Movies that make me cry

So, I was watching Bridge to Terabithia the other day and I have to say that the movie is very, very sad. I had read the book a year or two ago, and I knew it was a sad story but I didn't realize the movie would actually make me cry. Indeed, there are only two other movies that I can think of that have made me cry.

3. E.T.
I have to say that when I cried during this movie, I was only eight years old, so this one doesn't embarrass me too much. Although it is probably why I haven't watched this movie since that first time I saw it back in 1982.

2. Angels in the Outfield
It's supposed to be a comedy, so why was I crying at the end? When the crowd starts doing the angel thing and Tony Danza finds it in himself to make that one last pitch...

1. Bridge to Terabithia
If you haven't read the story, the movie trailers for this one were very misleading. They made it seem like it was a fantasy movie but it is really a story about a kid who is alone and how he finds someone to connect with and then loses that person. It's a real tear-jerker and I was crying buckets. I was watching the end of it when my wife came home and I tried to hide my tears, but she noticed.

Kate Nash

What I'm into right now is Kate Nash. If you don't know who she is, she is a British singer/songwriter. In my very limited research about her, I learned that she had aspired to be a actress, but broke her foot after falling down a flight of stairs. While recovering, she spent much of her time writing songs. She eventually posted some of them to myspace, and thus began her rise to stardom. In the very few songs I have heard, I have enjoyed the lyrics and the stories she tells through her songs.

Latest book read

I have just completed "Charlie Bone and the Beast". It is the fifth in its series and it has been quite enjoyable. The author, Jenni Nimmo, portrays her characters very well so that I really come to appreciate them. It is more of a 7-8th grade read, but I definitely have enjoyed the series thus far and look forward to the next book as Charlie and his friends confront their enemies.I have described this series to others as "poor man's Harry Potter" but it is nonetheless very enjoyable and I look forward to what happens to Charlie and his friends.

Stories of degradation and humiliation

Homer - I wonder why stories of degradation and humiliation make you more popular.

Moe - I don't know. They just do

The Simpsons