I just finished watching the movie Garden State. I saw Chicken Little awhile back, so whenever in the movie, Zach Braff (playing Andrew Largeman) got indignant, his voice sounded exactly like his in Chicken Little! It was fabulous.
I loved the part in Sam's bedroom (Sam is played by Natalie Portman) when she says that if she feels uninspired she goes to a spot and makes a noise/movement that has never been done before in the history of mankind. "You've just witnessed history!" :D And she goes to a spot and does this weird dance with even weirder noises. I laughed.
There were a lot of quotes that I liked, so if you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want me to ruin it, then don't read what is below this line that has anything to do with Garden State.
This is the scene at the doctor's office when Sam and Andrew first meet. Andrew acts in L.A. and he is back in New Jersey:
Sam: Are you really retarded?
Andrew: No.
Sam: Ooh, great job man! I really thought you were retarded. I mean, you're better than that Corky kid and he's actually retarded. If there was a retarded Oscar you would win, hands down, kick his ass!
And of course... a few minutes later:
Sam: Wow! I cannot believe you're not retarded!
And of course can't forget the touching lines: This following excerpt was said while Andrew and Sam were in the bathtub where his mom drowned (weird, huh?)
Andrew: You know, this necklace makes me think of this totally random memory of my mother. I was a little kid, and I was crying for one reason or another. And she was cradling me, rocking me back and forth, and I can just remember the silver balls rolling around. And there was like snot running down my nose. And she offered me her sleeve and told me to blow my nose into it. And I can remember, even as a little kid, thinking to myself, this is love... this is love.
And of course... later:
Andrew: F***, this hurts so much.
Sam: I know it hurts. But it's life, and it's real. And sometimes it f***ing hurts, but it's life, and it's pretty much all we got.
Okay, end Garden State. I've actually watched a movie that I really wouldn't mind watching again sometime. It's not perfect but it was cute.
Retail is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be
So I've been working for awhile at Stein Mart now, back in the shoe department. You know, everyone in high school wanted to work retail: trendy clothing stores, etc. Well, most people do not realize until they get there that working retail is really quite a pain and definitely does not pay enough for what employees have to deal with every single day. People are messy. My co-worker made a very good point when she muttered to me:
"I hate cleaning up... after grown women."
Amen!
People leave shoes lying around on the floor. They flip display shoes around (why do you do that?!). They leave boxes lying around on the chairs. They don't use socks when trying on shoes (99.9% of people do this, and I am proud to say that I will never try on shoes without those socks again -_-). They put boxes in wherever they feel like it.
It's enough to make a usually calm woman be on the verge of screaming.
Sorry, I lied (like Sam) and I'll end with a quote from the movie:
So what do we do? What do we do?
