Just say Yes
I went to the movies last night with a friend and while we’d originally wanted to see Bride Wars, it wasn’t playing at a convenient time so we settled for Jim Carrey’s new movie Yes Man.
One of my all-time favorite movies is Dumb and Dumber (which is a little odd since the other is Gone with the Wind) but I haven’t really liked Jim Carrey in recent movies because he seems to always play the same campy, slapsticky character just with a different name.
So I wasn’t expecting too much of Yes Man…which is always a good indicator I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Sure enough, I really liked this movie, both Jim Carrey’s acting and the premise, which in a nutshell is to say yes to life.
I don’t want to give too much away - especially because I highly recommend you go see it – but the movie begins with Jim Carrey’s character, Carl, turning down invitations and trying to find excuses for not committing to do anything out of his routine.
After attending a seminar about living life more fully, Carl’s arm-twisted into agreeing to say yes to everything that’s asked of him. Some of the scenes that result are hilarious, some sad and one in particular absolutely disgusting – trust me, you’ll know which one when you see the movie - but all of them expose him to new situations and opportunities.
I was so intrigued by the movie I looked it up on IMDB today and according to the trivia, it’s based on a biographical book by British writer Danny Wallace who spent six months saying “yes” to any given question or proposal and recording the results.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t see a little bit of Carl’s pre-epiphany character in me. Which got me thinking, what if I said yes to every invitation that came my way?
Just for a week, mind you, not a lifetime and only for social invitations not every single question like in the movie. But seriously, what would happen and would it enrich and expand my life?
Would I meet new and interesting people I normally wouldn’t even talk to because I felt they were too different? Would I learn a hobby, find a new hangout, go on a spontaneous trip? Or on the potential downside, end up in jail or on a date with a creepy guy?
I’m still mulling over whether or not to actually do this as an experiment, but no worries, if I do you’ll be the first to know!
Filed under Personal, Random | Comment (1)Okay, I’m seriously tempted…
What could motivate me to drop everything and up and move clear across the world? Read this article…
Australia offers ‘best job in world’ on paradise island
<ahem>
Dear Australia tourism officials,
I am writing to officially apply for the “best job in the world.” Below are the many reasons I feel I would be ideal for this position:
*I work in tourism public relations, so not only do I speak English, I speak “travel English”
*I already write a blog (going on 47 days now!)
*I have experience strolling white sands, snorkelling reefs – if you count Catalina – and I’m quite confident I could handle a few minor tasks, whatever they might be. I guess I should confirm, these “minor tasks” are legal, right? No offense, but considering your history as a penal colony I think that’s a fair question…
*I have been known to randomly switch to an Australian accent when the mood strikes me
Sure, I’ve never been to Australia before, but I had a stuffed koala as a kid, Nicole Kidman is one of my favorites actresses of all time and I’ve personally sipped enough Yell0w Tail chardonnay to sink a small ship.
Thanks for your consideration, and G’day mates!
Yours,
Saver in the City
P.S. In case there was any confusion, the stuffed koala was a toy, not real.
Filed under Career, Random | Comments (4)Think twice before calling Shotgun
Growing up, there was nothing worse than having to sit on the uncomfortable bump in the backseat affectionately known as the “bitch seat” (at least it was known as that when I got a little bit older).
My siblings and I so hated sitting in that seat we would literally fight – physically and often with painful consequences - not to have to sit there, which prompted my dad to institute the “Shotgun Rules.”
There were rules for who could call shotgun (only if you hadn’t sat there last), when (not if mom was around because she obviously got first dibs) and when (once the car was within view).
Knowing what I know now, though, there probably would have been a little less competition for my sister and brother. Turns out the “bitch” seat is the safest place in the car if you’re ever in an accident, at least according to University of Buffalo researchers who looked at fatal car crashes in the U.S. between 2000 and 2003.
In accidents where someone was riding in the middle backseat, they found this seat was 16% safer than any other area in the car. And simply riding in the back was about 59% to 86% safer than riding in the front of the car.
Sounds like a pretty big difference to me…at least enough of a difference to make me pause next time I’m tempted to call shotgun.
Saver in the City – saving you money, saving you time and now saving your life… :-)
Filed under Random | Comment (0)Kidney is worth $1.5 million
Is it possible to assign a monetary value to a kidney? According to a man in New York City it is, and apparently he feels his kidney is worth $1.5 million.
A Long Island doctor is demanding that his estranged wife give him back the kidney he donated to her seven years ago…or the equivalent value of the kidney which he says is $1.5 million.
At first I laughed out loud at this news story, but when I read that the man’s wife allegedly had an affair, I actually hope he gets what he’s asking for (whether the kidney or the cash). If it’s true – and I have no idea if it is – and that’s how she repayed him for saving her life, I feel like she owes him something!
If you’re interested in more background, click the link below to view the full news story:
By the way, I find it ironic that one of the related posts automatically generated for this blog entry was December Net Worth. I must remember to add “Kidney – $1.5 million” to my use assets next month…
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