I feel blue. I thought about this phrase all weekend long. When did the color blue become associated with sadness? Aren't there a number of other colors that are more appropriate? After an Internet search I am still no closer to knowing the true origin of the idiom- feeling blue. Some say its origins are in Greek mythology, some place it as a navy term and others just make up a bunch of random crap.

The color blue just doesn't seem quite right for how I am feeling. One color doesn't seem to be sufficient. Using the colors of Crayola crayons, I have made a list of all the colors I am today:

Asparagus

Black

Dolphin Gray

Olive

Outer Space

Shadow

Timberwolf

That is how I am feeling this week—in alphabetical order.

I feel asparagusblackdolphingrayoliveouterspaceshadowtimberwolf today.

I really don’t enjoy feeling like a 120 count box of Crayola crayons. I would much prefer to just feel like myself.

Today I was in Walmart (I know, they are bad and make little children sew their clothes for them) in the beauty and healthcare section when I passed by the feminine hygiene supplies and the adult diapers. I'm not sure if that is the PC term for them or not, but I'm not sure what to call them that doesn't sound even worse. Anyway, these particular ones were in a clear package and they were various pastel colors. I got confused.

Why would you buy something like that in colors? I realize we buy panties and boxers that have prints and various colors, but when it has come to the point that you can't control your bladder and have to wear diapers, do you really want something that is chic? Are they supposed to make you feel pretty? It's not like you go showing these off to anyone.

Infant and toddler diapers have cute Sesame Street characters and flowers and rainbows, but come on, they are worn by children under two and, more often than not, someone is going to see them. Sure, plain white diapers work just as well, but like I said, the kids are under two — humor them.

So, I am really wondering about this adult diaper thing now and I don't have anyone to ask. As far as I know, the majority of people I know don't use them, but then again, they could and I wouldn't know because they don't go showing them off, even if they are a pretty shade of lavender.

Jon and I finally went and saw Avatar 3D last night. Surprisingly, it is still playing in the theater in Pullman. That James Cameron is raking in the money, and after last night I realize the movie theaters are as well. We paid $11.50 for a $8.50 ticket because of the 3D — got some cool black glasses and headed inside. Now, the last 3D movie we went to was Meet the Robinsons and it was pretty amazing. Those glasses looked like classic '80s Oakleys and the kids thought they were great when we brought them home to them (yes, we went without our kids — they were in school).

**Side note: during the advertisements before the show I saw one that made me laugh. A chiropractor was advertising his office with a picture of a person holding their back and grimacing in pain. After the info. for the office it said. Come in for a FREE 15-minute conversation.   Wow, you can get your back adjusted and have a conversation with the chiropractor for free. What a deal!

As we were sitting waiting for the movie to begin I noticed the glasses had a warning message on them. The first is not to wear them out in sunlight as they do not protect against UV light. The second made me angry. There is an anti-theft device built into the glasses. Okay, so the first warning is only for those who manage to get out of the theater (during a daytime showing) with the glasses.

Basically, at the end of the show there was a theater employee there to collect the glasses I had paid $3.00 for. I didn't know rentals could be that pricey.
The attendant thanked the woman behind me after she returned her glasses and as she walked away she said "Yeah, thank YOU, for making sure I gave BACK my glasses."
So, I'm not the only one who found it ridiculous.

Spoiler Alert:
On a lighter note, the movie was pretty good. The colors were amazing and so was the animation. I could have done without all the fighting, especially the 40 minutes it took at the end to kill the scary army guy. As far as movies as metaphors for destroying what isn't ours goes, it was okay. Worth the $11.50? Not so much. I would have been happy watching at home without the 3D and rental glasses.