Simpsonized!

 

This afternoon we all went to see the new Simpsons movie. The movie was so self-explanatory, even I could figure out what was going on without captions and I thought it was hilarious. The Simpsons Movie was true Simpsons humor, everything we know and love to watch on TV, with the addition of a PG-13 rating. Yes, that means the movie is a little bit “naughtier” than the TV show. Not to be a spoiler, but flipping the bird, saying “Goddamn”, and a cartoon penis make this movie inappropriate for younger children. I was surprised to see the penis, but the way it was written into the movie was a riot. If you like The Simpsons on TV, you’ll enjoy The Simpsons Movie.

Get Simpsonized!

Even King Neptune Would Approve

Tonight on Hell’s Kitchen, both teams created three lobster dishes after catching and cooking the lobsters personally. Bonnie created an apple and lobster salad that Chef Ramsey preferred to Melissa’s citrus lobster salad because Melissa’s lobster was not cooked properly. Melissa even stated on camera prior to serving that her lobster was slightly raw. Julia prepared lobster risotto but it was no match for Rock’s lobster tempura. Both teams prepared lobster bisque for the third dish. Chef Ramsey declared a tie, but unfortunately one team has to lose, and Chef chose Jen’s lobster crab bisque with saffron and thyme over Brian’s version with cilantro (?).

The Red Team won a photo shoot with Chef Ramsey for the cover of “In Touch” magazine. The Blue Team got to sort recyclables. Rock was livid, declaring he would never ask his cooks to sort through trash. Then to rub salt in the wound, Chef Ramsey calls and asks for Rock to show up at the shoot to pick up the trash there.

Prior to dinner service, Chef Ramsey announces the addition of Bonnie’s Lobster Salad to the dinner menu and the Blue Team has to fetch lobsters all evening, even for the Red Team orders. Bonnie was so excited and proud, but perhaps she should have remembered that pride comes before a fall. While cooking the appetizers, the Red Team was on a roll; suddenly, Bonnie’s station goes up in flames and she has NO idea what to do!

Josh and Melissa on the Blue Team kept making one mistake after another, from screwed up appetizers to runny mashed potatoes. I know the pressure has got to be incredible on these people, but they claim to be professional chefs with years of fine-dining experience and should be able to make mashed potatoes! Last episode, the entire show focused on Melissa barking orders and bossing the women around. Now that she’s on the men’s team, she’s completely incompetent and kowtowing to Rock. Thanks to her ineptitude, the Blue Team is shut down for the evening.

Can you imagine being in a restaurant and suddenly the server comes to your table and says, “Sorry, the kitchen is now closed for the evening because our cooks suck so bad.”?

Melissa

Obviously, as a result of Chef Ramsey shutting down the Blue Team, one of their teammates faces elimination. Chef immediately orders Melissa to turn in her smock and get the <bleep> out of his kitchen. I expected her to leave tonight. But then he calls Josh and Brian up and wants to know why they should stay. After listening to what he considers their pathetic excuses, he allows both to stay.

Watching the show tonight was nowhere near as fun with Charlie out of town. We have fun screaming at the TV together and talking about the show while watching it. I’m sure he’s picturing me jumping up and down because Melissa is out! And then picturing me glowing with pride because Julia, the “little waffle house cook” is still on the show and outlasted several stronger competitors.

My predictions:

1. Josh will be eliminated next week.
2. The final showdown will be between Jen and Rock

Seriously, WTF? : Tweens accused of kidnapping baby

Just when you thought you’d heard it all, another story comes along that makes you say, “WTF? “

In Enid, Oklahoma early Thursday morning, two sisters ages 10 and 12 snuck into their neighbor’s home through an unlocked side door, gathered diapers, clothes, and a stroller then walked out with the neighbor’s one-year old son. Read the article in the Daily Oklahoman.

In this story, the mother of the two girls is quoted as saying, “…the case is being blown out of proportion.” And complains that her daughters are being held in custody, but drug dealers and sex offenders are released.

First of all, does this woman realize her children committed a felony?

Second, what kind of child kidnaps another child?

From the stories published by the Daily Oklahoman, this seems to be a classic case of parental neglect. Of course, I don’t know the whole story, but I would think if the police came to my house and told me my daughter was accused of kidnapping my neighbor’s son, I’d be doing some serious soul-searching.

But instead, this woman is playing the “blame game” so typical of parents these days. Instead of taking responsibility for their children’s actions, they find someone else to blame it on or deny their children even had anything to do with it. Despite the ten-year old being caught red-handed with the baby in her lap, the mother claims the older sister, who lives with her maternal grandmother, coerced the younger sister into committing this crime.

Obviously, someone didn’t explain the concept of right and wrong to these girls. Now they face the possibility of being incarcerated in the juvenile system. All the neighbors know what happened, and they aren’t going to trust these people ever again. I know I wouldn’t.