Progressive poem meme and the plague reaches epic proportions

I was tagged for a progressive poem meme by Nicole - Prue started it. Their contributions are the first 4 lines, I continue with the next 2. (see sidebar for links to Prue and Nicole)

I have a friend, his name is Jack,
He is a hypochondriac.

He spends his days combating germs,
and memorising Latin terms.

with great distress he will disrobe,
He's proud to be a nudophobe.

For those interested in my thinking here, I was getting the idea of Jack as an educated but fussy faddish individual full of odd quirks - going off and finding the proper names for these eccentricities with great glee. I considered going with him as a faddish eater (like Jack Spratt, another famous jack), but couldn't find an appropriate rhyme, so went this way instead - but perhaps a later rhymer will tackle this idea?

I tag maccarthaigh family , who I don't know but expressed an interest in this meme on Nicole's post (Hi! nice to meet you!)

In other news, Owl came down with hand foot and mouth disease, hence still very little blogging!!! He is on the mend now.

movie meme

1. One movie that made you laugh

The Wedding Banquet – I was slapping my thighs. I saw it with 2 friends who despite protesting in one case that she would never have a chinese wedding banquet (she’s chinese) and the other that he wouldn’t get married at all – ending up marrying each other (weren’t going out when saw movie) and having their very own wedding banquet!

2. One movie that made you cry

It would be easier to state a movie that didn’t make me cry. Sophie’s Choice comes to mind for the sheer agony of her choice. Cried buckets in that. (Also my favourite movie Life is Beautiful)

3. One movie you loved when you were a child

The Sound of Music – yep I sang along. My husband used to deride me for ages about this, until I made him watch it – as he cried during the hiding from the Nazis scene – he admitted he quite liked the movie…

4. One movie you’ve seen more than once

See above. Also Grease (musicals bear repeated watching because you can sing along). And for Nicole who tagged me – I watched Room with a View multiple times as a teen too – especially certain scenes…

5. One movie you loved, but were embarrassed to admit it

I’m not embarrassed by what I like. Perhaps more generally, I have a high tolerance for romantic comedies, even if they are pretty B grade – though that doesn’t really embarrass me.

6. One movie you hated

Titanic – overwrought emotion.

7. One movie that scared you

Silence of the Lambs – I saw it with my cousin when we were home alone together at her place as uni students – we slept with the lights on that night.

8. One movie that bored you

Hey Dude where’s my car. I went with a bunch of guys from the single men’s block at Morling College when I lived on (as a married). They loved it, I was bored witless. Though, the funny thing was that my twin brother managed around this time to forget where his car was and became known as the Hey Dude where’s my car guy around his office.

9. One movie that made you happy

One I remember that had a real joie de vivre was Much ado about Nothing (Kenneth Branagh version).

10. One movie that made you miserable

One time when I was little, we tried to go see Lassie with my Dad. But we accidentally went into Ginger Meggs instead, which none of us liked the FIRST time we saw it, let alone a second time. So we all went home without seeing a movie. Pretty sad at about 6 or 7.

11. One movie you weren’t brave enough to see

Romper Stomper – I went with Margaret Pomerantz over David Stratton and decided not to see it.

12. One movie character you’ve fallen in love with

The main character in Dead Poets society – and he meets such a tragic end too. I have to say, the present day Robert Sean Leonard in House doesn’t do much for me.

13. The last movie you saw

On DVD, Nurse Betty. Disturbing – kinda funny, but in the end a dubious morality I thought – you are meant to accept the professional killer as providing the message . At the movies, Juno – I very much enjoyed this.

14. The next movie you hope to see
Anything at the movies!!!! I just want to get out…………..Love in a time of Cholera starts soon, and I just read the book, so maybe that.

I was tagged by Nicole. I tag Kaylene, Kristen and Mim (see sidebar for links).

No blogging

Sorry for lack of blogging. My family continues sick - 2.5 weeks now! We are just managing to get everything done, but no time for the fripperies of life! If you pray, please pray - Sparky, Bhaer and I still have a coldy/flu thing. The good thing is Owl (haven't had time to decide on new name, thanks for suggestions) is well.