venue for Hollywood to promote its summer blockbusters." Now back to the fan girls. Yesterday the nominees were announced and it seems that with a change in the rules comes a change in the fandoms. In years past the MA's were dominated by all things Twilight with Harry Potter running a close second. Winning though was still a Twilight arena.
Not this year. The winds of change are coming through the MTV offices and TwiHards are not happy about it. There's a new kid on the block and his name is The Hunger Games. You could hear the hate being spewed on Twitter around the globe. The Hunger Games is nominated for a whopping eight categories while Twilight's Breaking Dawn Part One is only nominated for two, Best Kiss and Best Movie of the Year. And boy howdie are fans upset. #MTVWEHATEYOU was trending last night on Twitter in a matter of minutes after the nominations were reviled. Tweets like:
THG might have made a lot of $ but no one cares about its cast. Def a mistake to completely disregard your most passionate fanbase -- @mtv
The best Robsten bubbles are at the @MTV movie awards and we wait ALL year for it and they've taken that from us. #MTVWEHATEYOU
#MTVWEHATEYOU seriously crying.
Don't think that WHATS DONE IS DONE! We can make a change if we stay united! #MTVWEHATEYOUAnd that is just a sampling of what was being said. Over at Imdb there were threats of a boycott and all levels of butt hurt because Robert Pattinson and Kristen Steward were not nominated for Best Performances. I'm guessing those actors, producers, agents and other panel members just don't know what they are talking about when the don't nominate Pattinson and Stewart for best performances. Damn them for being all professional and serious.
This morning as voting is not open those registered members at MTV.com, seems to be a little more tame. Fans are voting their "fingers to the bone" as one girl tweeted. Yes, you keep voting until your fingers bleed. You show MTV just whos boss by making sure that Pattinson and Stewart can win Best Kiss. Again. And not actually kiss on stage. Again. You show 'em. Because THIS is how it's done. Go you.
Just a reminder of what winning the Golden Popcorn for The Best Kiss is supposed to look like. Fans are NEVER going to see Pattinson and Stewart do anything close to this
Source
14 April, 2012
When fuckery goes bad
Well, last nights anticipated fuckery turned into a laugh factory of good times.
Like all fuckery, it starts with a tweet and usually it only takes one. Like this one:
This lone tweet caused a flurry of activity on Twitter. The event in question was the launch party for Sir Paul McCartney's new video "My Valentine" which was held at his daughter, designer Stella McCartney's, West Hollywood Boutique.
I like how CourtJustice never said who she was talking about. She just left it out there for the assumption of who it was. In this fandom, that is a very dangerous thing.
Lucky for her that Ginny Goodwin and Josh Dallas, who just happen to play Snow White and Prince Charming in ABC's "Once Upon A Time" showed up to the event.
I mean, who else could Court have been talking talking about? Right?
Wrong. Seems a certain part of the fandom went a bit ape shit assuming that the couple in question would be Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. In true fandom sprint, Court was re-tweeted, the tweet was discussed, Court was directly tweeted questions concerning the couple showing up. The online Gossip Tabloid site Hollywood Liar, I mean Life, even re-tweeted and ran a story on Courts tweet. Of course they added their own embellishments as they usually do.
Of course, when it was only Stewart who showed up to the event, HWL as well as Court were backtracking.
and of course, we can't not cover it up and make it all better.
This still did not stop the fandom from tweeting her nasty grams all over the net. Calling her a liar, telling her not to tease with the fandom, etc. Court wasn't going to take it lying down either. She tweeted how some should be smashed in the face with a chair. nice, eh?
The bottom line to all of this is that if certain people just improved their reading comprehension skills or did not assume things to mean something they are not, none of this would happen. Yet it does. All the time. When you have such desperation for two people to be dating who appear not to be, this is what happens. Something is made out of nothing on a daily basis in this fandom and it's tiring.
The truth will come out soon enough and when it does, I just hope some are prepared to handle it. And by "some", I mean them.
Oh...and just to throw this out there.
Like all fuckery, it starts with a tweet and usually it only takes one. Like this one:
This lone tweet caused a flurry of activity on Twitter. The event in question was the launch party for Sir Paul McCartney's new video "My Valentine" which was held at his daughter, designer Stella McCartney's, West Hollywood Boutique.
I like how CourtJustice never said who she was talking about. She just left it out there for the assumption of who it was. In this fandom, that is a very dangerous thing.
Lucky for her that Ginny Goodwin and Josh Dallas, who just happen to play Snow White and Prince Charming in ABC's "Once Upon A Time" showed up to the event.
