DEAR ALIZARIN: Eating words

Finally, my sister and I find an activity we both want to do. We are going to the Body Worlds or Body Works or whatever it is exhibit which I woefully missed in LA and have t hear about how AMAZING it was. I am totally psyched I have a chance to see it!!! Though she referred to as the 'controversial' exhibit. Apparently some groups tried to ban it because it uses real human bodies. I said, "This is why I do not live in FL." Later, I found out the exhibit was not the one in LA, but an imitation, and the controversy was because it used unclaimed bodies from China, which really kind of made me regretful that I went, though it was fascinating to see. However, the fact that they only had the imitation exhibit still justified my mantra: "This is why I do not live in Florida." As if there are not enough reasons already.

Then, my family got annoyed because I could not find Brokeback Mountain playing anywhere. My mom wants to see it. I said, "Really?!" "I know what it is about," she sighed with exasperation and sarcasm. Hm. Wonder where I get it from. I don't see it playing anywhere. Then my mother exclaims, "Do THEY have that much power that they control what movies play." Welcome to the south. (Again, in fact, I must eat my words, as it opened this weekend -- but only in 2 theaters. However, Salt Lake City is apparently not so progressive.)

Thus, on the verge of having to reevaluate my cultural superiority to Florida, my sister took me to a place to watch the Bucs game where they serve food in dog bowls and the waitresses had on short shorts with dog paws on the butt cheeks.