It’s Friday! Ready to Feel Good?
They say that laughter is the best medicine - and boy, this week have I needed some medicine.
So, the local actor’s theater has Cult Movie Mondays the last Monday of every month. They show older movies like Deathrace 2000, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lost Boys, Psycho Beach Party, Cleopatra Jones, Army of Darkness, Gray Gardens (the 1975 documentary), Kentucky Fried Movie, etc. Admission is free and so is the hot popcorn - although they accept donations for the theater.
This month it was Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion. People usually dress up in character - and I decided at the last minute to get a little Madonna (a prevalent look in the movie). So I tied a leopard print scarf in to a bow in my hair, threw on a ton of necklaces, put a fingerless leopard print glove on my left hand, a bunch of bangles on my right wrist, pulled my bra straps out so you could see them, and popped my collar.
Oh, and pulled my 5 inch spiked leopard print heels out of mothballs and slipped those bad boys on too.
The movie was fun, laughter ensued, and we all got “prom” pictures taken with our drag-queen host. They even had a rack of prom dresses and tuxes for those who forgot to dress up in advance.
As the night ended, I went toddling off to the parking lot - I had to walk about 8 steps over a dirt path to get to my car. And of course, about step 6, my heel caught on something and down I went like a drunk girl on prom night.
As I sat there in the dirt, trying to regain my wits and my dignity, a bum came up and said “Hey - gotta light?”
And I looked at him and said, “Dude! No!”
And then I got to the car and laughed and laughed. I have bruises in weird places now - including a small round one in the back of one knee that I’m assuming is where my spiked heel caught when I crash landed. But it’s been keeping me laughing all week - the sight of myself splayed on the dirt - with a bum hovering around for a light . . . .
So - when did you laugh at yourself this week?
Remember - this is to make us all feel good and smile. Debby Downers need not apply! Go find yourself a nice pit to rant in!