posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:13 PM by Nicki

The Repetitive Nature of Things

Why does history repeat itself? Because we weren't paying attention the first time.

It is hard being a parent and being forced to watch certain kids movies dozens of times in a row. I think we've seen Nemo 50 times, and we watch Cinderella almost daily for the past month. I am forced to purchase or rent new movies just to keep my sanity. Why do kids need to watch everything so often? Don't they get bored?

Well, I'm home from work and I treated myself to "300" because I hadn't seen it yet. I don't even know if its a good movie, but it is a movie that I enjoyed watching, so I watched it almost every day last week. My own little Spartan does nothing but nurse all day and my personal body issues are in awe of the beautiful abs these men were sporting.

Six times isn't so bad really. I watched Zoolander every night during my first pregnancy. Every night for 9 months. It was funny and I helped me not want to throw up all night as I was prone to do. There must be something soothing about the repetition. Like the waves of the ocean.

Is this madness? No, its Sparta.

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# re: The Repetitive Nature of Things

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:48 AM by Michelle Remove Comment 83
I can't watch the same thing more than once. I can't even re-read my favorite books. What I can do is eat the same thing over and over again. First pregnancy = fried egg sammies every morning for all nine months. Second - salmon cream cheese on a bagel. Have I ever looked at salmon cream cheese again? Hell no. I don't understand how my kids can watch everything over and over again either. How many times can you really sit through Scooby Doo? I think repetitive viewing might actually be some secret doorway to an alternative universe. Where have you gone, Nicki?

300 was a feast for the eyes. I found myself wondering about the snow in Sparta, however. Weren't they cold with all that naked skin? See, my suspension of disbelief mechanism is faulty.