I mean, who else could Court have been talking talking about? Right?
Wrong. Seems a certain part of the fandom went a bit ape shit assuming that the couple in question would be Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. In true fandom sprint, Court was re-tweeted, the tweet was discussed, Court was directly tweeted questions concerning the couple showing up. The online Gossip Tabloid site Hollywood Liar, I mean Life, even re-tweeted and ran a story on Courts tweet. Of course they added their own embellishments as they usually do.
Of course, when it was only Stewart who showed up to the event, HWL as well as Court were backtracking.
and of course, we can't not cover it up and make it all better.
This still did not stop the fandom from tweeting her nasty grams all over the net. Calling her a liar, telling her not to tease with the fandom, etc. Court wasn't going to take it lying down either. She tweeted how some should be smashed in the face with a chair. nice, eh?
The bottom line to all of this is that if certain people just improved their reading comprehension skills or did not assume things to mean something they are not, none of this would happen. Yet it does. All the time. When you have such desperation for two people to be dating who appear not to be, this is what happens. Something is made out of nothing on a daily basis in this fandom and it's tiring.
The truth will come out soon enough and when it does, I just hope some are prepared to handle it. And by "some", I mean them.
Oh...and just to throw this out there.
31 March, 2012
Fifty, 50, and 25 plus 25
I was at my daughters swim practice yesterday and there were 4 moms huddled together and they were discussing none other than Fifty Shades. What is Fifty Shades? If you don't know, may I direct you to Google I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was a situation of two worlds colliding. I had to refrain from making any comments, even when they were discussing, "I would love this to be made into a movie" Sigh.
I have been reading FanFiction for quite a while now. No, I will not say how long, but it's been a while. I've read some outstanding stories and some really crappy stories. Fifty Shades, or as it's called in the Ficdom, Master of the Universe, has always been one of my favorites. It's not the outstanding writing that drew me in because, well, the writing is what it is and outstanding it is not. However, I liked the story itself. The romance between the two characters, the growth of said characters and of course the drama that evolves as the story plays out.
MotU a.k.a Fifty Shades is a self published book from the author and has been recently optioned at Random House for proper publishing. It's also been optioned by Universal and Focus for a reported 5 million dollar film deal. To say this has created a stir in the in fandom and outside of it is an understatement.
I have stayed out of many a conversation on this topic for a variety of reasons. Some of my friends support the idea and are happy for the author while some, do not. And that is okay. We are all entitled to our own opinions and after what I've been through in this ridiculous fandom, I'm the last person to begrudge someone that. I can see both sides of the argument when dealing with this very sensitive subject. The fact that this is a published book is not at all shocking to me. I've said many times, E.L. James is not the first to self publish her fiction and she is certainly not going to be the last. She is however, the first to get this much recognition for her story and I'll be honest if the story did not have the sexual themes that it does, I'm not so sure she'd be getting this attention.
There are a lot of self published authors doing quiet well. Some publishing their own fanfictions only reworked and some publishing original works. Angel Lawson, a.k.a EZRocksAngel, is one of them. Her "Wraith" is doing quiet nicely. Another fiction, "Sempre" by J.M. Darhower was a fan fiction called "Emacipation Proclimation" that was reworked a great deal and self published. It too is doing well. So, it can be done.
Entertainment Weekly this week has Fifty on the cover. Well, if you're a subscriber, that is the cover you will receive in your mail. News stands will have The Hunger Games on their cover. The author has been on countless radio and television shows, news feeds have picked up the story and just about everyone knows someone who is reading it as it makes its way into every day life and conversation.
The next phase of this situation is the movie. EL James retained rights on the casting of the film, a smart move for any author, and she has said she would like to cast unknowns to play the lead. Well, that's nice in theory, but after shelling out $5 million on an unknown author who happens to have written the flavor of the week, that is not going to happen. Universal/Focus are going to want to see a return on their investment and unknown actors are not going to do that. So far everyone who has been associated with the story has been receptive to the idea. However, we all know that no one burns a bridge in Hollywood so saying and doing are two very different things.
Time will tell what direction things will go for the movie version, but as of right now, the book is everywhere. This is one hot topic that's for sure and it's not going to go away. Although, at times, I sure wish it would
I have been reading FanFiction for quite a while now. No, I will not say how long, but it's been a while. I've read some outstanding stories and some really crappy stories. Fifty Shades, or as it's called in the Ficdom, Master of the Universe, has always been one of my favorites. It's not the outstanding writing that drew me in because, well, the writing is what it is and outstanding it is not. However, I liked the story itself. The romance between the two characters, the growth of said characters and of course the drama that evolves as the story plays out.
