Saturday

Open house today at 1433 E Mountain.  Yes, we're trying to sell our house, which we may or may not do, depending on the price offered.  Wish us luck.  Selling would give us another 2 years of cushion.

So, because we had to be somewhere else, Ellen and I went to see Adam Corolla's movie "The Hammer." A lot of single men.  Ellen was a little bored and maybe dozed off, but I thought it was very enjoyable.  Not great by any stretch,  but consistently funny-ish, and I thought Adam was a very appealing screen presence in a not-as-attractive-Vince-Vaughn kinda way.  Adam is no actor, so the romance fell flat for me, but he's pretty good at playing himself.  I think I enjoyed it much more than I'm going to like "Horton Hears a Who" which I guess I have to see, especially if I am going to pitch to Fox.

After the movie, we walked next door to a bookstore, where I made a purchase.  The young lady behind the counter asked me if I wanted to sign up for blah, blah, blah, I stopped listening because I assumed it was to join the club where I get a discount, which counter to all logic I always refuse: I hate having to have some account everywhere in the world.  So I said, no I'm not a member, and I don't want to be one, I don't want another card to carry around.  Slightly annoyed, she countered that there was no card, and it was actually a deal where they give a percentage of every purchase to charity.  I felt like quite the asshole.  (A feeling I know well.)  I felt like saying "well my answer is still no but at least now I feel guilty about it." Instead, I signed up for it.

Walking back to the car with Ellen:

B: I signed up for some cockamamie charity thing.

E: Nice.  I still give to Save the Children and Feed the Children.  When are they all going to be, you know, saved and fed?

B: Hey -- don't you remember what Jesus said?  (singing) There will be poor always, pathetically struggling, look at the good things yooooou've got!  (really pouring it on) Think while you still have me, move while you still see me, you'll be lo-oost, you'll be so so-oo-o-oo-oo-ooo-ry when I'm go-o-o-o-o-o-o-one!

E: For every situation in life, there is a lyric in Jesus Christ Superstar to guide you.

B: Right -- what would Jesus Christ Superstar do?  WWJCSD?