

That should do just fine Jennifer and Ben.įor the big finale. Without the knives from Along Came Polly. If I may (and I will) steal a one-word epic line uttered from Lord Voldemort to initiate the battle of Hogwarts. I am mad, hurting, and ready to hit something Sally Field. The song playing while the Office Space guys reconfigured that printer out on the grassy knoll. Ask Alexa to play Still by the Geto Boys. I will walk into my pal's master bedroom. So…with five minutes to go before the ball drop in Times Square.

He has lots and lots of throw pillows on every bed and each couch. My friend is having me come over and house sit over the holidays. I don't want to only imagine this therapy in my head anymore. As if the last 12 months weren't bad enough. And to process my little brother's Stage 4 cancer diagnosis from earlier this spring. It's also assisting me in dealing with an unexpected move. To enter my little escapist motion picture world. My therapist on the spot when it's been needed. This is helping me get through the difficulties of this one-of-a-kind year. Maybe Academy acknowledged.Īs it turns out. So naturally I put that all together and created some totally awesome artistry in my head involving all those silver screen moments. This exceptional Walter Mitty experience wraps up by having Macauley Culkin in Home Alone jumping up and down on his parents' bed. Sort of like selecting the perfect Sauvignon Blanc to go with the Chilean Sea Bass dinner.įinally, my kith and kin. Accompanied in their batting practice with just the right music. Destroying the antagonistic printer while taking turns with a Louisville Slugger. The boys in the field venting their frustrations. In this made-for-me movie, the next thrilling sequence is from the cult sensation Office Space. My land of make-believe rolls on to the Along Came Polly cathartic film moment when Jennifer Aniston and Ben Stiller happily destroy all those excessive and annoying throw pillows on the bed. And have it hurt as much as she was hurting right then.

Where I am safe.Īnd it all starts with that scene of Sally Field breaking down at the cemetery in Steel Magnolias. So to protect myself in those situations, I've become conditioned to go into a daydream mode. I simply could not take one more of those shouting matches. Watching yet another argument over mask wearing erupt between Covid-rattled shoppers during this pandemic. I was waiting in a long line this past summer at the grocery store. My beautifully bespoke therapeutic plan to end this crazy messed up year all came about from witnessing a meltdown moment when I was out buying water, mouthwash, and blueberries one simmering afternoon.
