Eric Mayer

Groundhog Day. Probably my favorite holiday. Pulling a somnolent rodent out of a hole. What's not to like?

And so what if it seems like Punxutawney Phil always sees his shadow (apparantly, he didn't, as recently as 1999 but you could've fooled me) and predicts six more weeks of winter? At least the possibility of spring has been bruited.

Don't you wish every day could be Groundhog Day?

And speaking of which, in honor of the day, a list of movies (just off the top of my head and in no order) which made a big impression on me, for one reason or another.

Groundhog Day -- Greatest sf movie ever
The Mark of Zorro (original) -- "My son...Zorro!"
The Wizard of Oz -- Those flying monkeys gave me the creeps
King Kong (original) -- It was always a great day when this showed up on tv
The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Wow. An sf movie that isn't stupid!
Reptilicus -- Godzilla's just a cartoon character
Unforgiven -- in reality, violence hurts
The Haunting (original) -- Scariest movie ever
When Harry Met Sally -- Holds a special meaning for me
Star Wars -- Wow. Space opera where the strings don't show
Top Hat -- Perfection
The Sixth Sense -- I can't believe I didn't figure it out!
A Hard Days Night -- Can't believe two of them are already gone
Big Trouble in Little China -- Sublimely stupid and my kids loved it
Easy Rider -- Don't you hate it when that happens?
Pale Rider -- Wish he'd ride into Washington, D.C.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- High point of western civilization

Do these say something about me?

Eric Mayer Byzantine Blog Probably the only vaguely interesting thing about me is that with my wife, Mary Reed, I co-author the John the Eunuch mystery series set in sixth century Constantinople. But that doesn't stop me from dwelling here on the boring minutiae of the rest of my life, present and past, along with the occasional word about writing.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (6) Eric's Website Poisoned Pen Press There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to. --Michel de Montaigne		2006-02-02 11:17 AM Groundhog Day Again Groundhog Day. Probably my favorite holiday. Pulling a somnolent rodent out of a hole. What's not to like? And so what if it seems like Punxutawney Phil always sees his shadow (apparantly, he didn't, as recently as 1999 but you could've fooled me) and predicts six more weeks of winter? At least the possibility of spring has been bruited. Don't you wish every day could be Groundhog Day? And speaking of which, in honor of the day, a list of movies (just off the top of my head and in no order) which made a big impression on me, for one reason or another. Groundhog Day -- Greatest sf movie ever The Mark of Zorro (original) -- "My son...Zorro!" The Wizard of Oz -- Those flying monkeys gave me the creeps King Kong (original) -- It was always a great day when this showed up on tv The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Wow. An sf movie that isn't stupid! Reptilicus -- Godzilla's just a cartoon character Unforgiven -- in reality, violence hurts The Haunting (original) -- Scariest movie ever When Harry Met Sally -- Holds a special meaning for me Star Wars -- Wow. Space opera where the strings don't show Top Hat -- Perfection The Sixth Sense -- I can't believe I didn't figure it out! A Hard Days Night -- Can't believe two of them are already gone Big Trouble in Little China -- Sublimely stupid and my kids loved it Easy Rider -- Don't you hate it when that happens? Pale Rider -- Wish he'd ride into Washington, D.C. The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- High point of western civilization Do these say something about me? Read/Post Comments (6) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top