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judecorp ([personal profile] judecorp) wrote2006-04-29 12:02 pm

You dig okay.

I am having major motivational difficulties this morning. I can't seem to leave the couch, and I really think I only left the bed because I needed a quick breakfast to take my morning meds. And I've been on the couch ever since.

They've recently re-released The Outsiders on DVD with a new beginning and a new end that are supposed to be closer to the book. It's been so long since I've seen the original film (although I have it on VHS so I could put it in and compare) but I know that they added the "family court" scene and they didn't have Randy coming to the Curtis house after the whole Windrixville incident.

The Outsiders was one of my favorite books ever when I was little. I think I read the book for the first time in the summer Grade 4, when my brother had it for 7th Grade summer reading. I remember thinking how OLD all of the kids were - teenagers, young adults. I read the book for Grade 7 also and had the same feeling. I ended up revisiting the book after I;d graduated from high school and was struck how I was still feeling their age even though I'd surpassed some of the younger characters. When I was in Grade 4, 14 seemed SO OLD!

So yeah, I had a good Clomid weep over the whole "Nothing Gold Can Stay" scene and then again later during the Johnny death scene. So hopefully that's all out of my system.

I really need to get off my booty and move off this couch. There's a bunch of stuff around here that needs to be done and I'd like to make some sort of grocery list after. I can't lay here like a housecat ALL day, can I?

[identity profile] rainbow-slinky.livejournal.com 2006-04-29 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVED The Outsiders!!!!!!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-04-29 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I should read it again. It's been a while.

It's funny, I haven't seen the movie in probably 5-10 years but I could still recite almost every line. I am so cheesy!

[identity profile] rainbow-slinky.livejournal.com 2006-04-29 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw part of the movie a few years back..haven't read it in forever. That and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn were my two favorites as a kid.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
I was (and still am) a huge fan of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson.

[identity profile] rainbow-slinky.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's one I haven't read in a million years!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You should pick it up again. I've heard rumours that they're going to make a movie of it.

[identity profile] bec4joy.livejournal.com 2006-04-29 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Jude,

I think you can totally stay on the couch all day.. If I could I would.. Joy's Mom and brother John is coming in for a visit.. So Guess who gets to clean up the house.. ME.. cuz Joy is at work.. I made her do the dishes last night.. Definatly in protest.. Luckily we cleaned earlier this week so all I have to do is vacum the floor, and finish the kitchen up.. bathroom could use a touch up.. But, Have no clue how much time I have.. My Saturdays always involve cleanin.. grrr..

Why does it feel like I am always cleaning, or the cleaning is never done. ugh..

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I didn't stay on the couch the WHOLE day, but definitely a good part of it. I ended up cleaning the cat boxes, doing the dishes, and going grocery shopping. Oh well - I'm not very good at slacking, I guess.

And I, too, feel like the cleaning is never done. Sigh.