MotU a.k.a Fifty Shades is a self published book from the author and has been recently optioned at Random House for proper publishing. It's also been optioned by Universal and Focus for a reported 5 million dollar film deal. To say this has created a stir in the in fandom and outside of it is an understatement.
I have stayed out of many a conversation on this topic for a variety of reasons. Some of my friends support the idea and are happy for the author while some, do not. And that is okay. We are all entitled to our own opinions and after what I've been through in this ridiculous fandom, I'm the last person to begrudge someone that. I can see both sides of the argument when dealing with this very sensitive subject. The fact that this is a published book is not at all shocking to me. I've said many times, E.L. James is not the first to self publish her fiction and she is certainly not going to be the last. She is however, the first to get this much recognition for her story and I'll be honest if the story did not have the sexual themes that it does, I'm not so sure she'd be getting this attention.
There are a lot of self published authors doing quiet well. Some publishing their own fanfictions only reworked and some publishing original works. Angel Lawson, a.k.a EZRocksAngel, is one of them. Her "Wraith" is doing quiet nicely. Another fiction, "Sempre" by J.M. Darhower was a fan fiction called "Emacipation Proclimation" that was reworked a great deal and self published. It too is doing well. So, it can be done.
Entertainment Weekly this week has Fifty on the cover. Well, if you're a subscriber, that is the cover you will receive in your mail. News stands will have The Hunger Games on their cover. The author has been on countless radio and television shows, news feeds have picked up the story and just about everyone knows someone who is reading it as it makes its way into every day life and conversation.
The next phase of this situation is the movie. EL James retained rights on the casting of the film, a smart move for any author, and she has said she would like to cast unknowns to play the lead. Well, that's nice in theory, but after shelling out $5 million on an unknown author who happens to have written the flavor of the week, that is not going to happen. Universal/Focus are going to want to see a return on their investment and unknown actors are not going to do that. So far everyone who has been associated with the story has been receptive to the idea. However, we all know that no one burns a bridge in Hollywood so saying and doing are two very different things.
Time will tell what direction things will go for the movie version, but as of right now, the book is everywhere. This is one hot topic that's for sure and it's not going to go away. Although, at times, I sure wish it would
19 February, 2012
the best they can do at this point...
I wrote this blog post back in February. Just messing around a bit really, but the thoughts are still mine. I find it funny to go back and read drafts, but this one stuck out for me. You don't have to read though the thing, but I would like to draw attention to the highlighted bit at the end and compare it to this
That was a bit of a review from ClickOnline.com which you can read here I find it funny that these seems to be a common theme with this film. I also saw a tweet last night that read,
Any noodle...this is the rest of the blog if you are so included to read.
So there are going to be two Snow White movies coming out this year. Yes, two. Now, I've got nothing against Snow White, I mean she is the "Fairest of them all" but she is just not my favorite of any of the Princesses. So the fact that there are two movies coming out does nothing for me. However, these two movies, while possibly having similar themes, have a very different look and feel to them.
First up is "Mirror, Mirror" staring Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane, Armie Hammer, and Lilly Collins. I'll let you guess who is playing who. This version of Snow White is going to take a stab at the campy, humorous side of things. Just imagining the screen time between Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane has me excited to see this version.
The visuals alone look stunning and adding to that are the wonderfully designed costumes by Eiko Ishioka. Oh the colors!! I'm betting on this being a treat for the eyes.
"Mirror, Mirror" hits theatres on March 30, 2012, despite the earlier dates on the posters.
Now for something completely different. The second of the Snow White's to hit theatres this year is "Snow White and the Huntsman" staring Charlize Theron, Chris Helmsworth, and Kristen Stewart. Again, I'll leave it up to you to figure out who plays what character, though I'm betting you already know.
While both Snows have similar approaches, this one looks to be the darker of the two. In this version, Snow White takes on more of a bad ass approach. After being sent off to the woods where The Huntsman is supposed to kill her, he has a change of heart and rather than kill her, her trains her up to fight back against the Evil Queen. Enter bad ass Snow White.
There is no doubt in my mind that Charleze not only will act the part, but she looks every bit of the role of the Evil Queen. Her acting talents prove just how good she is in each role she takes, so I'm sure this will be no different. The spotlight so far in the films trailers has been on her which does not make me sad at all.
