I saw this on happyplace.com. 

Ambien is my favorite. 

I’m watching Hemingway and Gelhorn. How did I miss the casting call for “Plump Whore”?

I'm weird in that I've always liked grown-up cereals. My number one is Cracklin' Oat Bran. Then Honey Bunches of Oats. I'm not sure what it is, but because my mom would never buy Cookie Crisp, I was fine with not eating the sugary stuff. My sister, on the other hand, loved Reese's Puffs and all kinds of kid cereals. I remember two sugary-gross cereals I liked. Here are the commercials.

Waffelos.

and Dinky Donuts. I had to look this one up to make sure I didn't dream up Dinky Donuts.

ohmigawd, you could win a vcr! 

Okay, now we're into serious stuff. Sixteen candles was amazing. There was Jake. Swoon. Molly Ringwald plays the Everygirl, wanting to be noticed by boys and at home. Of course she's only noticed by the school geek until the very end of the movie. 

Then there is The Breakfast Club, which is amazing for different reasons. All of the teens are in the library for Saturday detention. They show up, thinking they couldn't be more different, and by the end they've learned a lot about themselves as well as each other. In the movie, they are instructed to write a paper on who they are. They turn in this:

Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did WAS wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us… In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is … a brain…and an athlete…and a basket case…a princess…and a criminal. Does that answer your question?

Sincerely yours,

the Breakfast Club.

And how can you not like a movie where Judd Nelson starts telling a joke, "A naked blonde walks into a bar with a poodle under one arm and a two-foot salami under the other. She lays the poodle on the table. Bartender says,'I suppose you won't be needing a drink.' Naked lady says…"  and falls though the ceiling. He never finishes the joke. 

The movie felt like high school because of the clique cliches. We all knew who was who in school, many people fit into stereotypes and we didn't bother to get to know the individuals behind the stereotypes. The Breakfast Club showed us those individuals. And the movie still holds up. Very well, in fact. You should watch it again if you haven't seen it in a decade or two. 

Here's one of my favorite songs, which is in the movie and used perfectly. 

It's Royal Ascot time in Britain and y'all know I love the Royal Ascot and I've blogged about it for a few years now. The ladies have outdone themselves this year. Let's go to the pics!

Bitch thinks she's the Lorax.

no one told her it's a horse race.

in all fairness, it's not a hat – she was born with cherries growing out of her head.

I had a Casio keyboard back in the day. I never put it on my head.

I'll take this one in pink.

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling. Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand? Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming? Is this burning an eternal flame?

these bitches are having a good time. I'll drink to that.

not to put too fine a point on it, but this birdhouse is out of control.

photos from around the web and Tom & Lorenzo.

This totally goes to The Goonies because THIS:

I had young Sean Astin's picture on my wall for probably 4 years. Maybe 5. This very picture of him in the leather jacket. I know he's 40 now, but to me, this is Sean Astin. The Goonies, White Water Summer, Rudy. No, I don't care for Lord of the Rings when he was a hobbit. 

The Goonies was a great movie. Not only was there Sean Astin – there was the young Josh Brolin and the kid from Indiana Jones. And there was adorable red-haired Kerri Green who I thought was so pretty and tall. I don't know if she's actually tall or if that was my short, awkward 11-year old self who perceived her as tall. 

Also, the Cyndi Lauper theme song. 

And then there was Chunk. 

Here's the comparision of Chunk then vs the adult Jeff Cohen (Chunk) now.

Yeah. Who woulda thunk that?

Basically, it comes down to this: The Gremlins had scary little furball monsters that turned into really scary lizard monsters and The Goonies had Sean Astin. I never trusted those gremlins. I didn't trust Furbys either when they came out. 

I have a few favorites, but I would have to say The Breakfast Club has the best montage. Unfortunately, there is no video for it (according to the Google).  You know it's the best one. And come on, the song is by Wang Chung.

So, what to do, what to do? Ah, a runner-up.

Of course, the runner-up would be Breakin. The song is "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan. Oh yeah.

I haven't backed my MacBook Pro up in three days. 

I don't know – seems like it shouldn't take 4 days to complete this task. I have stuff to do. 

Because I've written the post before for the Movie challenge, here's a repeat:

I've said it many times before, my favorite soundtrack is from Pretty in Pink. That soundtrack is responsible for setting my musical tastes for years to come as well as introducing me to several bands I still love. The soundtrack is perfect for the movie and works superbly as a stand-alone compilation. 

For fun, here are some of the songs off the soundtrack. First up is Psychedelic Furs — the original recording of "Pretty in Pink," not the too-perfect one re-recorded for the movie (although the movie version is great).

An amazing song, "Bring on the Dancing Horses" by Echo & the Bunnymen.

"Left of Center" by Suzanne Vega.

And the great Nik Kershaw with the original version of "Wouldn't It Be Good." The original is 100 times better than Danny Hutton's soundtrack version (and this clip is so much easier to watch that Nik with the old mullet).