Christner,


That's just ducky! Wow what a incredible memory you have to remember those lines!


Amazing you have actually seen it. I first saw King of Hearts back in 1979 actually during a foreign film tripple bill fest.


Getting through the depressing Aguirre the Wrath of God and Lawerence of Arabia.


Such a long time ago that was, but seeing King of Hearts again is such all time classic with fabulous insights.


Of course Alan Bates does a supreme job and Genevieve Bujold the tightrope walker. The whole cast and story line is fantastic.


It was great to see it out on video again.


Since you have very positive memories from that time period might be worth re-watching again.

skylite,

Now that's real funny you mention Aguirre the Wrath of God. I saw that movie around 1982 with W (24 years before she became WW). I loved the movie and she hated it. It was a running joke for 24 years.

I love the end when the raft is caught in the Amazon River eddy with Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) chasing the goofy little monkeys from one end to the other. Sort of like an exhausted, starving, crazed BS chasing around those pesky yet determined WS’s.

Come to think of it she did not like Nosferatu the Vampyre with Kinski either. Now I am surprised she has not blamed him for the affair yet too.


"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
- Winston Churchill

Christner,


No way you saw Aguirre, that is funny. You actually liked it??? The Amazon River was breathtaking.

I wonder how did you stay awake, descenting, dragging boredom factor alone.


Yeah, those 400 or so monkeys were quite the thing. The only thing that had any life to it.


Klaus Kinski, charming character that one is. Not.


You really need to own up and apologize to your wife on that one. Klaus is such a doom gloom downer.


Think a better pick might have been something like Lady Hawk...Now that's a thumbs up movie.


I ended up during that wk film fest at another theater watching some of Roman Polanski films. Talk about oppression, depression, and I paid money for that.


Thankgoodness, the Jungle Book came on.


Sir Winston Churchill -
- An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

Hi skylite,

I was having a bit of a pity party day yesterday so it was real nice to have a couple posts from you to read. Thanks! I thought I was getting a little more over the sniveling but for some reason yesterday was a small setback. And I hate sniveling!

I bet Klaus Kinski never sniveled. He may have been psychotic, strange, scary, deviant and a real catch with those Nosfuratu cauliflower ears, but he never sniveled.

Roman Polanski. Your right, he has been a spinner of some real happy tales. Ever see his version of Macbeth. What a gore fest. I think it was the first movie he made after Sharon Tate was murdered. I probably saw it around 1978 at the old Ogden Theater.

I remember Lady Hawke……..mmmmmmmmmmm michelle pfeiffer

Mathew Broderick looks the same 20 years later. How does he do that? My all time favorite Broderick scene is in Glory when he releases his horse on the beach just before the assault on Fort Wagner. He never says a word in the whole shot but it has always been a very powerful moment to me. The music in that movie helped the scene too.

And of course the Glory connection introduces Cary “Dread Pirate Roberts” Elwes in that Kevin Bacon kind of way. I have seen The Princess Bride has been mentioned and admired for good reason a few times on this forum.



“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” – Sir Winston Churchill

Hi Chrisner,


Sorry to hear your day was a little sad. To be expected, perfectly normal. You have every right to go through grief. Like a paradox.

Look at how much you have accomplished. This is good.


Going through this experince is hard but not easy.


Now Klaus is a pro whinner I am sure of this. The raft scene probably due to losing his mascara wand, nail file and fake eyelashes in the water. The monkeys were really give him a hard time.


Polanski's a wild card that one. Think it was the Tenant playin at the time.Can't forgot Rosemary's Baby. His Mac Beth was grim gorrry.


After all those downer movies a few short months later my exh went waywardly down for next 20 yrs...


Marvelous, you've seen Lady Hawk/e...Such a kool story line. I love Matthew Broderick is the best. Rutger Hauer does a great job, and of course the beautiful Michelle Pfieffer.


I haven't seen Glory that I can recall. Have to think about that one.


Light Horsemen Gallpoli is another well done classic. Wow!



