"I'll tell you the effect..."

     So, I've been spending the past two weeks trying to figure out what the best subject would be for my first post, and I've finally decided to just start posting!

     I've been in Salt Lake for the past two weeks doing a visiting anesthesia rotation, and today was my last day.  Tiff has been back in Portland -working- but will be driving back here tomorrow.  My parents decided to watch 'Ghostbusters.'

     It occurs to me that this movie is truly one of the defining comedies of my generation (if not THE defining comedy).  If 'the Godfather' is the source of all wisdom, then 'Ghostbusters' is the source of all... well, hilarious non-sequiters, I guess.  The point is, much of this movie's script is built into our lexicon (at least, mine); even random throw-away lines..

"sorry about the bug-eyes thing, I'll be in my office", "I collect spores, molds, and fungus", "I'd call that a big yes!", "but the kids love us", "back off man, I'm a scientist", "call it fate, call it luck, call it karma", "we came, we saw, we kicked its ass", "what about the twinkee", "cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria!!", "she's telling the truth... at least she thinks she is", "look at all this junk food", "nice shootin' tex", "important safety tip", "that's gotta be some cockroach / bite your head off, man", "when somebody asks you if you are a god, you say YES", "he's an ugly little spud, isn't he", "he's been slimed / that's great Ray, save some for me", "I'm a little fuzzy on the whole good-bad thing", "well, that's what I heard!"

     This could go on all night.  My point is, this movie has been grossly underappreciated on "best ever" lists, including the quite-lame AFI 100 best lines ever..  Really, I mean what the hell is the big idea about "well, nobody's perfect"?  It can't hold a candle to "I'll tell you the effect... it's pissing me off."

     So take some time tonight, pop some popcorn, buy a big twinkee, and watch one of the funniest and most enjoyable films ever made.