Ticking Away the Moments that Make Up a Dull Day

Sitting at the screening for The Groomsman last night, reading the press materials and wondering if some guy with a huge melon was going to sit in front of me, several things kept running through my mind:

• Will I be able to overcome my distaste for Brittany Murphy enough to like this film?
• Mike Love.  I hate that guy.
• Are those sodas in the cabinet out there free?  Would anyone notice if I took one?
• Tao of Steve was a good movie...I should see that again
• Greg from DaddyTypes is sitting somewhere in here...I wonder what he looks like...
• Meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow

Upon leaving the movie, the following kept running through my head:

• I wonder why Brittany Murphy gives me the heebie-jeebies?  Is it the 2-inch wide rim of mascara around her eyes, or the emptiness behind them?
  
• Jay Mohr.  I like that guy.  We should hang.
• Christ, I'm thirsty.  And starving!  What kind of movie theater doesn't serve popcorn?
• Tao of Steve was a good movie...I should see that again
• I'll bet that guy next to me was Greg.  Man, he left fast
• Transformers!  More than meets the eye!  Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons!  Transormers!  Robots in disguise....

I'm sure Ed hoped I would walk out pondering my transformation from irresponsible man-child to responsible adult rather than wondering why Super Mario Brothers and Spawn were the only two movies I remember seeing John Leguizamo in.  He probably didn't count on how much of an irresponsible man-child I still am. 

Between overlong sequences of grown men playing 80s rock songs, there was an interchange between Ed and Shaggy that literally sounded--word for word--like a conversation I had with Oodgie while we were debating when to have kids.  Shaggy, cast as the obligatory responsible friend, gave Ed, cast as the obligatory ruminating husband-to-be, the following speech (paraphrased):

"When you have one kid, you lose some of your free time.  And that sucks, and it's hard, but you sorta get by.  But when you have TWO kids...then your free time is gone forever, brother.  But what are you doing with your free time now?  You're sitting around, watching TV, drinking beers, jerking off, doing nothing.  Free time is overrated, man."

Before you say anything, we did not have a baby because we were bored.  We had her to promote the Dear Leader's calls for larger proletariat families to overwhelm the capitalist threat.  But we were so possessive of our free-time that we had to rationalize it somehow. And say what you will about the trials and tribulations of parenting...it sure ain't boring.

Ironically, for all our bitching about how we never have time to do anything anymore--like travel the world, or bathe, or talk to each other--we still fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.  Why clean the house or pay the bills when you can battle the Covenant or take a nap?  And writing a blog can be time-consuming, too...it's not easy to find the high-brow entertainment sprinkled throughout these posts, you know.

Sure, we lament the loss of free-time, and scratch our heads when we think about how we spend it, but Cheeky certainly does compensate for it.  As mind-numbingly repetitive and exhausting as playing with her can be, she still keeps us incredibly entertained and happy.  And as she gets older and more self-sufficient it won't require such a herculean effort to get her out of the house (I hope) or to find a little time for ourselves (I pray).   It doesn't exactly encourage us to rush out and have another, but it does give us hope.

Now, if you don't mind, I have to go.  I'm very busy, and I've got some work to do.....

Comments

[MetroDad]

"sitting around, watching TV, drinking beers, jerking off, doing nothing. Free time is overrated, man."

Shouldn't we add blogging on that list?

Have a great anniversary weekend, kids!

[cutemama]

Hey it's all good if you call it "Contemplating the meaning of life" or "Soul searching", then you can get away with just about anything. Try it, you'll see.

*Jerking off overrated? He just wasn't doing it right.

BTW
What a coincidink my Anniversary is this weekend too- I wrote an entry about, how no one tells the truth about marriage, and how a successful marriage relies on one's ability to avoid eye gauging- you'll like it. Check it out:

www.carolinascoffeebreak.blogspot.com

[Kara]

Here's why you don't like Brittany Murphy: Her huge cranium

[kara]

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[WestCoastBrother2]

Brittany Murphy is HOT!!! This is my kind of chick! Too much makup, sluty, I even like her raspy smokers voice. mmmmmmmmmmm.......

My girlfriend doesn't get it either.

[Chag]

The Tao Of Steve was a good movie. You should definitely watch it again.

Hope you guys have a great Anniversary!

[misfithausfaru]

I LOVED The Tao of Steve. Then again, I pretty much love anything Donal Logue is in. Go. See it again You know you want to.