C-O-O-L

I hate watching people get embarrassed.  Almost as much as I hate being embarrassed myself.  When Tom's making an idiot out of someone on the air, I generally have to turn down the volume.  During TV shows and movies, the same thing.  I remember having to close my eyes and shut my ears during one scene in Drew Barrymore's "Never Been Kissed".

It's awkward.  And I DETEST awkward moments.

Like the scene in Grease 2.  Where Stephanie Zanoni finally lays down the law with cutie Michael Carrington when he continually asks her out after the talent show rehearsals.

 WHAT??!!!  You've NEVER seen it?  It's a classic, a Must Have!  I give it two thumbs up!  

Anyway.

It's a musical, right?  So old Steph launches into a song and dance (kick ass leather pants and boots, btw!) basically making Mikey look like a complete fool.  Here's the scene.  Sing along with me at home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYB317pljts&feature=related


At least they taught the seniors at Rydell High to spell.  She'd look pretty dumb....K-U-L.....R-Y-D-E-R


So here I'm all embarrassed for Mike and he gets this hair brained idea to be, well, a COOL RIDER.  SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT:  And all of this leads to Steph looking at him when he is unmasked and saying, "Silly, I got two for the price of one." Geesh, lady - make up your mind.  It could have saved us the really awful performance of Love Will Turn Back the Hands of Time (as well as whatever that outfit is they  Criscoed Michael into).

ANYHOW.

This got me thinking today.  Am I really just waiting on my OWN Cool Rider? What does that even look like in my world?  Maybe it's a super funny guy with an extreme talent for riding a unicycle while filing his taxes.  Maybe it's an Isaiah whats-his-name look alike with the asymmetric pectorals.  Maybe he's wearing a tweed jacket with suede elbow patches and smoking a pipe.

Maybe.  

Maybe it's the person that helps my find the Cool Rider in myself.