Tween Studies. It started out as a joke between Trish, Thelms, and me. Then Thelms gave me the most delicious sack filled with Tween Movie goodies (Spice World, check!) Here in Iowa it has evolved into a full on Thing. I find myself literally daydreaming about what texts and clips to include in my Jordan Catalano 101 course. "How to Lean Properly Whilst Pulling at the Cuffs of Your Flannel" is part of Day 1's lesson plan.
A few weeks ago some friends and I started a tween films proseminar (inaugural film? Stick It: It's not called gym-nice-tics. You better believe it. It was worth it for that one scene where Jeff Bridges flips right off of the trampoline.) This weekend, things got a bit out of hand. Here's what happened:
I'm not even close to kidding. And, yes, it was amazing. It gets more awesome. Sarah invited me to a girls night and asked, "Can you bring your sack of tween movies?" There are very few times in my life that I can expect to hear this request.* I almost cried with pure joy, repeating it over and over in my head. I had added to Thelma's initial gift of bounty so there were near 20 films to choose from. We laid them all out on the coffee table and started elimination rounds. Our method was nothing less than exacting: Too much glitter! Not enough glitter! Technically, these are adults (sorry, Sleepless in Seattle and A Mighty Wind)! We finally narrowed it down to 10 Things I Hate About You--one of The Pinnacle late 90s teen movies, alongside She's All That (remember the choreographed prom dance?)--and, of course, a true blue favorite, Clueless, AKA: the Bible of Tween Studies.
We--a group of generally intelligent 25+ year old women--could not stop swooning at Paul Rudd, lame goatee, Amnesty International t-shirt, flannel (both a nod to Seattle AND to keep him warm in front of the fridge!), Nietzsche-reading, CNN-watching, dreamy eyes, and all. We were 115% not ashamed of it. And this, my friends, is the true miracle of being a tween queen. You'll excuse me, I've got to go read my Tiger Beat magazine.
*This will be impossible to believe, but I was asked this AGAIN just tonight! TWICE in 24 hours! This must be what Tru Luv sounds and feels like.
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