Had to be there

So I muted the tv after having a random thought so I could talk to Doug about our impending honeymoon  while he was out on the balcony. This is how that particular laugh inducing moment went... 

Me “Hey, I heard today that Fiji has some of the most polluted water in the world?”

Doug “Yeah, I told you that.”

Me “No, you didn’t.

Doug “Yeah, that George Speight guy came in and took over.”

Me “What?”

Doug “Well, he‘s the leader of the army and came in and locked up the president and said ‘now I’m in charge’. That happened about 10 years ago.”

Me “What does that have to do with polluted water?

Doug “That’s what you call it when the army comes in and takes over.”

Me “Polluted water?”

Doug “No, pol...it...ical order (said slowly and with understanding dawning).” Sigh and fail!

Bahahahahaha! Maybe you had to be there =D

BTW, George did lead a coup back in 2000 but he was a business man and not the leader of the army. You can read all about that little nightmare here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Speight

That did not just happen!

I had one of those surreal that-did-not-just-happen moments this afternoon. Let me paint the picture since as an author, that’s what I’m supposed to do. First I want you to picture one of those trucks that carry earthmovers and harvesters, the ones the other machines can just drive up the back of and get towed around town. Got it? Cool. 

Now all day I’ve had this thump-thump-thump migraine and when I do, I get a little light sensitive and my eyes play tricks on me. I was driving up the main street of our little town and this truck comes flying around the corner doing heaps more than 50kms an hour and for a second it looked like the whole trailer did this fish-tail sort of move. It’s was weird. Get the hell outta town weird. And then it occurred to me that I’d just been watching Transformers 3 on DVD... The moral of this story is that I shouldn’t drive anywhere with that kind of headache. And then I giggled at myself all the way to school pick up because I’m a bit of an idiot. 

But just a bit =)

And now you know something else about me. I’m a bit of a closet nerd. I’ll be bringing you highlights from geek movies such as Xmen, Transformers, Marvel movies and Twilight stuff. I love Hellboy and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and I especially love steam punk movies like The Wild Wild West. Why try to fight it? 

What are you favourite geek movies?