Chickflicks and Easter

I just got home. As I type this I’m still in shock. Well not so much in shock as I am mad at myself for watching Premonition. Now, I know what you’re thinking chick flick=depressing and cheesy. Normally I would agree, but this was a promising chick flick. Well, I’ll spare you the pointless torture that was….all you need to know is that this is kind of movie that you should never attempt to see. Not even on a rainy Sunday and there’s nothing else to watch on TV. Watch public access instead… and if for any reason you ignore my warning and watch it, don’t say I didn’t warn you. after seeing this train wreck of a movie, all I wanted to do was take a nap and hope that when I woke up I would realize that it was all a premonition. a premotition about seeing a really bad movie. only in my premotition i would get to stop it from happening.

Well, that being said, I need to address the issue of Easter. I mean, I know I’ve been an oveja descarriada for some time now, but what is the connection between the death and resurrection of Jesus, bunnies and eggs painted in pastel colors? Ummmm…. For starters Bunnies don’t lay eggs (especially not colored ones) and from what I remember, there are no references in the bible to bunnies or eggs with Jesus. I also don’t understand the hat obsession mothers of little girls seem to have during this time. I’m pretty sure this is a cultural thing or a consumerism thing. Nevertheless, I don’t know why this didn’t bug me this much in the past 15 Easters I’ve witnessed living in New York. Semana Santa (Holy Week), as I remember it, was a time of reflection and fear. We weren’t allowed to raise our voices or even go to the beach during this time, especially on “Good Friday” (this brings another question to mind, why is it GOOD Friday? What’s good about it? Wasn’t this when Jesus was killed?) …. I’m not saying that I prefer the religious version but somehow it made more sense than bunnies and eggs and horrible pastels.

Sorry if I have offended anyone, I’m just trying to make sense of the season.

MDL