Oddly enough, the spotlight has not been on the films name sake. I found this strange. There have been a few rumors surround this topic. Are they saving Snow White for the big reveal, is her role not as big as suspected, how bad is her rumored British accent? Take your pick.
Now, I'm not suggesting that Stewart's acting is below par, but I have viewed her in other things and lets just say, well, ya know, I think I'll keep those comments to myself. I will say this, if her role is not that big or if she is not up to the task, Universal could always cut the film to make it all about the evil queen. Yes, it's been done before. This would give Universal a huge jump at the live action villain franchise that Disney is going to kick off next year with "Maleficent" staring Angelina Jolie.
"Snow White and the Huntsman" hits theatres on June 1, 2012
There's also a sense that the film has been edited to keep her presence as limited as possible, with few shots lingering and a role that's mostly passiveMostly passive? Her character is in the title of the film!! She is supposed to be the lead character, how is she "mostly passive"? Oh wait! Thinking back to the first, second and so on tv spots, not many of them actually feature Stewart and even fewer of them feature her speaking in them. That is NEVER a good sign.
That was a bit of a review from ClickOnline.com which you can read here I find it funny that these seems to be a common theme with this film. I also saw a tweet last night that read,
"Phrase nobody ever saw coming: "the vastly superior 'Mirror, Mirror'"
That cracked me up, of course it was in the 2am hour. After all the comparisons to these two films, which are clearly nothing alike, yeah, that was funny.
Any noodle...this is the rest of the blog if you are so included to read.
So there are going to be two Snow White movies coming out this year. Yes, two. Now, I've got nothing against Snow White, I mean she is the "Fairest of them all" but she is just not my favorite of any of the Princesses. So the fact that there are two movies coming out does nothing for me. However, these two movies, while possibly having similar themes, have a very different look and feel to them.
First up is "Mirror, Mirror" staring Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane, Armie Hammer, and Lilly Collins. I'll let you guess who is playing who. This version of Snow White is going to take a stab at the campy, humorous side of things. Just imagining the screen time between Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane has me excited to see this version.
The visuals alone look stunning and adding to that are the wonderfully designed costumes by Eiko Ishioka. Oh the colors!! I'm betting on this being a treat for the eyes.
"Mirror, Mirror" hits theatres on March 30, 2012, despite the earlier dates on the posters.
Now for something completely different. The second of the Snow White's to hit theatres this year is "Snow White and the Huntsman" staring Charlize Theron, Chris Helmsworth, and Kristen Stewart. Again, I'll leave it up to you to figure out who plays what character, though I'm betting you already know.
While both Snows have similar approaches, this one looks to be the darker of the two. In this version, Snow White takes on more of a bad ass approach. After being sent off to the woods where The Huntsman is supposed to kill her, he has a change of heart and rather than kill her, her trains her up to fight back against the Evil Queen. Enter bad ass Snow White.
There is no doubt in my mind that Charleze not only will act the part, but she looks every bit of the role of the Evil Queen. Her acting talents prove just how good she is in each role she takes, so I'm sure this will be no different. The spotlight so far in the films trailers has been on her which does not make me sad at all.
Oddly enough, the spotlight has not been on the films name sake. I found this strange. There have been a few rumors surround this topic. Are they saving Snow White for the big reveal, is her role not as big as suspected, how bad is her rumored British accent? Take your pick.
Now, I'm not suggesting that Stewart's acting is below par, but I have viewed her in other things and lets just say, well, ya know, I think I'll keep those comments to myself. I will say this, if her role is not that big or if she is not up to the task, Universal could always cut the film to make it all about the evil queen. Yes, it's been done before. This would give Universal a huge jump at the live action villain franchise that Disney is going to kick off next year with "Maleficent" staring Angelina Jolie.
"Snow White and the Huntsman" hits theatres on June 1, 2012
That evil part of me
I know it might sound evil to be happy about pissing someone off. Okay, it IS evil to be happy about it, but this couldn't be helped.
It gave me great satisfaction to piss off my husband this morning. You see, we signed our son up for baseball last week knowing full well the many nights we would be spending at the ball fields between practices, clinics, games and more. I mentioned the sacrifices that would have to be made to my hubs as we filled out the online forms and forked over the $100 registration fee. "Oh, it's no problem, I'm well aware of the sacrifice" he said. Well, that seemed to have gone right out the window when I reminded him of the Sunday practice our son had.
