Mr. Anderson with his new Easter Bunny ... just prior to trying to eat it. Internally he's thinking "Thanks Carol and Grace!"The other night I was attempting to achieve new levels in voluntary vegetative states. How is this done? Slumping into the couch with a hi-definition television airing of "The Matrix".
The Matrix is, for those of you who are unaware, a 1999 science fiction film starring Keanu Reeves. Mr. Reeves has had a long, financially lucrative career in Hollywood, bringing us notable films such as the following:
For some unknown reason, The Academy has robbed him repeatedly from Oscar awards he should have received for his gripping performances. Politics. That Meryl Streep's got nothing on Keanu. Probably slept with all of the voters. Keanu's got too much integrity for that.
So anyway, I'm watching his most famous film - The Matrix - which is known for it's special effects and odd storyline more than any acting ability. Besides Reeves, of course. Pretty cool movie for vegetative states. Many of you probably have seen the film. Reeves character is destined to be the person to save humanity from computers that have taken over the world ...blah, blah, blah.
So as I'm watching, subconsciously I'm thinking about Anderson's nickname. It's currently "Munchie", which is the short version of Munchkin. A fair enough nickname when you're 6 months old, but you don't want to be a small kid in class with the nickname "Munchie". Daily butt-kickings are sure to happen. We need a new nickname. Something new. Something fresh. "Obama" Fought? Nah ... too topical.
"Andy" is out. Only people over the age of 60 are named Andy. Not only that, but Natalie's sister dated an Andy in high school and he is viewed by her family as being just one step below the Antichrist.
Back to the nickname. Natalie and I have done what we never wanted to do, which was to regress into talking to our son in high-pitched baby talk. "Munchie" is followed by "Munchie, Munchie, Munchie" and "The Munch", which brings back memories of Arnold's nemesis in "Diff'rent Strokes" called "The Gooch". None of these names will keep his butt from being dragged all over the playground. But at times we call him "Mr. Anderson", however. The tie-in to The Matrix is that "Mr. Anderson" is the name of Keanu Reeves character. Reeve's character's nickname is "Neo", which is an anagram of the word 'one' and is also Greek for 'new'.
So here's"Neo" attempting avocados again...
