Turning Siamese

Saturday, Apr. 12, 2003 - 1:43 a.m.

John reported some good news to me earlier Friday evening -- 'That Darn Cat' (The original one from 1965 with Hayley Mills) is going to be released to DVD in May!

For reasons -completely- beyond my ken, Disney is also going to release the remake, which features the single most unappealing feline I have ever seen in the history of my looking at moovn pitchers, but I guess if you're a Christina Ricci fan instead of a Hayley Mills fan, then you're all set.

TRIVIA: The name of the original Darn Cat was 'Syn'. One of the major pet food companies used to sponsor a special award given during the Oscar ceremonies for best performance in a movie by an animal, and that year, Syn won for 'That Darn Cat'. The reason I know -this- is because I saw the actual award be appraised on the US version of Antiques Roadshow, and there was a close-up of the engraved plaque on the base.

My head is too full of stuff. What it's full of is a matter of opinion.

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In other news, Jamie selected his altar, Nelson put it on the plastic, it was carted home and set up -- and the energy of their living room changed, which may or may not have resulted in something going wrong with their computer. It just beeps angrily now and refuses to boot up. I told Jamie not to worry, that this was probably something Nelson could fix in less than three minutes once he got home from work. But Jamie keeps hearing the word 'motherboard' in his subconscious. I suggested that if there was something fatally wrong with the computer, then yes, he would probably hear a word or two that began with 'mother'.

Instead of arguing with the computer, Jamie and I switched to voice. And I almost worked up the nerve to actually play keyboard for him. Maybe next time. :)

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Update: Disney is / am / are a bunch of idiots. They didn't release THIS That Darn Cat on DVD, they released that shitty remake. AND, as of this writing, they have not renegotiated their contract with Pixar!
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