Sometimes the way forward is the way back

Tonight, I learned if you hold a door knocker's nose long enough, he'll open his mouth and let you put the knocker back in his mouth. True story.

I also learned that David Bowie can throw an infant nine feet in the air with giggling results, and that if you are a firewalker you can dismember yourself while you sing about a life with no worries.

Another cool fact? If I were a gelfling, I would have wings. And, I could call unusual animals to come to my rescue by making deep, gurgling sounds in my throat.

One more thing- if I ever become a soldier, I can trade a good whistle for a bag that can capture death. Side note, death is a bald midget with really big blue eyes and a tiny nose.

Look at everything that Jim Henson has taught me!!!

Tonight, we had a "serious" Jim Henson shindig. It's great being a part of the Varney family on a Saturday night, I'm telling ya! Jenna's fiancee, Mike, came over, and Phil joined us for a night of laziness. We decided to watch the Jim Henson movies that were, well....scarier in my book, but according to everyone else, we watched a collection of movies that we think Jim Henson might have been dead serious about. I watch these, and seriously wonder if he was being completely serious about his work. They come off as comical, so to speak, but watching the "behind the scenes" junk about making the movie, he is SO serious, it's sadly funny! Also, have any of you ever realized that in said movies, he uses a ton of glitter? You name a location for it, it's there. Trees, vines, rocks, dirt....really, go back and watch some of Henson's creepier work, and you'll see a wonderland of glitter.

I love these kinds of nights.