where we’ve been…

(there have been inquires into our whereabouts over the last 2 months… i think this might explain it all)

daughter: so it seems you do have lung cancer…
little tobin: humm, i’m ok with that… the dementia shit is what’s going to get me, right?
daughter: most likely…

(that has been 2014 in a nutshell – hoping to find a bit of humor in all this soon)

weight…

(nurse walking us into the doctor’s office…)
nurse: can i take your weight?
lt &d: (in unison) well no thank you very much, we like it exactly where it is! HAHA!
daughter: you weirdo!
little tobin: you’re the weirdo!
lt &d! ahhhh HAHAHA!
little tobin: (to nurse, or hallway or anyone who will listen) actually you can take it all! HAHA! I have excess!
daughter: ditto! be gone with it…
nurse: (baffled, amused, annoyed… wishing she could go home but sort of smirking) ma’am can you step over here so i can weigh you, please?
little tobin: uh oh, she ma’amd me..
daughter: you’re in trouuublleeeee…

review of gravity…

daughter: oh my god… slit my freakin’ wrist…
little tobin: gouge my eyes out! that lady was a goddamn downer! minus ONE minus ONE!
daughter: where the hell is bridget jones when you need her!?
little tobin: getting chubby again for the next movie hopefully…
daughter: that sounds a thousands times more fun than that disaster!

(4 thumbs down for the depression horror show called gravity… 4 thumbs up for getting fat & happy!)

review of captain phillips…

(credits are rolling…)
little tobin: so what did you think, on a scale of 1 to 10?
daughter: hummm i’d give it an 8…
little tobin: AN 8! are you freaking kidding me! were we at the same movie!? an 8??, that was a dog!
daughter: so i’m guessing you didn’t like it as much?
little tobin: i give it a 2 – MAX!…
daughter: really? you didn’t like tom hanks? i thought he gave a great performance. it was a tad too long but besides that it was so suspenseful and emotional.
little tobin: oh please… ship, boat, ship… snoooooze fest! big cry baby! wah wah i’m in seat 15 – wah wah wah that’s not my blood…
daughter: 4 men were shot in front of him!
little tobin: and he wasn’t one of them… so get over it!
daughter: whatever, he was fantastic!
little tobin: disagree.. he’s NO liam neeson!
daughter: i have no argument for that.
(2 thumbs up… obviously not from little tobin…)

the harmonica…

(little tobin greets me merrily at the door… playing her harmonica – with all her heart…)

daughter: well look at you… playing a harmonica…loudly…
little tobin: i think i might have a hidden talent!
daughter: hum that’s interesting… it’s not half bad…
little tobin: half bad! excuse me?!… i think i can go somewhere with this…
daughter: yeah… on the road, thank you very much!
little tobin: humpf!

late commentary on paranoia, the movie…

daughter: (trying to open the front door) heyyyyy! why the hell is the table in front of the door?
little tobin: i saw paranoia…
daughter: are you serious?! … you saw that over 2 months ago!
little tobin: that s**t sticks with you!

(warning: movie not safe for mothers prone to booby trapping)

 

tv habits…

little tobin: hey can you fix the TV for me?…
daughter: sure…  but can you tell me why it’s frozen on the playboy channel!
little tobin: OH NEVERMIND! neverminddddddd!… it got stuck, oh stop, i wasn’t watching that, i was just flipping through, oh come on, stop giving me those eyes, it froze on it, i swear, i swear!
daughter: likely story lady…

review of blue jasmine…

little tobin: oh my god she was so sad!… but excellent but jeez she was a sad mess… but played it so well…
daughter: i am so depressed and sad for her…
little tobin: holy cow that poor lady was pathetic! but what a great performance…
daughter: my gosh i just love woody allen…
little tobin: oh screw him… those actors made that movie!
daughter: he wrote it and directed them…
little tobin: oh hush!

(4 sad little thumbs up for actors AND director!)