Forgetfulness.......and 80's movies

Alright folks, here's the deal. I had this idea in mind (with all these witty comments to boot) for a new post and figured I'd get the dishes done real fast before I sat down with the lappy to write my various volumes; blogs (insert shameless plug for my writing blog here), WiPs, beta (which I get isn't really my writing, just reading for a friend and correcting/advising, but still...) So anyway, I get the dishes done and wouldn't you know it, I can't even remember the subject I was going to post about. Sadly though, I'm more irritated that the witty comments I had planned out (can you call them witty if they're planned??) are no longer in my brain either. I can always find something to ramble about, that's not so hard. Being witty on the other hand...

So, what to blog about? Why even bother beginning a post when the original idea is already out of my head? It's not like I religiously update either of my blogs every day. Not even the writing one, which I should update daily as it is where I track my word count, but I'm getting off the point. I'm still posting because it's my blog and I'll do what I want. :-P

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(2 hours later :-O)
I was watching The Labyrinth the other day, for about the millionth time in my life I might add, when I started thinking about all those movies I used to love when I was younger that I haven't dusted off in a long time....mainly because I don't have a VCR anymore and I *refuse* to spend money on a newer version of the movies when I already own one copy. (As a side note, there are a few movies I would make an exception for like The Goonies or the Nightmare on Elm Street collection.) Now, you'll not see a reference to any intellectually stimulating movie here (or in any other post for that matter) because that's not how I roll. So let me just run down a list of some of the movies I used to love, love, love when I was younger; The Goonies, The Color Purple (in my top five favorite movies of all time),The Labyrinth, Bloodsport, Nightmare on Elm Street (1 and 5 being my favorites), Breakfast Club (watched a million times), Sixteen Candles (ditto for this one), A Christmas Story (duh, I still watch this every year), Adventures in Babysitting,  ..... crap, the list goes on and on and I shall not bore you with the whole thing.

Those of you actually paying attention will notice that these movies are pretty much all from the 80's. I suppose I could include some from the 90's as well, but why? I'm an 80's child and damn proud of it. Never mind the horrid clothing and bad hair styles. The movies and music made in the 80's, to me anyway, are some of the best. Well, the music not so much in a lot of respects, but even I have to admit, the 80's did sprout some kick ass tunes (including the ones we don't want to admit we like so much). :-D *makes mental note for another posting*

How many times have I watched each of these movies? I can't say. Let's just say that all together, plus combined with the huge number of movies I didn't put up here, equals quite a bit. Is it obvious that I've wasted much of my life away watching movies? Yes, but who cares? I sure don't. We all have a few things that we enjoy doing more than others and watching movies is one of mine.  I appreciate a good piece of film, and I've watched quite a few that I wish I never would have heard of. For some reason though, the ones I watched when I was younger stick with me more than later ones. Maybe it's because I've watched them for so long, or because I've put them in so many times and vegged out on the couch to once again enjoy them, I don't know.

One thing I do know. I'm sure not the only one who they still captivate so many years later.