Texas-Bound, Gilligan's Island and Pot and The Pope of Trash

I'm now counting down the days until I fly out of Massachusetts to enjoy myself in the Lone Star State. Getting more excited (and a little nervous) every day. I found out my first night there will be spent going to a local Dallas hangout (the name escapes me @the moment) for general merriment and a Guitar Hero competition. I just might join up for shits and giggles, as $5 is quite reasonable. I still have to figure out what I'm packing and also to empty out my camera to leave plenty of room for pictures galore, as I'm sure I'll be looking like the stereotypical tourist in that regard. Also, many pics of my gorgeous host will be taken. Because I can. :D

My St. Paddy's was uneventful outside of work. Work itself was a very busy day, due to all the new people in the office. They had me running around doing Facilities and such, making sure everything was in working order and whathaveyou. Also, free food is always welcome where I'm concerned.

The rest of the day was spent @home, drinking Killian's, puttering about on the Internet, wrestling on the TV in the background (I barely paid attention anyway) and laundry. They can't all be wonders of social activity.

I have to say I was amused to read about Dawn Wells (aka Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island) getting caught w/pot in her car.

DRIGGS, Idaho - Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.

She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance — were dropped.

On Oct. 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested Wells as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party that was held for her. According to the sheriff's office report, Gutierrez pulled Wells over after noticing her swerve and repeatedly speed up and slow down. When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana.

Personally, it's always funny to read about people older than my grandparents and their non-medical fun w/marijuana. Just goes to show you there should be higher priorities in this country than the War On Drugs, @least where weed is concerned. I'd like to think the $ and energy could be spent better on, oh, I dunno, education, the homeless, taking care of unregistered sex offenders, closing the gap between middle and upper class, environmental issues, so on and so forth. But nope! Those pot-smoking layabouts who play violent video games are the DEVIL!

For those of you who know me, I'm a big John Waters fan, and have been ever since my first fateful viewing of Pink Flamingos almost 10 years ago. Now, your average movie-goer has probably never seen a John Waters film. Your average movie-goer probably never wants to see one. Depending on which entry in Mr. Waters' filmography you watch (whether Flamingos, Hairspray, or Cecil B. Demented, among others) will probably sway your opinion. One movie I'm waiting w/bated breath for a DVD release is one of his earlier works, Multiple Maniacs. And that is mostly because of this:

How many movies do you know of where the climax is a very large drag queen getting raped by the cheesiest monster lobster (named Lobstora, mind you) you'll ever see in your life?

I don't think it needs mentioning that the following may be considered NSFW. You have been warned.

It's safe to say I'm not like most people where it comes to cinematic tastes and what amuses me in general.