Top 5 Lazy Sunday Activities- #1: Fun 'N' Flirty Movies

 Since I am a professional knitter, I spend a lot of time watching movies because it allows me to keep my mind occupied with something I’m also passionate about while I get some work done. Some days, especially lazy Sundays, I just want to watch something light, and silly. I call these movies “fn ‘n flirty”. They don’t necessarily have to be a chick flick; they just have to feature a simple plot, at least one female lead, and cheesy comedic lines. Cosmos are always a plus, but not a requirement. Now, if you’re drinking a Cosmo while the character has one too, that’s a double plus, and is worth bragging about when you get back to the office.

     The upside to watching these sorts of films (and occasionally television shows) are that you don’t have to take the it too seriously, it typically kills two and a half hours you otherwise would have spent hugging your cats, and Meryl Streep is sometimes in them! These films don’t seem to be made for the “art” of cinematic experiences; they seem to be made so you could drink a “girly drinks” in your pajamas. It’s also good that when your boyfriend questions your poor taste in movie judgment, you can say “I just wanted something fun ‘n’ flirty, and you can’t stop me!” That usually settles things, and if he joins in, it makes for an even more fun time of making fun of the film.

     The downside is that sometimes you will choose a stinker. I mean, you will choose one so bad that you can’t even enjoy it as a quirky piece of silly. I watched one recently with my boyfriend where we couldn’t even understand how it made it into production, let alone have big names in the picture. It was so bad because it didn’t represent how real people actually act in real life. It was as though an alien had dropped from the sky and written a very poor representation of human life in your twenties. By the end of it, we were starting to joke that we should have pretended our cat wrote it, because at least then it would be kind of good for a cat. Unfortunately, it was written by a human.

     Either way, if you’re having a lazy Sunday, spending some time with a fun ‘n’ flirty flick will make you feel like a sassy diva. Before you know it, you’re Sunday will have gotten a lot more interesting too! Happy Cosmoing.