You know how children love to watch the same movie, over and over, and over? Until, you swear, if you hear Buzz Lightyear say, “To infinity and beyond!” one-more-time, you’re going to start kicking cute puppies and drowning kittens.
I do that with songs.* The invention of headphones was a godsend for any unfortunate soul who’s ever lived with me. Back in the day, I wore out many a cassette tape–rewind, play; rewind, play….
Fortunately, now, there’s my trusty little iPod, a.k.a., Pinky. (My husband thought it was funny to get his tomboy wife a pink iPod.)
A few weeks ago, I stumbled on the song and video for Josh Ritter’s achingly romantic song, “The Curse,” a song about a mummy who falls in love with an archeologist.
Long ago on the ship
She asked why pyramids
He said “Think of them as an immense invitation.”
She asks “Are you cursed?”
He says “I think that I’m cured.”
Then he kissed her and hoped
That she’d forget that question.
The lyrics inspired my attempt at a comic. I can’t draw a ship’s cabin, so I opted for museum as a background. (Click image for a larger version.)
*Um. And I still do this with movies, too. I’ve seen Serenity, Galaxy Quest, The Princess Bride, and Master and Commander so many times, I know all the dialogue by heart.
