The Unexpected

It's not like I have an official list or anything, I doubt anyone does, but, there are certain things I never expect to do in my life, things that could happen, sure, but I'm not expecting to do them. For example, bungee-jumping, I don't think I will ever go bungee-jumping, just not me, but it's possible, that someday in the future, a wild craving for it might come upon me, and I'll go do it, then I'll scream my head off and vow never to do it again.

Like I said there's no official list but last night I realized in the past week I did two things that would be on the list, if there was one.

I never expected to watch a silent film and split my sides laughing, and last night, I did just that. True, my only experience with silent films is from watching the end of The Jazz Singer (a half talkie half silent, I thought it was dumb). That and "The Royal Rascal" from Singin' In the Rain:

"I hear a footstep."
*fights a bunch of guys and does heroic things*
"Phillipe!" *dramatic kiss for the end*

Needless to say, I've never been impressed. But last night TCM (we call it the old movie channel) was playing movies with famous train scenes in them, one was a silent from 1927 called The General about a would-be spy for the rebel army. He was the klutzy Barney Fife type who kept us laughing the whole time. Every time I laughed I was thinking, I can't believe I'm laughing, this is so corny, but it was enjoyable, and we had a nice time making fun of "Barney" and his total stereotype D.I.D. (Damsel In Distress.)

The other unexpected event in the past week was Saturday night when Mom and Dad took me out for my birthday (it's tradition to take us to a nice restaurant for our 17th.) Dad ordered Escargot as an appetiser. For you who know what that means, yes, it's snail.

I ate snail.
Still trying to get over that one...