Superbad.

• 2 pints Rainier - West 5
• 2 White Russians - Lisa's house

I saw Juno tonight and really enjoyed it. I had at first been hesitant to see it many weeks ago because I thought, "Why do I want to see a movie about a pregnant 16 - year old? What does that have to offer me?" But many of my friends have seen it since and all raved, "It's great!" "It's terrific!" "It's wonderful!" "It's funny!" and since Kevin & Donna were scheduled to see it on Sunday, I called them up and invited Susan and myself. Luckily Kevin & Donna are not picky with their quality of company and opted to let us join them.

I am certainly not qualified to write movie reviews (nor album reviews), but let me indulge you of this movie. First of all, I knew Susan would like it because it stars Jason Bateman, who she had and still has a mean crush on. I had to sit through three seasons of Arrested Development because of it...but that was a brilliant show anyway. That's okay though, because I have a crush on Michael Cera, who, coincidentally also starred in Arrested Development, so it really wasn't a sacrifice to sit through three seasons. The reason I have a crush on M.C. (not totally serious here) is because he starred as ME in Superbad, a badass funny film about a night of life in high school. And, I am totally serious here....I was Evan in high school and my fat friend was Seth (Jonah Hill). I was always the quiet, back seat guy to my loudmouth overweight friend who always talked about wanting to get laid. So, I have an interest to anything Michael Cera is starring in, because; he is, like I was. Anyway, Juno....

was endearing and funny. So many great lines, so many great songs; and, I really liked the titles too. Simple and illustrative. But, it got me thinking...

how awkward high school was for me. I'm not really sure how to elaborate here, but I do know that most of you know exactly what I mean (except for maybe Lisa, cuz she rocked the HS) so I'll stop here.

Which brings me to the music. Mott the Hoople: my roommate (who was also my best man) and I used to listen to them in between the blending of margaritas. Sonic Youth: My sister has a few albums of theirs, but I never really got into them. And - it was very funny that in the movie theater an audience member began clapping when (Junebug?) said that SY just made a lot of noise. Iggy Pop: One of the best concerts I've ever seen. The guy is 60+ years old and rocks hard, as does his music. In fact, I'm listening to Raw Power right now. It's cool how fresh but rough it still sounds. Thanks Constance for going with me to the concert, even though I didn't see you after the first song because I ran off into the pit. You shoulda been up there with me. Cat Power: What can you say about the beautiful Chan Marshall? Her concert was unexpected. (Have you ever been asked by the performer to sit on the floor at Neumos for 1 1/2 hours ? Yeh.) Her voice........................listen to We Are Free and tell me that you haven't broken down and not been able to speak. *sigh* The Velvet Underground: Nico. wow.

So anyway; Juno. Endearing and Lovely. Do high schoolers really talk that way? Who knows? Maybe my sister could best answer that (she's a high school teacher (but mostly ESL students I believe)), but the important thing is that Michael Cera, for me, brought all the uncomfortableness and awkwardness of being a high schooler back to my memory. Knowing what I know now, I would probably love going back to HS, but it would still be a tough time, not something I would wish on anyone (or most anyone.)

So go watch Superbad and go see Juno. I would say Juno is better than Superbad because Juno is sort of a Napoleon Dynamite type-thang, which, btw, was an incredible movie, although the song, The Rose, which is featured in ND, (and as kind of a significant role), (Helping Hands) was the song that came on the radio in 1980 right after when my sister and I told my brother that my parents were getting divorced. So, I've got that going for me. Anyway, thanks for enduring the longish post. I'll try to get some pictures of something up soon so that it's all viz-u-hell and not so text-u-hell.

And why don't you all leave some comments?! I'm lonely out here! Just a simple "J - you suck, but I read ya anyway because you look at my pictures." would suffice ya know?