Review of Body Heat (1981) by Ariel U — 08 Dec 2004

There are some times in life when you experience things you didn?t imagine you would in the current time.

And there are times when you don?t know what to make of things.

This was both.

In the past few weeks, my grades have gone up. I got my first grade higher than a C+.

(that being the positive side of that grade). A B- on a paper about music in a novel.

Suiting that I?d be fortunate to be blessed with knowledge of Al Green and Fleetwood Mac that my teacher would even suggest that incorporate music into my final semester-ending project. But we?ll get to my choice in that area later...

I?ve been productive. The group project I was involved in was completed 12/01. It was risky, since our group worked together in every area. And most definitely time consuming... 6 hours working, us four.

Back to Thanksgiving,.

It was a warm, dewy, sunny, and calm day.

That is, until my mother got mad at me.

I don?t remember why, but I left the house.

I drove to rent bad movies for us all to either laugh or roll eyes at.

Being free, in my car, is the greatest thing I can do.

It clears my mind. I listen to music that I love.

And the only thing that could interrupt is a traffic cop.

(still haven?t been pulled over).

I came home and relaxed.

[B]13 Going on 30[/B] is easily one of the worst movies of the year.

It should have been 13 Going on 34,.

And have been set in 1983.

The film backtracks a few years, despite saying it takes place in 1987.

And has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Insipid, predictable, and path-etic.

2 points for Mark Ruffalo. He's not annoying, actually.

But as my education excelled and my solo moments were enjoyed, I?ve become disappointed in life otherwise.

Day after Thanksgiving. Black friday. I get up at 6am.

Enter JCPenney.

[B]?Do you want a snow globe??[/B].

Mickey mouse.

I get to work for 7am, in which unfortunately, was the exact time our doors opened.

?Mal, you?re in fitting room?.

Why don?t you just hang me.

Fitting room. Boredom, annoyance, and the shoplifter?s paradise.

I briefly got to say ?hi? to those who from summer, came back just for the weekend.

Zach asked me how school was. I said ?kind of boring?, since it?s eventful when its difficult.

He agreed.

Chances are, he ran out of stash or something the days before.... I imagine... know things, but haven?t witnessed.

I grab my key. I run over.

Nobody should be trying things on this holiday. Shopping for yourself is, as I see, greedy.

Unfortunately, it was busy. I had my work cut out for me.

And four hours later, I was told I had a break lined up.

Drained, sleepy, and aggravated, I took my 30.

Entering the back room, manager says that underwear tags were found in a room, when my reliever checked them.

Fuck. The rooms were?nt cleaned from the LAST time, that being Wednesday ...

Don?t give me shit.

My hours were being cut as well at this point. For what reason, I don?t know....

Maybe just so that I could become an ?angry employee? and end my position, and only to my head managers pleasure. [i]Bitch.[/i].

[b]Ride it out. Things change.[/b].

-.

I was watching ?Ultimate Film Fanatic?, which is ... awful.

It was a re-run, and my father wondered if I watched a ?movie-a-day?, like a supposed fanatic did for the year of 2003.

11/18-25. Here you go.

[b]Alfie[/b] wasn?t as disappointing as it should have been. Jude Law was swell, but the emotional sequences were not. Touching moment? Come on. Don?t attempt that unless someone can get off.

[b]Don?t Look Now[/b] was more interesting than [b]Body Heat[/b], which besides being sexy, was predictable, unlike the former.

[b]The Girl Next Door[/b] was kind of like watching every other teenage sex comedy, but rated R and loss of all morals. Fit it with every other song played in popular ?kick ass? or ?yeah? or ?so choice? moments, and you get the idea.

[b]Ella Enchanted[/b] is similar, because it?s exactly the same premise as every other cute movie, sans sex, but instead PG, although, the same ?groan? level.

-.

My body has changed. I have lost some weight, and it?s very obvious.

My hips are sticking out, and my jeans ride lower.

Arms and back are tight.

I didn?t try to do it. I?m not on some diet to suffice my low emotional complex, or teenage woes. Could it be .... not snacking ? Probably.

As I assess my current state, I am different. I consider things from another side, because of what I?ve recently been affected by.

That all comes next.