Sunday, December 04, 2011
Big Night
Last night was a big night. Dinner at Chili's followed by the Muppets and bed by 11:30. Chili's was fantastic as usual; we got a prime seat next to the window overlooking the circle drive of the hotel next door, and both the chips and the Diet Cokes were bottomless. And all the festivities were sponsored by a gift card, so the Southwestern Egg Rolls were truly guilt free, aside from the unavoidable knowledge that,with the passage of time, they will surely kill you.
The Muppets was pretty good as well. I of course was a huge fan of the Muppets back in the day and have modeled many of my modern day personality traits on Sam the American Eagle. The Great Muppet Caper introduced my long-term career ambition to be a jewel thief, and I still bear the scars of Kermit's inappropriate flirtation with that harlot Jenny in The Muppets Take Manhattan. Also I have a vague and fortunately latent desire to play the banjo. But anyway, I was skeptical about the new take, fearing some sort of postmoderny take on Muppetism, but it's pretty straightforward. Chris Cooper raps, which never should have been allowed to happen, but there are plenty of other good gags and the characters seem more or less in tact. I will definitely be pushing Selena Gomez for an Academy Award for Best Three Line Cameo this year.
Last night was a big night. Dinner at Chili's followed by the Muppets and bed by 11:30. Chili's was fantastic as usual; we got a prime seat next to the window overlooking the circle drive of the hotel next door, and both the chips and the Diet Cokes were bottomless. And all the festivities were sponsored by a gift card, so the Southwestern Egg Rolls were truly guilt free, aside from the unavoidable knowledge that,with the passage of time, they will surely kill you.
The Muppets was pretty good as well. I of course was a huge fan of the Muppets back in the day and have modeled many of my modern day personality traits on Sam the American Eagle. The Great Muppet Caper introduced my long-term career ambition to be a jewel thief, and I still bear the scars of Kermit's inappropriate flirtation with that harlot Jenny in The Muppets Take Manhattan. Also I have a vague and fortunately latent desire to play the banjo. But anyway, I was skeptical about the new take, fearing some sort of postmoderny take on Muppetism, but it's pretty straightforward. Chris Cooper raps, which never should have been allowed to happen, but there are plenty of other good gags and the characters seem more or less in tact. I will definitely be pushing Selena Gomez for an Academy Award for Best Three Line Cameo this year.
