  'Napoleon Dynamite'. What a peculiar movie. I give props to Jared and Jerusha Hess for getting this short expanded into full length feature. What it lacks in plot, it makes up for in character development. Napoleon is almost too brilliantly eccentric to laugh at (though I adored his 'Farty Pants'-like drawings of flatulent unicorns).
His older brother, Kip, who chats with women online, his quad racing grandmother, his friend Pedro, and his ex football playing uncle...comical. Not something I will buy on DVD but not a waste of $10 either. I hope I didn't gross urlLink Sydney out by eating my pretzles/mustard/ketchup combo. We both drank A LOT of diet coke. And post cinema we had virgin pina coladas complete with umbrellas!
We had to postpone our pedicures. I won't say why. And Zoey's anus will never tell. We both became fascinated with a collection of housewares called Mister Pee (was that it? ) sold at a store in my neighborhood. This is the lamp. They also make some interesting coasters. In other news, I finished 'The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things' by fellow Vassar girl urlLink Carolyn Mackler . Winner of the Michael L.Printz Award For Excellence In Young Adult Literature, I highly recommend this book.
I love teen books that don't sugar coat anything and Mackler's writing is as honest as one can get while still maintaining a youthful sense of humor. It's about shattered illusions and change, self realization and feeling inferior. I now need to go read her other books. Happy August. Don't forget to say 'Rabbit' thrice. Or as Mary Ping's mother would say, "It's Bunny Bunny day! " 
