While watching “Twilight”, Nooney was busy trying not to quote the dialogue of her 12th viewing line-by-line. Yes, that was a one followed by a two, 12. She is also a notorious talker/spoiler of movies. It usually begins with her saying something that happens a few minutes later in the film, like telling the future of the film, including: quoting a character before he/she/it ever says the line (pre-quoting, maybe?), telling us to “watch ’cause something’s really important is about to happen (it could actually be 30 minutes later when it does), or even leaking a surprise plot twist; she’s an equal opportunity movie-ruiner. Normally I have no clue what she’s talking about, since whatever was said doesn’t make sense until it starts to vaguely resemble what is happening on screen. By that time it’s already too late. To avoid all of the possibilites listed above, she was put on “mute” for the next 120 minutes before I ever “play”. Yeah, I’m that person, the one who puts on subtitles even when alone just in case I don’t hear something clearly.
Perhaps to keep herself focused on something other than her urge to quote every-single-line, she busied herself with drawing names and coloring.
After the movie she handed me two sheets of paper:
Then she asked, “Juicy, are you gonna put these on your computer?”
Knowing that she was asking me to put them on the site, I said, “Yes, Nooney. I will scan and post them later.”
“Okay, cool!!” She smiled and skipped away.
Ah, eleven-year-olds.
Commentary from ‘Buster’s Santo
People feel comfortable with me, like they know me, like they can say anything they want. This includes commenting on my purchases, or in this case, on my rentals.
A few weeks ago I walked into my neighborhood Blockbuster to rent Watchmen and He’s Just Not That Into You. Figured two movies would be more than enough and walked to the register with my movie picks. The guy scanning the rentals commented on how great Watchmen is, but warned me that I shouldn’t expect a happy ending or typical heroes. It was amusing that he didn’t offer any insights on my other rental. He totally ignored it, not surprising. What do you say to someone renting He’s Just No That Into You? “Oh, Watchmen, cool movie…and oh…are you trying to figure out if he’s into you?” If he wants a repeat customer, probably not.
He continued on the Watchmen note by asking if I’m into graphic novels or video games. To his amazement I responded, “Not so much into graphic novels, but I do enjoy video games.”
“Really!? Oh, okay. Well, have you played Call of Duty?!”
“No.” I hesitated before continuing, but went on anyway, “It’s like Barbies for boys. Too many options. I find it overstimulating.”
“Hmm…” I don’t think he liked what I said and moved past it quickly, “Which consoles do you have?”
“Only a DS, but I borrow consoles from my buddies depending on which game I want to play.”
“Which games do you like?”
“Pretty much anything, but I really enjoy God of War and can’t wait for the third one to come out.”
“I thought it already came out.”
“Nope, there was a prequel on the PSP, but the third one should come out on the PS3 pretty soon.”
He checked the computer, “Yeah, you’re right.”
After some more game talk/nerdy flirting, I headed out. Surprised me a little with the inquisitiveness, but nothing crossing the line or getting too personal.
Today’s conversation was a little different, more invasive, less nerdy, and lots of assumptions with emphasis on “ass”.
I walked in looking for two specific foreign movies, Romance and Intimacy. The same Nosey Parker (one of the Malaysian’s favorite terms) happened to be behind the counter. His back was turned while helping another customer. A few moments later he saw me waiting.
“Hi, ma’am. Can I help you find something?”
“Hi, yeah…I just wanted to see if y’all had two movies in stock.”
“What are they?”
“Do y’all have Intimacy or Romance?
“Intimacy or Romance?”
“Yes.”
“Feeling kinda down today, huh?
“Ha. No. Not quite.” Oh, just wait. I thought that was a kicker, but it gets better.
He continued typing on the computer, double-checked his spelling, then walked back over to me and says, “Sorry, we don’t have it.”
“You don’t have either one?”
And the kicker, “No, but we do sell chocolate.”
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