Creepy Crawlies and other things scary

"S%$t!" Hubby shouted.

As if I needed the expletive to notice the power in the entire house had gone out at the same time an extremely loud crack of thunder shook the house. 

Hubby immediately went into freakout crisis mode.  Worrying about the sump pump, house flooding, and any other major catastrophe that could happen while the electricity was out.  I sat on the couch and debated how much life the main laptop and backup laptop batteries had.  Surely between the two laptops, there should be enough power to watch a movie until the power turned back on.

Of course, Hubby won't let me just lay around.  I need to help check the sump pumps.  Ugh!  Gross!  They're in the crawl space.  I always imagine the worst creepy crawlies down there.  The cobwebs and nests make me shudder just thinking about them.  But the absolute worst part of it is the darkness.  Especially with no power, I can only see where my flashlight goes.

Unfortunately (for me) I fit better in the crawl space.  My measly little 5'3" body can almost stand in the crawl space.  My 6'3" hubby has to literally crawl.  So, Hubby sent me down there to meet my doom and the creatures who go bump in the night.

After a few minutes of shuddering preparing myself, I was able to check the sump pump.  Of course, it was full.  What does that mean exactly?  It means, hubby and I grabbed cups and buckets and bucketed out water.  After about an hour, Hubby had the surprise of his life when the sump pump kicked in as he was filling the cup with more water.  What had taken us one hour not to complete, the sump pump did in less than 30 seconds.

It was at this point I realized two things.  1. I love electricity.  2.  I am getting a battery powered sump pump for the next time this happens.

I never got to watch my movie on the laptop, but I did feel satisfaction from a job well done by bailing out the crawl space.

Oldies but Goodies

I've been thinking about this blog for a while now.  I'll start by telling you that I love movies.  All movies.  I watch anything.  My biggest pet peeve about movies are remakes.  There are so many of them!  Most times the original movie is much better than the remake.  Three movies that proove some remakes should never have been made: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Peter Pan, and the Bad News Bears.

Let's look at this in a little more detail.  I love the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  The music is very well written, the characters were cast perfectly, and there's a timeless appeal to the movie.  Now, I love Johny Depp...I don't know too many women who don't.  But the remake of that movie was just weird.  They made Willy Wonka a crazy, cruel, and eccentric person.  The original Willy Wonka character loved his candy shop and was a little eccentric, but not dark.  Tim Burton worries me. 

Peter Pan.  This is a toss up for me.  Each remake has it's own take on Peter Pan, but I like the 1950's version and Hook.

The remake of Bad News Bears is just that, bad.  The original with Tatum O'Neal and Walter Matthau was great.  Walter played a great drunk.  There's very few people who can capture that type of drunk vulgarity.

On the contrary, there's several remakes I love.  These include Flubber, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden, The Parent Trap.  These movies are all great and I think they at least as good, if not better than the originals.  The music, plot, and actors or actresses make them special in their own way.