Emmett and I will be seeing Tropic Thunder tomorrow so I'll be sure to give a report.

It got a rave review in the Chron today.

Even better, they could have team called "the Vikings" with a guy dressed up in pseudo-Norse garb with a sword and stuff.

I went to that high school. Though I don't remember a mascot dressing the part.

When they start getting too wild, I'll say, "Okay ladies, let's bring it down a notch." And it works!

I refer to my students as “ladies” and “gentlemen.” It does not always have the desired effect. I also say “ma’am” and “sir” to them, as in “Here’s your paper, sir” or “Good job, ma’am.” More to model polite behavior than anything else, though.

there have been a few groups of males in my life referred to as "the boys".

I have a group of male friends whom I refer to as “the boys.” They like it. Mainly because they're all over 30 and most are over 40 and they like the young connotations.

Just got back from vet. Mickey has a mild ear infection. At the root of it all, he has allergies. Just not sure to what. Not bad enough that the vet wants to do any testing on him, but enough to watch and see how he is. I already switched him to sensitive skin food about 6 weeks ago because he had licked all the fur off his tummy and inner thighs. We'll see how that goes.

In the meantime, I have an antibiotic for his ears.

Disability boycotters aren't known for enjoying irony. Personally, it would matter more to me how they say what the say and whether the movie rewards them for it, or makes them pay for it.(Michael Scott says horrible things, but "The Office" doesn't high-five him for it.) Because I remember getting all upset about the movie where Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon played conjoined twins. When I actually saw it, I found it sweet, in a weird sort of way. Very sympathetic to the brothers' urges to go their own ways and so forth. And, hello? Broke-ass cripples go to movies twice a year. That won't make producers shake in their Bruno Maglis, people. Broke-ass cripples versus a rave in Rolling Stone...one of these things is not like the others.

ChiKat, I'm glad the feline ear problems were treatable. I once had a cat who had repeated yeast infections - in her ears. My roommate and I had endless fun over that. Well, after we'd administered her medications.

yeast infections - in her ears

This is the infection he has. Treatable with ear drops.

oh my ... all this discussion of the word "lady" has reminded me of something from years ago. As I think I've said, my mother put a high value on being ladylike. My freshman year in college she was in the dorm and someone had a sign up,for women's rights, of the female symbol with a clenched fist inside it. My mother looked at it and said, "that's not very ladylike" ... I think my response was "nope", which lead her to try to understand why any woman would knowingly do something unladylike. Don't think she ever grasped the concept.

I think Harry Knowles does a pretty good job of summing up the "retard" kerfuffle over at AICN.

It actually has nothing to do with anyone that has ever actually had a mental disorder - unless you count acting as a mental disorder - which I think we can all agree actors are nothing but a breed of goofy bastards.

I skipped because I'm excited and a wee bit worried.

My SIL is in the hospital and has been induced for labor. She was due Monday, today she had a doctor's appointment and when they were leaving the house she slipped and fell. The baby is okay but her elbow is hurt. Also she's been dilated the same for about 3 weeks so they are inducing.

She's had such a rough pregnancy (she had was sick all day every day for the first 3 or 4 months of her pregnancy and then that slacked off finally but up until last month she was still getting sick and throwing up) so I'm hoping for a relatively easy delivery.

Also safe driving ma tomorrow for my parents when they head up there separately, it's been raining non stop in both SC and FL. Not sure whenI'll get to go up there but probably Labor Day.

Ooh! Labor-ma for your SIL, askye! It sounds like she's rightfully ready to get this pregnancy over and get on with the mom thing.