:: Venting Insanity ::

:: Sunday, May 18, 2003 ::

no dinner
I skipped on serving tonight. I had more fun at Estelle's. Johnny went to Paul's again, so it was just us and the baby. We went over to the pizza place, got a couple slices, and sat down to eat. The baby was very well behaved, though he did flirt with the girls at the next table. It's so cute when little boys flirt.

We went back, watched some cartoons while Estelle gave the baby his bath and put him to bed. Then, we watched Dogma. I had never seen it before, but I liked it.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon play two angels banned from Heaven, Bartleby and Loki respectively. They're annonymously pointed to a loophole thought up by a Catholic Cardinal (George Carlin) who's trying to get more parishoners. The Cardinal states that anyone who passes through the doors of his small church in New Jersey will be absolved of their sins. Bartleby and Loki figure that, if they cut off their wings and become mortal, they can walk through the doors of the church, be absolved of their sins, and return to Heaven. This, of course, proves God wrong and, since God can't be infallible, would spell the end of all existance as we know it. The Voice of God (Alan Rickman, Snape-with-Wings) comes to a mortal woman for help. Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) has had her fill of God. While she goes through the motions of being Catholic, she really doesn't believe anymore and can't understand why the Voice of God would come to her for help. The Voice of God says she will find two Prophets to help her on her journey (Jay and Silent Bob, of all people). Well, she does, only they don't seem to realize they're Prophets. Along the way, they're joined and/or hampered by the 13th Apostle (Chris Rock), two Muses (Selma Hayek and Jason Lee), and a trio of demons. Along the way, Bethany learns a few things about herself, the Catholic Religion, and the workings of the 'Cosmos', only to find that it's not exactly what she was taught it was.

It was definitely cute. I got a couple of good laughs out of it. While the language is a bit rough and therefore hard to mesh with a religious story, it's a foremost a comedy and a made up story, only using the Catholic religion as a basis. Try not to get too offended if you're Catholic (or religious in anyway). It's a story for fun and that's what it was... fun. I'm glad I finally saw it.

tomorrow
Tomorrow must have been a busy day. Aunt Nancy called me earlier asking if I could watch the kids tomorrow. Unfortunately, because of the whole Rainbow thing, I couldn't. As it is, I really wanted to hang out with John S, but I don't know what time that's going to happen. I'm hoping it won't be too late. Patty asked that we bring our gowns as she wants to put on a small degree or something. x.x;; Ah well. I like doing degrees and Ritual work anyway. It won't be too bad, then. It's at 3 pm, but I have to be there at 2 for set up. I also want to pass on the information for Calverton next week. It's Memorial Day Weekend, which means placing the flags at the cemetary.