Our home schedule is not your typical Monday through Friday, nine to five schedule. Oh no. I work weekends and one day during the week while hubs works nights. Hubs usually takes morning shifts, while I take the afternoon. He gets the kids off to school, while I pick up and do the homework rounds. It's not the most convenient of schedules, but it works for our life.
Unless of course he has something more pressing to do. Recently he has gotten into competition BBQing. He's in with a great bunch of guys and they mean business. This is all well and good. I mean, everyone should have a hobby and I'm glad he found this as cooking comes very natural to him and he's very good at it. Although at times I wish he'd stop thinking of me as his "plongeur" (sorry, just watched Ratatouille) but I digress.
So here we are facing the Sunday ball practice. Hubs was complaining that if he knew about the practice he'd have come straight home from work instead of going out and picking up his BBQ smoker. This is something that could have waited, but didn't. Not to mention the baseball information that is marked on the calendar, in the paperwork in the counter and written on the dry erase board. All reminding him of the Sunday practice.
The question I was waiting for came not ten minutes into the "conversation" about this practice. "Well, can't your dad take him?" Breathe in, breathe out. I looked at my hubs with the patience of Job and said, "If you don't take him, he doesn't go. This is part of the sacrifice I talked about when we signed him up." Then of course came the complaints about lack of sleep.
Funny, there were never any complaints about lack of sleep when he stayed up many a mornings building his BBQ smoker. And believe you me, he put in some long hours making that thing. Don't get me wrong, it looks amazing and he could easily sell it for a good $2500. However, why is it so easy to make the sleep sacrifice for that and not our sons baseball schedule?
And don't get me started on lack of sleep. We have two children, twenty months apart and not once did he ever get up in the middle of the night to feel either one of them when he worked day shift or on weekends or on a day off. Not. Once. So for an estimated four years I woke up for every feeding and diaper change because that is what a parent does. So I don't even want to hear about lack of sleep. I'm pretty sure my current bouts of insomnia are still residual effects from night feedings.
The bottom line is that my son will go to ball practice today and it will be his father who takes him. And yes, the evil part of me is happy about his.
It gave me great satisfaction to piss off my husband this morning. You see, we signed our son up for baseball last week knowing full well the many nights we would be spending at the ball fields between practices, clinics, games and more. I mentioned the sacrifices that would have to be made to my hubs as we filled out the online forms and forked over the $100 registration fee. "Oh, it's no problem, I'm well aware of the sacrifice" he said. Well, that seemed to have gone right out the window when I reminded him of the Sunday practice our son had.
Our home schedule is not your typical Monday through Friday, nine to five schedule. Oh no. I work weekends and one day during the week while hubs works nights. Hubs usually takes morning shifts, while I take the afternoon. He gets the kids off to school, while I pick up and do the homework rounds. It's not the most convenient of schedules, but it works for our life.
Unless of course he has something more pressing to do. Recently he has gotten into competition BBQing. He's in with a great bunch of guys and they mean business. This is all well and good. I mean, everyone should have a hobby and I'm glad he found this as cooking comes very natural to him and he's very good at it. Although at times I wish he'd stop thinking of me as his "plongeur" (sorry, just watched Ratatouille) but I digress.
So here we are facing the Sunday ball practice. Hubs was complaining that if he knew about the practice he'd have come straight home from work instead of going out and picking up his BBQ smoker. This is something that could have waited, but didn't. Not to mention the baseball information that is marked on the calendar, in the paperwork in the counter and written on the dry erase board. All reminding him of the Sunday practice.
The question I was waiting for came not ten minutes into the "conversation" about this practice. "Well, can't your dad take him?" Breathe in, breathe out. I looked at my hubs with the patience of Job and said, "If you don't take him, he doesn't go. This is part of the sacrifice I talked about when we signed him up." Then of course came the complaints about lack of sleep.
Funny, there were never any complaints about lack of sleep when he stayed up many a mornings building his BBQ smoker. And believe you me, he put in some long hours making that thing. Don't get me wrong, it looks amazing and he could easily sell it for a good $2500. However, why is it so easy to make the sleep sacrifice for that and not our sons baseball schedule?
And don't get me started on lack of sleep. We have two children, twenty months apart and not once did he ever get up in the middle of the night to feel either one of them when he worked day shift or on weekends or on a day off. Not. Once. So for an estimated four years I woke up for every feeding and diaper change because that is what a parent does. So I don't even want to hear about lack of sleep. I'm pretty sure my current bouts of insomnia are still residual effects from night feedings.
The bottom line is that my son will go to ball practice today and it will be his father who takes him. And yes, the evil part of me is happy about his.
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