Another one which is a treasure classic, starts out slow is Babette's Feast.


Princess Bride too is a superb classic treasure. I read the book when it came out in 73 by William Goldman/Morgenstern is absolutely hilarious the best.


The movie leaves out so many hilarious parts. Goldman writing style, wit and brillance at distraction, takes one through funny tangents. The choice of multiple endings he leaves is just too funny.


Hope today is a better day. Grief emotional waves come and go out of nowhere we all go through it.


Actually I am big personal fan of Sir Winston Churchill.


His quotes/humor really got me through all my wayward exh lies, manipulations and alot of heartache to get to the truth.


Thanks for posting some them.
Cheers!


The truth is so precious & always surrounded by a bodyguard of lies.

Sir Winston Churchill.

Skylite,

I think we are becoming the MB’s version of Siskel and Ebert. I will let you pick first to be either the fat guy who gives everything a thumbs up or the dead guy with the more traditional Caligula thumbs down.

I always thought Churchill would have made an excellent late night TV host. Funnier than Leno or Letterman.

My Favorite Australian Movies:

Gallipoli (before Mel told us what he really thinks)
Breaker Morant
Walkabout
and
Peter (Fellini Down Under)Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave

I had a much better day yesterday. Thanks for your thoughts and support. You can really feel Spring in the air today.


“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Sir Winston Churchill

Christner,

I am laughing at that one.

Those loosey, goosey, boozy guys?

What get into a pro thumb wrestling match?

Making pointless pot shots?!?! Hmmmm...

Where would we get a wise crackin wonder dog?

Do you own a red foam nose, red shoes, or own a rubber chicken?

Thumbs, trump up. Churchill as TV host. Flaming brilliant!
No contest there between Leno& Letterman clones compared to Churchill.

Those are all really great Aus flicks.

Mel needs to stay in rehab.Take up gardening.Learn History/Theology." Forgive them...For they know not....

Gotta include N.Zealand.

An Angel at my Table. N.Z writer Janet Frame.
Babe. Pig in the city. Babe geez is there a more cuter pig.


Franco Zeffirelli films rrrr simply the grrreatest.

72 Release of Brother Sun, Sister Moon.
Graham Faulkner, Alec Guiness & Donovan's music.


Glad to know that your day went better.That's a milestone. Your on a new path. All apart of our adjustment issuses.
Springing forward is a good thing.

Have you snapped any snow peas to day? Real Fun to snap, make great salad/stir fry.


Most welcome.Encouragement& validation, really helps us move through the Big Yuck's.


Funny thing today. I was thinking to my self on MB we such have such a great brain/talent pool.


We could come up a superb witty drama loaded flick.


One movie title I came up waz as a spoof.


"Swift Kick Family Robinson".


Duhhh, soooner duhhh da better. Jackie Chan -Fun Fu- style.


"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."

Sir. Winston Churchill

More Plan B Stuff.


Recipe for Snapping Out of it.


Snow Pea Salad.


Easy Recipe:

1/2 lb snowpeas, trimmed strings removed. Snap em.
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, cleaned, stems trimmed. Chop. em
1 large red bell pepper, cored and seeded. Slice/Chop.em
8 tbsp bottled reduced Italian dressing/or lite vinaigrette. Toss em.


Easy Steps:


1. Blanch snow peas, after you snapped the heck out of each one. Drop in boiling H20 for 1 min/until pods turn bright green.


2. Drain and plunge into ice cold H20; drain well on paper towels, pat dry. Cut pods in 1/2 & place into salad bowl. Set aside.


3. Thinly slice mushrooms; add to snow peas. Cut red peppers into thin strips; add to salad. Toss/shake veggies with dressing with lots of gusto. All in the wrist action.


Can add sauted chicken breasts, turkey burger, add sliced cashews, almonds to your salad.


Watch a good movie, enjoy!


Snap pretzels for snack special sound effects munchies...


Hope that helps.

