Pregnancy Hormones

There's something about the teeming hormones that has turned me into a sap.

I have developed a pathetic attachment to that stupid credit card commercial with Five For Fighting's 100 Years. There's something about watching that goofy couple courting, then getting married, having a baby, then playing with the grandchildren that gets me. A year ago I would probably be writing an entry making fun of it, and now I get a little misty. Did I mention the word pathetic already? Yes, I see I have.

Also, I will pretty much watch the movie Love Actually whenever it comes on. Yes, it is quite funny in many places, but I watch it just as much for the heart-rending moments. A good example is when poor Karen (Emma Thompson) is in her bedroom listening to her new Joni Mitchell CD, realizing that it means her husband is cheating on her. She bends over as though someone has punched her in the stomach, and I know I would probably have the same physical reaction.

While I'm thinking about it, here are some of the best moments from Love Actually, since I'm watching it right now.

Billy Mack, after singing the wrong lyrics again: "Oh! Fuck wank bugger shitting arse head and hole!"

Karen: "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?"

Natalie: Hello, David. I mean "sir". Shit, I can't believe I've just said that. Oh and now I've gone and said "shit" - twice. I'm so sorry, sir.
Prime Minister: It's fine, it's fine. You could've said "fuck", and then we'd have been in real trouble.
Natalie: Thank you, sir. I did have an awful premonition that I was going to fuck up the first day. Oh piss-it!

Sam: She doesn't even know my name. And even if she did, she'd despise me. She's the coolest girl in school and everyone worships her because she's heaven.
Daniel: Well, basically, you're fucked, aren't you?

The Prime Minister (Hugh Grant, who has many funny moments) dancing to the Pointer Sisters Jump and getting caught by a staffer.

Billy Mack: "So if you believe in Christmas, children, like your uncle Billy does, buy my festering turd of a record."

The piano music that plays when Juliet realizes the poor sap, Mark, is stupid in love with her despite the fact she's just married his best friend. Further, the way he paces around outside when he leaves, knowing exactly how fucked he is.

The Prime Minister going door-to-door looking for Natalie. He's begged by some random children to sing a carol, and he complies. He turns to silently goad his assistant (or whatever the guy is) into joining him. When the man starts singing, he does so in a reasonably impressive operatic tone, earning the most delightful confused look on the PM's face before he plows on, dutifully singing his song.

Mark's posterboard confession to Juliet, after which he decides that was enough and he can move on.

When the PM is discussing notable British contributions to the world, Harry Potter and David Beckham's left and right feet (separately) all make the list.

Billy Mack's manager, Joe: "Ten minutes at Elton John's and you're as gay as a maypole!"

Billy Bob Thornton as the Bill Clinton clone.

Joanna (Sam's dream girl) and her song at the end of the Christmas Pageant. Specifically, after she points at Sam and gets his hopes up, then he gets the world's crossest look ever after she points at about twenty more people after him.

Billy Mack in general, and his fight against the boy band, "Blue" for the #1 Christmas record. Bill Nighy is quite good really. If you've ever seen him in the B movie Underworld and in this, I would hope that you're as amazed as I am that he can completely transform himself into those two very different roles. I wish he'd get more work.