Jumble Jumble, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise

June 26, 2010 Martha Thomases 9 Comments

Did you ever have one of those weeks, where everything just goes along, and it’s fine, but there’s nothing really provocative happening?  This is one of those weeks for me.  Yes, I’m furious at BP, because I’m a selfish bitch and I want more shrimp and oysters, but my perspective isn’t particularly original nor insightful (if you’re not angry now, read this and you will be).  I’m sorry there is flooding in various parts of the Midwest, but don’t know what to do about it.  As a pacifist, I’m not very involved in the McChrystal hoo-hah, since I’m pretty much against the whole military thing (with qualifications much to boring and hair-splitting to go into here, when I want to be entertaining).

So, since I want amuse (see above), I offer these shallow random thoughts and observations about mid-summer, 2010.

• Foursquare is much more fun when you’re out of town.  After seeing that my friend Calvin was completely addicted, I signed up.  I was in Disneyland at the time, and racked up points and badges like crazy.  Now that I’m home, I tend to go to all the same places.  I’m the Mayor of Gotta Knit! because I’m there every Friday and Saturday (come see me!).  Big whoop.  I suppose, if you’re single, this is a great way to meet people.  For us middle-aged married ladies?  Not so much.

• The World Cup and Pride Week happening at the same time gives one many many opportunities to see cute, sweaty young guys with great thighs who wear shorts.  This is very enjoyable for the previously mentioned middle-aged married ladies, because the men in question are safely unavailable, being either a) in Africa or b) gay.

• The Letterman show came up with the best way to describe New York in the summer when they called it “the city that makes its own gravy.”

• A really good movie, like Toy Story 3, commands the attention of its audience, even when that audience includes young, easily distractable children.  At the screening we saw, there was no talking throughout the entire film, at least that we could hear.  It would seem that great art enables good manners.

• Is Nicholas Cage trying to be Frank Miller?  It sure looks like he is here.

• The best part of my week, oddly enough, was the memorial service for Dick Giordano.  It was held at the Time-Life Building, and included people telling stories about what a great guy Dick was, and how lucky we were to know him and work with him.  There were people there I didn’t know, including Neal Adams, Terry Austin, and Dick’s daughter and son-in-law.  Mostly, however, there were people I’ve known for decades.  It struck me that there was a time when I knew everyone at a comics event.  The business was that small.  I’m glad it’s grown enough so people can now earn a good living, but I miss the family feel.

• Cute kitties!

Media Goddess Martha Thomases is going to try to appreciate the feel of her own family.