I don’t know about you, but I miss NBC’s remake of ‘Prime Suspect’. I loved getting my weekly fix of Maria Bello as Det. Jane Timony.
Shout-out to Peter Berg who Executive Produced. I worked with him in Hancock – he Directed, but also gave himself a role as a Doctor in the scenes with us – so fun to work with him.
I loved ‘Prime Suspect’ not only because it was well made and the lead female character was real, but the best part was that she DIDN’T WEAR stilleto heels while chasing down bad guys in the streets of NY.
Have you noticed on shows like CSI:NY that Det. Stella Bonasera ran around chasing bad guys in heels?
Heels. Really? I don’t even have words for it, it’s so ridiculous. All I can do is shake my head and hope that humankind will do better in the future. A future where shows like ‘Prime Suspect’ don’t get cancelled.
Here’s a snippet of the Det. Timony I miss:
This is a very small, insignificant issue. But it’s one of those things that make you go “What the…” How much cotton does one need to stuff inside a pill bottle? I mean really. It took up roughly half of the container. Is that much cotton really necessary? I just can’t believe that it is. Save on some plastic and cotton. Use a smaller container and less cotton. Sheesh!
Yesterday I was out running errands. I parked in a lot and took a minute to snack on an orange before going into the store. The woman who was parked next to me exited the store and as she was getting in to her car, slammed her car door into my car. Really? She noticed I was in the car, smiled and brushed her hand on my car to dust away her ding. Really? I got out to look since she was still hanging around and said “there’s plenty of room here” (between my car and hers). She laughed and said “I know”.
Then, the next car pulled in after she exited and THIS guy also got out of his car, and just let his door swing wide open, crashing in to my side mirror.
Really, dude?
He noticed I was in the car, laughed, waved and used his sleeve to wipe off any mark or ding. Really? What is with people? Is that the new thing now? Just get out of the car and swing your door open wide and hard without looking? Interesting.
It’s fun to watch other people work isn’t it? Especially when you could pitch in and help them, but you choose not to for nothing more than lack of thoughtfulness. Or brains.
I shop at Trader Joe’s often for groceries. For any of you who’ve never been there, it’s a small chain so there isn’t always a lot of staff to help bag groceries when checking out. Meaning, the gal or guy who runs all your items through the scanner, sometimes has to then bag all those items. When only one person is doing both of those tasks, it can take awhile. Espeicially if you have a big order.
I find it super easy to open a bag and throw some of my groceries in it while the cashier scans items. I think it’s a nice thing to do, if nothing else. It makes them happy, gives me something to do, lightens their work load and I get out of there faster and so does the person in line behind me.
So it’s amazing to me when I see people with tons of groceries just stand there and stare at the cashier, watching them do all the work. Literally just standing there. DOING NOTHING. Just standing there! Watching. Last week I saw a middle-aged couple do this and they must have stood there for 20 minutes. Watching. Not moving. Doing nothing.
I wanted to say “Hey, guys. Open a bag and throw some of your shit in it, would ya? You’re taking forever AND making the cashier do ALL the work. Hello? Anyone home? Why are you just standing there?”
But I didn’t.
Can anyone explain this human phenomenon to me? I just don’t get it. Are they lazy? Stupid? Think they are above helping? Thoughtless? I seriously want to know WHAT if anything is going on in their head. Maybe I’ll ask them next time. I’ll let you know what they say.
Hoping you all had a good Thanksgiving weekend! Mine was awesome mostly because I was able to both relax and be productive. I prefer it that way. It’s just the way I’m wired.
Thanksgiving itself though, is yet another holiday for me that has it’s issues. I’m not all that excited about celebrating the whole story of the Pilgrims coming to America, eating with the Native Americans… AND THEN CLAIMING EVERYTHING AND TAKING EVERYTHING FROM THEM.
I’m a load of fun aren’t I? The best way to explain how I feel about it, is through comedian Eddie Izzard. He’s genius in his American history story telling – love it! If you haven’t seen his full show, treat yourself.
But really, every holiday is what you make it. You sort of have to make each your own and celebrate in your own way. Thanksgiving is easy to just say it’s a holiday of giving thanks. Actually taking a moment to really savor all that is good in one’s life. I did that. And I hope you did too. If not, it’s never to late. You can start right now.
