things that ruined my life - my top 8

Guys, it's almost Valentine's Day so I figured for this weeks Things That Ruined My Life I would take a page from Michael Doxey's contribution post and share some of my favorite Rom Coms. Who doesn't like a good romantic comedy. I don't care if you're single, married, dating, loathing, there is usually at least ONE that can put you in a frickin' good mood. I couldn't settle on just six and believe me there are several more that I wish I could add so you get eight. Eight is a good number.


Don't cry, shopgirl.

You've Got Mail - Oh, this movie. The first that condoned chat rooms. Now all programming involving chatrooms are features on episodes of Law & Order: SVU. They should make more movies about nice online experiences such as this one. Though how hard is it to believe that conveniently the man who put Meg Ryan out of business is now her perfect match. AND she dumped Greg Kinear. That's just wrong.


I wish I knew how to quit you.

Brokeback Mountain - I'm prepared for disagreements on this but I ask please be kind. I find this movie to be one of the greatest love stories ever told. Very unconventional and very brave. If you take away the gender and look at the story as a whole there is no denying that the main characters have an outstanding connection and love for one another. It's beautiful and tragic all in the same time, and a very heart-wrenching story.


Two households, both alike in dignity...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - An insane twist on a classic. Most dialogue in tact, the story of Romeo & Juliet set in a modern day Verona Beach. Oh how I needed to have Claire Danes's hair and wings when I first saw this movie. And how I needed to talk in Shakespeare talk and confuse my mother. She told me repeatedly not to say things like doth and thou.


Reg. Bev. Wil.

Pretty Woman - my friend Brittany and I would wear this movie out any time we had a sleepover. I am not sure how appropriate it was for nine year olds to watch a movie about a recovering prostitute but my mother didn't seem to mind. She also didn't mind when we'd go outside, push our night shirts off of one shoulder and pretend we were on Hollywood Blvd. Actually, she did mind this, and it only happened once.


I carried a watermelon.

Dirty Dancing - Yet another movie that I probably watched too young. I wanted to dance like Baby. Not appropriate for a nine year old, though most of the more recent Step Up movies I think are a LOT more risque than Dirty Dancing ever was. That needs to be addressed. The dirtiest thing that Baby and Johnny did was gyrate their hips. Now days, that is considered tame.


Molly, you in danger girl.

Ghost - To me this movie goes hand in hand with Dirty Dancing. And Whoopie Goldberg makes the movie. Patrick Swayze isn't the best ghost, and Demi Moore isn't the best girlfriend and Patrick Swayze's best friend (who is the heir of the Metro-Goldwyn Mayar fortune) wasn't the best best friend, but Whoopie? She is the best psychic ever, even if she does have trouble giving money that isn't hers to nuns.


I'm down, I've got the 411, and you are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is. My momma didn't raise no foo'!

10 Things I Hate About You - This movie was the epitome of my teen years and it is what made me decide to take off my Clueless-inspired platforms and commit to buying Doc Martins. And hey, Heath Ledger can sing! And Allison Janney is terribly overlooked in this movie, her book about Reginald and his quivering member should be in the half-off bin somewhere at a Barnes and Noble near you, I can feel it.


A bird may love a fish, but where would they live?

Ever After - Growing up, I never wanted to be the pretty Cinderella. I wanted my mom to cut triangles in her old lingerie nightgown and let me clean her floors with a scrub brush. I'm serious. So when this movie surfaced I was happy that they focused more on the "regular" Cinderella instead of the princess. Danielle was much cooler than the cartoon Cinderella anyway and she could kick your ass if you disagree.