On Psychic Powers

While waiting for the arrival of their friend in the morning the kids had to do usual morning routing – brushing teeth, making beds, getting dressed, tidying their rooms. The younger one returned to the living room way too fast. I looked him straight in the eye:

-Did you brush you teeth?

-Yes.

-Did you clean your room?

-Yes, mom (there was a telling pause in his answer)

I closed my eyes and in deliberately low voice proclaimed:
“I see unmade bed; I see your clothes scattered on the floor and... what is this? Something blue is on the carpet; oh, it is your guitar.”

“Mom, you are psychic,” – he whispered in awe and ran upstairs to clean his room.

Movie, again

Since I don't feel very well during this week, the kids and I have been spending more time indoors than usual. You can do only so much without turning towards TV. I decided to introduce them to my favourite comedy - "Some Like it Hot." There is nothing more satisfying than sharing something you really like with somebody and finding out that the other person likes it too. There is nothing more unsettling if the effect is opposite. I was a bit nervous. The boys needed a bit of explanation on phohibition and gangstes' slang, and the nuances of the relationship between Joe (Tony Curtis) and Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) went over their heads but they laughed and clearly enjoyed the movie. Really, what's not to like about it - there are car chases and shooting, police and gangsters, men pretending to be women, romance, upbeat music, and witty dialogues; it is simply brilliant.

It was the first foreign film I ever watched, so it has a sentimental value to me. But it is never fail to make me laugh and it never gets old. Perhaps, nobody's perfect but this comedy sure is.