I am in a very bad mood. Very, VERY bad mood. It is completely unreasonable to be so cranky, but I don’t care.
Last night I watched my favourite movie in an attempt to break myself of it. Chocolat. I love its bohemian spirit.
I love the Comte who denies his every desire in order to gain a high moral ground and use that position to judge everyone.
I love his spectacular fall from grace, but the ultimate dignity he is afforded by those he judged harshly.
I love the north wind that calls to Vianne, begging her to keep moving.
I love the beautiful village on the river Tannes in France which brings the river rats to the town.
I love how the connection with a small child softens the isolated Armande.
I especially love the words of the final sermon given by Pere Henri.
It didn’t help me though. I still wanted to karate chop eveyone who was shopping at the same time as me this morning.
Now, see the image of you running round the shopping mall shouting “karate chop!” ala Austin Powers and brandishing the edges of your hands has cheered ME up immensely.
I must watch Chocolat one of these days.
Now, gee, I’m not sure what to say because I do not want to get Karate Chopped. So here goes:
Hello
Actually, I say go with the Cranky Mood. Work with it. Enjoy it. I’ve been cranky with everyone over the last week and there is a certain liberation to it.
Or presumably kick them in their collective arses. Twice.
Embrace the cranky!
Must be in the air. I have the sh!ts on like you would not believe. 2 more words added to a reply gives me licence to yell, rant or snap crankily at who(m)ever was stupid enough to utter them. Just ask husband who decided to work this weekend (gee nice, thanks)leaving me home with my snot ridden head, or son, who almost found himself sleeping in a tent in the backyard.
Harumph.
Aww, Hope you are feeling better. I know those karate chop feeling days too. I think the demons send them to test us?
I’ve been suffering a bit of the RAGE lately too. PMS x impending A Certain Age, I suspect, with a side of my regular defect. Poor girlchild heh.
Apparently the mood is in France too. Not me though I’m just hiding from the rest of my family who are cranky. Apparently my biggest fault now is having too many clothes. Believe me I have none but I have a very small space to keep them in.
I’m just going to hide from you too. Stop being cranky. I don’t like it when I have to hide in my house just incase you make mum go off.
Sounds like one of my hormone rages. Try a cup of white or green tea. I had to start drinking it DAILY! LOL!
Am glad that I live on this side of the Pacific. I couldn’t bear being karati chopped by a woman so capable of quilting: you have incredibly good hand/eye coordination to quilt like you do! (Thought that would be an unexpected comment! Hope you are back to your happier self tomorrow….)
Don’t try and subdue it with niceness, you must embrace it, let it rage path of destruction until it burns out.
And as always, if you’ve got nothing nice to say, then come sit by me.
ps The perfect soundtrack to your karate chop shopping mall masacre is this,
Oh thank God I thought it was just me!
Must watch the movie sometime.
Hope we feel happier tomorrow!
Hey I like the little pictures! How did you do that?
It looks just like me!!!!!
That’s it! You’ve convinced me that I need to give myself a mother’s day treat of renting and immersing myself in Chocolat tonight!
One of my favourite books and film too. Hope your bad mood lifts soon.
Lisa x
There there. Hope you’re feeling better.
I hope you’re not so cranky now. I’m back so you should be happy. *wink wink*
Mary’s bat with the weird tongue/nose thing is creepy. Really creepy.
I just can’t imagine why you would be cranky this weekend. I haven’t seen chocolat, but finished reading Five Quarters of the Orange a few months ago. It provided much food for thought (get it?? nudge, nudge).
Just wallowed in the luxury of Chocolat, and then I hit play again so I could have that lovely music in the background! Thanks for the nudge—it made my mother’s day!
I totally disagree with everybody who has commented (which is very brave of me because they are sassy Oz ladies) I think you just need a GINORMOUS HUG to make you feel better. I don’t really do (((hugs))) but I might make an exception for you…
I love the clothes….
Try eating some chocolate I always find that improves my mood no end, at least for a few minutes.
Maybe you need some real live chocolate to cheery you up! With all those yummy neurotransmitters to add some feel-goodness. When in doubt, eat chocolate. That’s my life’s motto. And thanks for stopping by my blog : )
Cool movie….but next time maybe “Kill Bill” would be a better choice.