Hump Day & Chill

Madonna
1985/2025

"Get into the groove
Boy, you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah" - Into The Groove, Madonna 

Did you know "Desperately Seeking Susan" is 40 years old?! Like OMG! That's correct Minions and to celebrate it Madonna wore the iconic jacquard jacket from the 1985 movie to a fashion show benefit in New York City, celebrating the film's 40th anniversary and raising money for the Trans Justice Funding Project. 

Thus we are giving a Hump Day & Chill shout out to the Queen Of Pop Today.

I remember seeing "Desperately Seeking Susan" while I was a college Freshman in Portland, OR. Oh, and "Yes" I was and still am a Madonna fan. 

Cheers to the one and only Madonna long may she Hump Day & Chill!!!

Madonna on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/madonna/   

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon
Christopher Atkins & Brooke Shields 

 Hello April! Here's a still from the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon to celebrate.

APRIL FOOLS!!!

It's actually a mash-up of Creature From The Black Lagoon and The Blue Lagoon. "Yes" the creature has gotten lost and is hanging in the wrong lagoon, his bad.

With every being basically a lie or deception of some sort daily, be careful what you fall for today because the BS count I'm sure will tick higher than usual. If that's even remotely possible...

April Fools Day on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day   

Current Mood

Heeeere's Frank!
Jake Gyllenhaal & Friend

I don't know about you Minions but my Current Mood is: "Apprehensive" with a side of don't worry be happy.

Much like Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his ax with Frank The Rabbit looming in the background.

What's that? You get the apprehensive part, where does the side of happy enter into the equation? The ax is the happy part, it will help you overcome and defeat any obstacle in your way.

Of course I am not saying one should carry an ax literally. It's a metaphor.

Happy Metaphor Monday Minions!

Donnie Darko on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/donnie_darko

"White Lotus" Sunday

Leslie Bibb & Carrie Coon

I couldn't agree with you more Laurie...

Well I don't know about you Minions but I can't wait until 6pm Pacific Standard Time to come around to see what happens next on The White Lotus!

There are only two episodes left and all bets are off on exactly how it will all end up.

Everyone has their theories about what might happen and all of them are valid until we actually find out.

Here are two of mine:

1) Sritala (Patravadi Mejudhon) is Rick's (Walton Goggin's) "deceased" Father

2) Greg/Gary (John Gries) plans for Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) are not to murder her, but fund her spa

There you have it! I could be wrong, or...as for everyone else I have no hunch what will possibly go down with them.

Enjoy the show!!!

The White Lotus on the WWW -

https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus  

"Baby Teeth"

Pip Lewis

Photo: Amy Tran

Pip Lewis is a British singer-songwriter based in San Diego, California. At 22, she brings over a decade of musical experience to her craft. Her forthcoming album, Growing Pains, weaves introspective lyrics with ethereal soundscapes, capturing the raw emotions of change and self-discovery. Her latest single, "Baby Teeth," now streaming alongside a new music video, explores the bittersweet nature of loss and the struggle between holding on and letting go.

Pip says, “The imagery in 'Baby Teeth' is all about things that are once important but become neglected over time: a sweet melting and hardening in a car door, a dog-eared book never finished, a takeaway receipt kept for no real reason."

She adds, "The chorus, with the tooth metaphor, is especially striking. Losing a baby tooth is inevitable, a sign of growing up, but there’s also a choice in how it happens—rip it out quickly or let it fall out slowly. It plays with the idea that the narrator knows that they’re being left behind but is unsure if they should just end it or let the loss drag on. It explores the question as to whether it is more uncomfortable to let go willingly or to suffer until the bitter end?”

Stream "Baby Teeth" here: https://onerpm.link/babyteeth

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/XZGUmk2Q5n4 

www.piplewismusic.com

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Lost Highway

Patricia Arquette
Lost Highway

Fred Madison: I had a dream about you last night.

• Renee Madison: Yeah? What was it about?
• 
  
• Fred Madison: You were in the house, calling my name, but I couldn't find you. Then there you were, lying in bed... but it wasn't you. It looked like you, but it wasn't.

Ever get the feeling that something or someone is not as they seem? 

That's all...

Lost Highway on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/   

Michael's Musings

A Guy Like Me Should Wear A Warning...
Michael Shinafelt

A guy like me should wear a warning...have you not ascertained that by now Minions? That's why I don't think before I speak sometimes I like to be as shocked as everyone else, know what I mean?!

That's also why I don't plan out what I am going to say in my column. I just sit down at the computer and flow. Which is exactly what I am doing right here, right now. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!

I've seen smarter cabinets at Ikea, think about it, but not too much

Pro Tip: Carry a fork with you. If someone tries to rob you pull out the fork and say: "Thank you Lord for this meal I'm about to have" and charge at them with it, the more you know

So tell me, would you risk death for a good time? Discuss. 

FYI I'm not loud, you're just boring, that's all

Brothers Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and Saxon (Patrick  Schwarzenegger) bring a whole new level of meaning to the phrase "Help a brother out" on The White Lotus

I'm going to miss Garcelle Beauvais on RHOBH she was  one of my favorite housewives evuh!

"I genuinely don't remember making you all this stupid" - God

Let's charter the crazy yacht from Hell, shall we??? We shall!!!

Woman Crush of the Week - Aimee Lou Wood of The White Lotus and Sex Education fame. She's real, and she's spectacular!

If "The White Lotus" teaches us anything. It should be this: Never take a three person girls trip

And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets

Finally got around to seeing 2019's Marriage Story with Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Laura Dern on Netflix...Amazing!

Beware of "Carjacking" there's that

Hey I'm not like all of you sometimes I have to be honest, so there!

Get real with me here -

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