{"id":10783,"date":"2020-04-23T16:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecescott.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/23\/covid-self-isolation-week-5-are-we-there-yet-2\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T20:11:32","slug":"covid-self-isolation-week-5-are-we-there-yet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecescott.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/23\/covid-self-isolation-week-5-are-we-there-yet-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Self-Isolation Week 5 Are we THERE yet???"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello and G\u2019day my fine feathered readers!<\/p>\n

You HAVE started to grow feathers right?<\/p>\n

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\"owlFive weeks ago I was a bald eagle!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Are we ready for some fun today?<\/p>\n

I SAID\u2026<\/p>\n

Are we ready for some F. U. N.?<\/p>\n

Yup-Yup-Yuppers!<\/p>\n

Back by popular demand and as a fun way to get us started, I thought, seeing as how we are all seeing so many movies, (one feels like they\u2019ve purchased the full TIFF menu of movies, no?) that we should play \u2018what\u2019s that movie\u2019 quiz.<\/p>\n

So, get yer-self- a pen; or get yer-self a pencil; or heck, just stick those talon-like-nails-which-haven\u2019t-seen-a-nail-salon-in-six-weeks into your ruby-red tube of lipstick\u2026.guys\u2026you can use that little can of water-based-paint-that-you\u2019ve-been-planning-to-use for touch ups for months now and write your answers down. For those peeps missing their local betting establishment, try raising the stakes by betting on the number of correct answers with those rolls of toilet paper that you\u2019ve secretly hidden from your self-isolation partner. (You didn\u2019t think anyone knew about that, but you forgot about Google Home and Alexa didn\u2019t you?  Didn\u2019t YOU!) And if it\u2019s just you and your dog playing along, don\u2019t you worry, I\u2019ve thrown in a quote from an animal movie, so she\/he can play along\u2026who\u2019s a smart puppy! WHO. IS. A.  SMART. PUPPY!<\/p>\n

\"dogDog? God? Life is really just a game of scrabble, n\u2019est pas?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

                             <\/p>\n

Okee Dokee then\u2026.you popcorn-ready? I can hear those movie credits rolling! (Remember, no peeking at the answers\u2026.I have Alexa on speed dial!).<\/p>\n

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  • \u201cOf all of the gin joints, in all of the towns, in all of the world, she walks into mine.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cDon\u2019t get your panties in such a twist\u2026and give me back mine.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cA gentleman allows a lady to have her fictions.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cDon\u2019t go in there!\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cIs that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cNobody puts baby in a corner.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cDo, or do not. There is no try.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cI feel the need, the need for speed.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cFrankly my dear, I don\u2019t give a damn.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cI’m a mog. Half man, half dog. I’m my own best friend.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/p>\n

    And whilst we are on the curve of self-edifying ourselves, (see an upwards curve CAN be a good thing!), I am sharing some of my personal and evolving love for all things words, including wordy sayings, turns of phrases, and delicious quotes. In fact, I have a special book (of course I do\u2026it\u2019s yet another reason to buy a leather-bound, oooo-la-la nice smelling book, with gold elephants embossed on the cover, and silky vellum pages that lure your hands in a sliding motion all the way down the page.)<\/p>\n

    Trust me, you non-lover-of-words, it might sound whoo hoo over-the-top obsessed but if you\u2019re a bibliophile, I know you completely understand!<\/p>\n

    And if not, just take my hand, (Oh wait! Make sure that hand is attached to a six foot arm extension and gloved up and rubbed mightily with antiseptic for the full 20 seconds), as we skip along, plucking bouquets of deliciously descriptive and imaginative phrases, metaphoric quips really, that describe our collective COVID journey.<\/p>\n

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    • \u201cWe are like the heads of dandelions gone to seed.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHer hair stuck out as if she\u2019d gone to a salon in a Dr. Seuss book.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHis face looked like it could use a good iron.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHer finger nails were as long as celery stalks.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHer hips belonged on a soviet propaganda poster.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHis features were bunched toward the centre of his face like a knot on a balloon.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHe was counting on her to grease the wheels, but she wasn\u2019t much of a social mechanic.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cHis skinny legs were like straws in their paper wrappers.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Now I\u2019m trying not to get ahead of myself, (who am I kidding!), but in preparation for my Escape from the Base, when I fling open the doors and smash through that pesky \u2018Hello-I-am-so-yelling-ly-yellow-stay-the-heck-out-tape,\u2019 that in fact could be cut through with some really old, really blunt finger nail scissors. (Go ahead\u2026try it at home- all the rules are now out the window!) I bring you this metamorphic image:<\/p>\n

      \u201cWe flung open the door with a flourish that said, the hills are alive with the sound of music, (not to mention traffic.\u2026.who thought we\u2019d miss that! And birds, and kids laughing and BBQ\u2019s being fired up and people talking way too loud with the excitement of freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Give me a H. A. L. L. U. E A. H.!<\/p>\n

                     HALLUEAH!<\/p>\n

      Now speaking of yummy things to eat…aren\u2019t we ALWAYS speaking about the next yummy thing to eat?<\/p>\n

      Meet this week\u2019s \u2018lift up our spirits\u2019 Happy Face Cake!<\/p>\n

      \"happyMy eyes are caramel M & M\u2019s; I have sprinkles for hair, and I\u2019m chock-a-block-full of nuts. Why wouldn\u2019t I be happy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Is it any wonder that this morning my scale took it upon itself to make some very weighty comments to me?<\/p>\n

      (Let\u2019s see just how smart that scale is now that I\u2019ve thrown its triple AAA batteries out the bathroom window!)<\/p>\n

      And finally, in the \u2018make the most of those little moments\u2019 category:<\/p>\n

      FF and I were rummaging through one of our \u2018jungle\u2019 cupboards, looking for a light bulb\u2026 (There\u2019s a joke in there somewhere!) and I came upon a cute little bag that certainly didn\u2019t belong there.<\/p>\n

      Hmm I thought to myself. \u201cIt\u2019s a little too small to be one of my hidden-oh-this-old-thing-I-got-on-sale-cute-little-tops.\u201d (right girls!).  Right?<\/p>\n

      Anyhooo I had a little peek inside and with a great flash of joy and reams of sunlight pouring through my soul, I pulled out some hidden treasures that I brought back from my annual winter trip to Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

      \"CostaGummy Bear Costa Rican Pizza\u2026Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh Boy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

       Truly a heavenly day in Gummy Bear Ceci-Land.<\/p>\n

      Movie Quiz answers:<\/p>\n

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      • Casablanca 2. Fifty Shades of Grey 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides. 4. Ace Venture 5. (Attributed to Mae West) in She Done Him Wrong. 6. Dirty Dancing (mmm Patrick Swayze) 7. Yoda, Star Wars. 8. Top Gun 9.Gone With The Wind. 10. Spaceballs with John Candy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        As I bid you adieu, my virtual and faithful COVID Self-Isolation family, I leave you with a line that I laughed my mask off whilst watching movie #103 in COVID Self-Isolation:<\/p>\n

        Movie Setting:<\/p>\n

        A down-in-the-heels-diner:<\/p>\n

        Dialogue:<\/p>\n

        Customer to waiter:<\/p>\n

        \u201cHow big are your pork strips?\u201d<\/p>\n

        Waiter:  \u201cWell have you ever seen a chicken strip?\u201d<\/p>\n

        Customer to waiter: \u201cHell No, I haven\u2019t even seen a chicken dress.\u201d<\/p>\n

        And with that\u2026\u2026..I leave you with a wing and a prayer<\/p>\n

        \"Ceces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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