Stupid Humor

So we just got back from our annual visit to the Shore. Yes, "Shore" has to be capitalized. For those of you who are not from NJ/PA, the Shore actually refers the shore of New Jersey, or the Jersey Shore. Never mind that 31 states have a shore of some sort, 25 of them being on an ocean or gulf. No, no: around here, the Shore is the place to go in the summertime. Just watch any of the Kevin Smith movies; the Shore is where everything in New Jersey happens in the summer. Any time the weather gets nice, everybody in the whole state goes to the shore. At least that's what it seems like when you hear the traffic report.

We usually go once a year to our friend's beach house. His family owns the place and rents it by the week during the summer, and every year he gets to have it for a few days to do with as he pleases. And it pleases him to invite his friends and barbecue and have a grand old time.

So we went, grilled, sat around, read, sat around some more, went into town to shop and go to the arcade (which really sucks these days, due to the fact that they've overrun the place with stupid slot machines), and sat around some more. I didn't think I would ever say this, but my ass is really tired of all that sitting around. I got bored really quickly, mostly due to the fact that I brought the wrong books to read. I meant to bring Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix with me (which I hadn't read), and instead, I brought Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (which I'd already read). So a lot of the first day was spent twiddling my thumbs while everyone went to the beach.

Why didn't I go to the beach, you ask? For one, there weren't enough beach passes to go around, and I didn't feel like paying for one. Secondly, I have no swimsuit as it makes me really depressed to go swimsuit shopping (I really need to start working out). Thirdly, Ray doesn't like to go on the beach because he says you get sand in places you didn't even know you had places before. I tend to agree with him on that point, so we opted to stay in. And I was very bored.

The second day I managed to annoy Ray enough to make him take me into town so I could buy some books. That kept me happy for the rest of the weekend. And at the end of our stay there, one of our friends pulled out a game that I really like a lot, which is Munchkin, a non-collectible card game that spoofs games like D&D and Magic. It's hilarious! Playing that game was the best part of the weekend, by far.

The 4th of July fireworks weren't as good as last year. We went out by the bay between Long Beach Island and the mainland, and couldn't see much because of heavy cloud cover. It was a little eerie, though, watching the fireworks go up into the cloud and explode, turning the clouds different colors.

We drove home after the fireworks were over, and fell asleep, exhausted. This morning (yes, we took an extra day off...we're such rebels!) we decided to watch a movie one of our friends recommended: The Lost Skeleton of Cadavera. It's kind of a send-up of those 1950's sci-fi horor flicks, and it is pretty funny. If you liked Amazon Women on the Moon, you'll definitely like this. There's a lot of stupid humor in it, and every once in a while, I really like stupid humor. If any of you ever saw or were a part of my directorial debut/farewell, Money, Power, Murder, Lust, Revenge, and Marvelous Clothes, you know I like stupid humor.