Silver Turns to Gold

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The definition of length is recorded as follows, "a degree or extreme to which a course of action is taken..." Well, that seems to define the theme of my viewing tonight. It's hard to complain about my last two nights because I've sat in the same clothes, shorts, k-state sweatshirt, and my winnie the pooh slippers watching movies. Yes, when it comes to a great disctraction blockbuster's two for twenty deal is up there. Yesterday I determined that if I was getting home after six, close to seven, then it was a movie night. Originally all I wanted was You, Me, and Dupree but that quickly escalated to the 2fer20 and now I'm the proud owner of Click as well. Yesterday evening I sat curled up on my futon with the blankets and re-fell in love with Kate Hudson...what can I say? She's a charmer! Tonight, I tried to forget about life and clicked on Click.

Lately I've had trouble sleeping through my nights completely - a million things echo through my mind and neither lists, self-counseling, reading, getting up, cereal, counting spots on the wall, making burping noises with my mouth, or switching the fan on and off for half an hour seems to help....I keep waking up every few hours and have trouble engaging back into my slumber. Anyway, tonight Sam and I agreed we need another vacation after our long vacation just two weeks ago...and watching click just furthered my desire to get away from this life we call "work." I love my kids, I absolutely adore them and couldn't imagine doing anything but being with them each day - but these chains we call "work" has gotten a bit much.

Let's move onto the real reason I'm writing - Click. I had my intriques about this movie and was highly disappointed as the movie began. The first part, as even Adam Sandler suggests there are two parts - I would say it's split into thirds possibly...backtrack with me, the first part begins with your typical Billy Madison / Gilmore feel and Sandler plays the typical same ol' character we always see, very resembling the Anger Management guy. As the movie progresses it changes dramatically, no really, dramatically. Basically Sandler finds himself in possession of a remote that enables him to do all sorts of wild things - one being the ability to fast forward the "less fun, menial, hard, challenging" parts of life...his brain and in essence "him" fast forward but he still lives his life....in that he's almost on auto-pilot and as he comes out of fast forward rarely is happy with the outcome. Sadly, the remote has a built in memory feature to help him fast forward. It begins zooming past his whole life good and bad. As this happens we begin second half, beginning with a very moving Sandler at the realization he missed his father's death - more than that he wrecked he and his father's relationship while zooming forward. His life continues flashing forward and he misses more and more while he watches his family, self, and life fall apart - it was incredibly moving up to the very end where his last gasps of air try and tell his son to live for his family and not his career....

You learn, near the end, that when Sandler begins to realize that he has lost control of his life and the remote is now programming him, life is as much about the moments we'd rather forget as it is the moments we will always remember. You also begin to connect that while we may not possess a remote, we often place ourselves in situations, like overwork, that zoom us past some of the moments, experiences and people we most cherish while we are somewhere we believe is more important. It definitely provoked thought about the choices and people in my life... past, present, and future. To the truest sense there were scenes when I felt the water well up in my eyes. Once you arrive at the second half you'll see, it's worth a view at any rate. Perhaps we should all take some time to look at what we're flashing past in our own lives just to arrive at the "presumed" pot of gold at the end....

Good thing I'm taking off for NH with friends this weekend, I need another break already! "San Dimas High School football rules!" "Knibb High Football Rules!"

"You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold, You say you want your story to remain untold, But all the promises we make, From the cradle to the grave...When all I want is you"