Big Rocks

Let me sum up:
Covey on priorities



Let me splain:
This is cheesy as hell. But I have a supervisor who makes me cry whenever he says "put the big rocks in first."

~Geek out

Real Scrubs Finale

Let Me Sum Up:
Scrubs Season 8 Finale



Let me splain:
This week's submission comes from robertmillion, who recently--and very kindly--did a review of my youtube-ness. It feels nice and organic when a reader submission is something I KNOW made me cry the first time around. This season finale is no exception.

Scrubs is one of those shows that flew under my radar for a few years, then I finally started watching it with my hubby. It has made me cry many times (including this cover of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"...not the first time Israel made me cry). And I may have once had an erotic dream about the Janitor...but that's another story.

I have a very neat pal from Jr. High/High School who now works at ABC comedy, and I remember her voicing her frustration that today's tears fodder did not stand as the ACTUAL Scrubs finale. I think the hubs and I made it through all of Season 9. I think. And Eliza Coupe was delightful. But this is clearly the real deal.

~Geek out

Very Good Advice

Let me sum up:
Alice has a sad.



Let me splain:
Don't tell me the Tulgey Wood didn't freak your business out as a kid. Alice sheds tears a few times in this flick, but this is the one scene that can really get me weepy. Specially when I'm having one of those feels-like-I'm-always-too-small-or-too-tall days. We all get a little lost now and again.

Incidentally, there may be a few more Disney tributes over the next couple months. This is going to be a kooky year career-wise since I'm almost done with my program and my hubby has one more year. I'm about to embark on some...non-traditional job interviews. I needs to get in the mood.

Geeky fairy tale bonus!

~Geek out

Alien Encounters

Let me sum up:
Humanity translated via aliens, à la "3rd Rock from the Sun"



Let me splain:
The husband and I bid farewell to cable recently and have been getting our kicks through streamy netflix. We've been watching some classics, like "3rd Rock." Sappy enough for me, ridiculous enough for physicist husband. We've really been enjoying it.

I'm not a dorky English major, but sometimes I like to pretend I am. I've been thinking of how many cool bits of pop culture give us humanity through the eyes of aliens...or at least beings alien to humankind. I actually rely on this trope while doing IQ testing with kids--the vocabulary section usually starts with a question like "What is a shoe?" Which is kind of a weird question to answer. And when kids give a blank stare it is often helpful to follow-up with something like "Pretend I'm an alien from another planet and I've never heard of a shoe before-- what can you tell me about it?"

Lots of other alien goodness comes to mind..."The Forgotten Door," The Little Prince, The Doctor, Dr. Manhattan. Uhhhh, Blue Man Group? All give gorgeous takes on what makes us tick. Another favourite has got to be Anya from "Buffy." Alright, she's no alien, but the transformation from vengeance demon to high schooler was always rife with hilarity...and sometimes tears. Other favourites?

~Geek out