I found this little nugget of insight lying dormant in the “drafts” section of my blog. It’s from April 7, 2010 I hope you enjoy it.
Yesterday the wife and I were in Lafayette, IN. While in the car my wife was discussing a necklace she was going to make for one of her aunts. We were discussing how she needs pink for a wedding, but her aunt is a redhead. This brought up the subject of what colors work well with my wife. She said black and red work best with her; she can also wear green, but it doesn’t go well with her blue eyes. I replied, “Did you know that John Carpenter’s The Thing was a box office disaster?
Now, you may think that I wasn’t listening to a thing my wife just said, but on the contrary, it was her words that led me to this response. Join me as we break down how my mind works.
After her comment I thought about how a green dress would work better for her if she had green eyes. Green eyes always remind me of Big Trouble in Little China, where they are searching for a green-eyed Asian girl. I had watched Starman that morning and on the IMDb trivia page it mentioned that in the commentary for Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter mentioned that he directed Starman so that he could continue to work in Hollywood after the box office disaster of The Thing in 1982. I thought my wife would like to know that, so that’s what came out of my mouth.
