While, technically, Talk Like a Pirate Day, ended yesterday, but I see no reason why the festivities must end. That is why I am presently watching one of my all time favorite movies, The Pirate Movie.

I was laying in bed earlier, spooning with Shasta, my rottweiler (it was her idea, I swear), and I realized sleep was just not going to come. So out came one of my favorite movies, The Pirate Movie, and now I'm happily watching pirates pillage and plunder, and Kristy McNichol... well, she's just beautiful, and quite easy to watch, no matter what she's doing.

If you aren't familiar with this Oscar worthy movie, it's from the early 80's, and is chock full of cheesy 80's music (it's a musical, after all), and is a spoof of The Pirates of Penzance. Did I mention it has Kristy McNichol? Did I mention she's beautiful? She more than makes up for any short comings the movie may have. It's just an adorable and incredibly silly movie.

I first saw it at a friend's house when I was but a child. There we were, watching it with my friend's parents, when, for reasons unknown, my friend decided to go outside and play. I, on the other hand, was captivated by the movie, and stayed to watch it through to the end. It was love at first viewing.

I rank it right up there with other spoof and/or just plain silly movies I love -- Airplane! (don't call me Shirley!), Caddyshack, and so on.

In other pirate semi-related news, I have a question for you. Have you ever had the burning desire to use your mouse to fling little stick figures to their deaths as they try to pillage your castle?

Of course you have. So, to fulfill this desire, head on over to Defend Your Castle, an online Flash game where you can fling those stick figures till your heart's content. I spent many minutes doing just that until my hand and wrist crumbled under the strain. Good times were had, friends.

In other news, I have a zit on my chin the size of Cleveland, and it's not at all pretty. The zit, not Cleveland. I'm sure Cleveland is a perfectly nice city, though I've not had the pleasure of seeing it first hand.

Anyway, the zit is huge. It's so big, I'm afraid it may develop sentience and try to strangle me in my sleep. At the age of 29, you'd think I wouldn't have as much of a problem with zits as I do. But, alas, it is a constant battle to keep the critters at bay. I've pondered wearing a mask at all times to cover them up, but frankly it's just to difficult to wear my glasses and a mask at the same time. I tried that last Halloween and couldn't see a thing.

Speaking of Halloween, I bought some very nifty makeup last year on sale which looks like rotting flesh. I plan on wearing that this year as part of my Halloween costume. Hey, here's an idea! I could wear this makeup at all times to cover up the zits! Yeah! I could start a new trend. The rotting flesh trend!

Uh, yeah. Maybe that's not such a good idea after all. But it's 3:30am and I can't sleep, so don't expect too much from me right now. Or at any other time, for that matter.

I'm going to go fling stick figures and watch them fall to their deaths now. The splatting noise they make when the hit the ground is my favorite part.