Day 46: Comfort movies?

There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. ~Anonymous

We have all heard of comfort foods. Chocolate is a good one, especially if it is in the form of fresh brownies covered with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.

I have to be honest, though, I don't indulge in a lot of sweets. When I was a kid I did. I was a regular at the variety store in town and bought up as much "penny" candy as I could with the meager allowance that I received. I still really like candy and when I have a craving for something, it usually is candy of some sort.

My big comfort foods, however, are rice, bread, pasta and potatoes. Any one of those is perfect for me when I am feeling a little down and need a pick me up. Unfortunately, they are also the worst things I could eat. I would probably be better off eating a candy bar than the bowl of rice, but I would prefer the rice or bread over the candy bar.

My e-mail from beliefnet.com today talked about comfort movies. Movies that the writer of the article watches to give them comfort when they are sick. I hardly saw any of the movies on her list of ten comfort movies. Actually, I saw three of them: Happy, Texas; Office Space and Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. The only one of the three that I liked was Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. That is one that I could watch again no matter how I was feeling. The other two I didn't feel were worth the film they were printed on. But that is, of course, only my opinion.

The other movies on her list were: The Music Man; Galaxy Quest; The Wild Parrots of Telegraph High (I never even heard of this one); Charade; Pride and Prejudice; The Magnificent Seven and Babe (NO. I never have seen this movie. I think of "bacon" as a food group.)

I was trying to think of what movies I might consider "comfort movies" to go with my comfort foods. I would say that Evan Almighty would be one. Another that I like to take out and watch is Blade III, not that I get a lot of "comfort" from it, but it does distract me from whatever is going on in my life and that is what I call "comfort!"

I am probably a bigger fan of music and find more "comfort" in that than in most foods or movies. I am particularly fond of Barlow Girls (I mentioned that in an earlier blog). Now, thanks to Bob Kaumans, I am also a fan of Superchic(k). Depending on your temperament, you may not find their alternative music style to your liking, but I love that stuff! It lifts me up when I am down and reminds me that I am never alone no matter how lonely I might feel sometimes.

Remember to be good to yourselves and to one another today and every day!

Karin