Well I had to pop out of the Plan B gopher hole to sign the D petition paperwork with Wayzilla. I was rewarded with the paper work pursuant to Colorado Rules of Civil Procedures Rule 16.2 for all mandatory property and financial disclosures. What a pile of crap. It will take days to put all that together. The day before D-Day I was walking in my company's back lot in a stupor thinking of all the evidence I had put together and the coming confrontation and remember having the premonition that this will not end good.

I would love to have the universal remote to my life so I could just hit fast forward for a few months and be out of the other side of this. How can you believe or trust anyone in a relationship again? Why would you?

Oh well, as sdguy038 quoted Eastwood from the Unforgiven, "Deserves got nothing to do with it."

Best be getting back into the gopher hole. Hope all this crap paperwork will fit in there. I know a couple places I would like to stuff it.

I think I will head back to silentlucidity’s soiree with a bottle of bourbon wearing my “Don’t Talk to Me. I’m In Plan B” tee shirt.


If you are going through he!!, you better keep going.
--Sir Winston Churchhill (1874-1965)

Know just what ya mean. George Dickel is a very good friend of mine. I just introduced him to some coke.

You know, I remember getting that wonderful disclosure form myself, except it was the Ohio version. And I remember thinking the same thing: what a pant-load. Except for the stuff they could realistically verify, I made 90% of it up - just SWAGs for the most part.

I know how much you hurt - been there, done that. Any man who quotes Churchill has to be a good egg.

Divorce is like a night in the bathroom after eating at Taco Bell. You'll feel a lot better once it's over. And it helps that you have a great sarcastic sense of humor, it really does.

I really have to laugh at "wayzilla". I'd trademark that one. Oh, my xw's nickname is "Chewy", after Chewbacca of Star Wars fame. I even have a Chewy ring tone on my cell when she calls. Makes me laugh every time <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Be strong.

chrisner,

I am not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV, but two things. First, I am a 25-year Colorado semi-native--now transplanted to Oregon. I miss Colorado!! So your adventures, even the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedures Rule 16.2 for all mandatory property and financial disclosures paperwork, always bring me a special joy. I used to live near Golden--yet not so near that I could smell the brewery! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> So thanks for those excellent Colorado adventures.

Second, my exH took the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedures Rule 16.2 for all mandatory property and financial disclosures paperwork and created a work of fiction that would rival anything written by Tolstoy. I mean it was <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> FICTION. Despite the fact that I had proof that what he had sworn to in court was in fact false, the courts never bothered to even research it and just took his word for it. Thus, while I would NEVER advocate lying or purposely hiding assets, I can say that the endeavor to uncover the truth in a certain Colorado counties leaves something to be desired. So although the paperwork looks like "Please give us every financial transaction you ever conducted as a married person"--consult with your attorney and I'll bet ya that giving current bank balances will suffice.

Enjoy the foothills this weekend! Oh, and btw...<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> cute Plan B t-shirt!

Your faithful friend,


CJ

ITB,

That Chewbacca ringtone is funny. I bet if I look I can find the classic Japanese Zilla screetch tone for the same purpose. Best laugh I have had today!

Thanks!

Thanks for the thoughts CJ. WW was born in Golden. Used to like that town.

I just had to wade into the Discovery paperwork, Chrisner, so I feel your pain. I have trouble getting past how absurd the whole thing is.

See you round the soiree.

Gopher Hole?


They put water hoses down gopher holes.


Take the high road...


Wear your plan b t-shirt. Hit the party, with lots of scotch for medicinal reasons. You'll get to the other side cross side in no-time.



"If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith."
-Albert Einstein-

I have to finish my financial and property disclosure paperwork for the big D this week. I seem to develop an advanced case of ADD every time I work on this; “Well let’s see, the sum value of the paintbrushes in the shed would be….Oh look that sparrow in the back yard looks hungry. I think I’ll feed it for a few hours.” I have more enthusiasm cleaning the toilets than working on this paperwork. I currently have very clean toilets. Good chance this will all be over around the 4th of July. Independence Day? Our 26th anniversary will be May 8th.

