Day 2: Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

When I was a kid, without a doubt, my favorite movie was Wild Hearts Can't be Broken.

It was a live-action Disney movie, about a girl, Sonora Webster (played by Gabrielle Anwar who has called Wild Hearts the favorite of her films), who is a runaway during the 1930s. She gets a job as a stable hand for Doc Carver, and his 'diving horses.' She dreams of becoming a diving girl, and eventually gets her break. There is an accident, and it looks like she may never dive again. But hard work and courage pay off, and naturally it ends well. It is Disney, after all.

Throughout the story, Sonora develops a relationship with Doc's son, Al, played by Michael Schoeffling, better known to most children of the 80s as Jake Ryan. This was the first movie I had seen him in (I was 9 - Sixteen Candles was still several years away) and I immediately fell in love. He is the perfect leading man - charming, sensitive, gorgeous, strong, secure. He was probably my first real celebrity crush, and I am still sad that he dropped out of the industry. I would give an arm to see how he looks today - he turns 50 this year and I would bet that he looks amazing still. Sigh. Old crushes die hard.

I think the reason I love this movie so much, still, is that I see a little bit of myself in Sonora. She's a little bit wild, a lot bit stubborn, and she doesn't give up. I like to think that I have those same characteristics. It's an inspiring story without being completely hokey, and there is happiness but also sorrow. This movie, to me, has stood up to time and its classic themes keep me hooked year after year. Recently I discovered Netflix has it on instant movies, so you can bet I'll be watching it incredibly soon.

"I found my destiny, not in far off places but within myself."

wow. twilight was even worse than i expected it to be.

thank god it was a matinée so i only wasted 5 dollars.
of course, that is 2 hours of my life i'll never get back...

It's only forever, not long at all...

Yesterday, the world was spinning...or maybe it was just me.

Today, I fell out of bed because I couldn't focus on anything.

Went to the doctor, because I decided neither of those things was good...

Turns out I have Labyrinthitis (inner ear infection)

Is it bad that when the doctor told me that, I started quoting lines from the wonderful David Bowie movie?


Jareth: You remind me of the babe.
Goblin: What babe?
J: The babe with the power.
G: What power?
J: The power of voodoo.
G: Who do?
J: You do.
G: Do what?
J: Remind me of the babe.



What can I say? I'm a child of the 80s...

mamma mia...here i go again...

i have to admit, i really never had a desire to see this movie. last week a couple of my girls and i went to see it, and i confess...i loved it. i laughed, i cried, i recoiled in horror from pierce brosnan's 007 abs gone soft...

for those of you who don't know the story...well, i'm not getting into it. it's midnight and i probably should get some sleep at some point, as i need to be mostly functional at work tomorrow. i'll summarize with the fact that there are 3 middle aged women in it, played by meryl streep, christine baranski, and julie walters. suffice to say, my friends and i immediately each identified with one of those, and could easily picture ourselves in 20 years.

julie walters (mrs. weasley!!!) played rosie. a clumsy, hermitlike writer, fiercly loyal to her friends, with a crazy and sarcastic sense of humor.

sound like anyone you guys know?

i guess i'll go with that over the woman who doesn't know who her daughter's father is out of the three possibilities, or the woman who has been married three times and seems about ready to make another move with a man less than half her age....


but if you notice me disappearing into a shell for days on end, well....kindly pull me out of that.