Right now is a good time to be Jeff Bridges. I mean, it’s always good to be Jeff Bridges, but this week is probably as good as it gets. For starters, he won an Oscar on Sunday for a movie that I didn’t even hear of. I guess he played an alcoholic, and the Academy goes nuts for that sort of thing. I’m wondering if this character enjoyed White Russians, because he looked enough like The Dude.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Yesterday, the next part in the greatest week in Jeff Bridges history was revealed… the trailer for Tron Legacy hit the Internet. Now, just let me start by saying that I’m not one of these people with a strong personal attachment to the original Tron. The reason for this is that I had never seen it until about two or three months ago… but when I did, I could see why so many socially awkward people my age love it. It was pretty neat, a lot of fun to watch, and funny, too. It was one of those movies that Disney did a great job with in the late 70’s/early 80’s… and they seem to have lost their touch when it comes to that sort of thing. I’m pretty optimistic, though… it looks slick, the designs are sweet, Olivia “13 from House” Wilde is hot… well, just take a look for yourself.
Oh, hell yes. Too far away. I’m going to have to freeze myself until it’s time.
Well, here we are. Christmas has arrived once again. Thank God. I couldn’t stand to put up with the continued emphasis on shopping, while we’re still living in a recession. That’s why I’m happy that when I talk to all of my friends, they all say the same thing: all we want is time with the people we love. That’s what Christmas really means to me. Sure, the fact that I was Kris Kringle might be shining through, but it’s true. Let everyone know how much you care. If you care enough, you show your love with a gift of some sort. It shouldn’t be because it’s expected of you. It should be because you want to. One of my co-workers said it best. “Christmas should be like Thanksgiving, only better.” And I agree.
The other thing I hate about Christmas is wrapping the presents. Every year I get the idea into my head that I’m good at it, but the exact opposite is the truth. But the fact that I’ve made it a tradition of my own to watch The Big Lebowski when I wrap makes it a little easier. I didn’t have many presents to wrap, so this year I only got up to the part where The Dude meets Maude. A couple of years ago I managed to do the whole film, but those were simpler times, when we all knew what we wanted for Christmas and Billy Mays could get it for us. We’ve lost our innocence, in a way.
Well, I hope you all have a great Christmas. Just remember, you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.