A friend of the past 23 years came by the house on Sunday to see how I was. DD19 leaked what was going on to this group of old friends a few weeks ago. I have not talked to any of them for a few months. Like he said, nobody calls because they have no idea what to say. But I think this broke the ice again and it was great to see him. He was impressed with the house and yard and my attitude. He laughed and told me he was afraid he would have to wade through a debris field only find me passed out on the living room floor in my underwear lying on a mountain of empty beer cans moaning, “Wayzilla, come back.”

DD19 had a dinner last week with Wayzilla and I am told it was very short and awkward. Wayzilla started talking about tattoos and body piercing out of the blue. "Can you say mid-life crisis? Sure, I knew you could." This would certainly be in line with Gollum’s taste in women. DD19 summed up her thoughts when she got home, “Eeeewwww!”

Wayzilla again told DD19 that she has been desperately unhappy for a very long time and that DD19 should be happy for her and for her future. “WayZ” told her that when she gets her new place she will have a room just for DD for all the times she will spend there. DD told her to save her money and that on the odd chance she does stay there she will just sleep on the couch. This did not sit well with WayZ.

I think Believer posted recently that on of the worst parts of Plan B can be the boredom. I have to agree with that one. I am going to help a friend coach a JV level girl’s team in a Spring League so that will be something good.

The house definitely is looking like a guy pad now. The bunnies, puppies, framed needlepoint, and fairies are all gone replaced with Monet, Ella Fitzgerald, Wyeth, and a series of Lucien Rousselet water colors of Napoleon’s elite Guard cavalry. Much better.

See you at the Soiree.


"I know nothing about sex because I was always married."
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1919 - )

chrisner,

I find it amazing that after 26 years....divorce can proceed at this speed!! You must be so proud of daughter....she sounds like she's got an excellent head on her shoulders.

And BTW....I wouldn't be caught dead with that froo froo stuff in my house....give me Ella, Claude and Andrew anyday....I've got plenty of all of them.

Yeah....boredom is a pain....paperwork is worse! You need to have some fun.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

I received an email from OMW this morning. Highlights include:

“Shortly after I spoke with you regarding OM & WW’s affair, I confronted OM about it. He did not feel he had done anything wrong…He admitted in having a very strong emotional affair, flirting, etc….Long story short, he was asked to leave the house and I filed for divorce in early February.”

WW admitted to the affair being a PA starting in November.

“I think we both have to face the fact that OM and WW have had, are having and will continue to have a relationship. Although I feel very betrayed and used, the real impact pertains to our children and how it will ultimately impact their lives.”

She goes on to indicate that this is the 3rd affair he has had in their 15 year marriage. The last one about six years ago nearly destroyed their marriage then. It was an EA (probable PA) with a co-worker at the company he worked prior to joining the company my wife and I worked at (I left there two years ago). This was the reason he had to make a job switch then. It was during counseling for that affair that she discovered a prior affair in the marriage. Exact same thing.

“He picks out someone who is feeling needy and vulnerable, gives her attention, tells his troubles to and becomes “buddies” and whatever else happens in between.”

She then correctly classifies him as a committed serial cheater and offers:

“After he is tired of WW, he will move on to the next woman that “needs” a shoulder to cry on and listen to his troubles. He gets bored after awhile, and does not like to deal with the maturity of relationships.”

Wayzilla will not know any of this about his past. She is on a runaway train headed for Broken Bridge Canyon without brakes. I have no idea what to do or if I want to do anything with this information. WW would not believe it based on the source anyway.

I am curious though; what would you do?

My first thought was that what I would do would depend on my goal. But....LOL....if my goal was divorce, or my goal was reconciliation....I think I'd still forward it. Either way, believed or not....it would still probably create some nagging little doubts and icky conflict in lalaland.

star*fish,

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Maybe leak it to MIL at Infidel Hotel via email. Could make life there more fun. I am always about a good time!