Priorities.....why?

So when we are children, Christmas day is the day that we live for. Birthdays are whatever, Easter is a day when we get eggs and candy and then Valentines day is a day we get heart shaped cookies and more candy. But when we turn into adults, the priorities change. Christmas just becomes a hassle. Shopping, wrapping, fighting about keeping the gifts hidden, getting a tree, putting up lights, cooking, cleaning, blah blah blah. It becomes more and more of a hassle than it ever should be. As children, all we want are gifts. As adults, all we want is for it to be over. On Christmas day, as a child, all we want is to wake up and tear the crap outta those gifts. As an adult, we sleep in. For as long as possible. Neither age groups really understand the real meaning of Christmas, I don’t think. But all religious beliefs aside, priorities change extremely depending on age. Is that a good thing? Comments are welcome.

Dirty Dancing

"God wouldn't give you morrocas if He didn't want you to SHAKE 'EM!" How is it that some movies become soooooo iconic while others end up as ultimate failures? Dirty Dancing is a perfect example. It has the innocent Baby, the not-so-innocent Johnny and his gang of dancers, the obnoxious older sister, the unsuspecting parents and of course, because a movie like this can't be set at home, the three week long summer camp. Baby sees Johnny and falls for him instantly, but when they finally meet, Johnny sees her as nothing but an immature and innocent Daddy's Girl. But through the duration of the movie, Johnny ends up seeing Baby for what she really is and falling madly and deeply in love with her. This of course causes family feuds and some feuds at the camp but in the end, "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." And with songs like "Be My Baby" by the Rhonettes, "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen, "(I've Had) The Time of my Life" by Bill Medley and "Wipeout" by the Surfaris, how can this movie NOT be iconic? "I have to say, I'm really just the catch of the county." And of course, it takes ingenious one liners by arrogant business men............... :)