I swear, I've seen the fifth sign of the Apocalypse this week. Paramount Pictures
has optioned Avril Lavigne's song "Sk8er Boi" to turn it into a movie. They say the film will not be a musical but will be in a musical vein along with films like
Flashdance,
Footloose and
Save the Last Dance.
Someone please kill me now. Those of you who know me know of my deep hatred for all things Avril, but the fact that movie studios are hurting so bad for film ideas that they have to take a bad song by a horrid artists and turn it into a feature-length motion picture speaks wonders for the creative levels of the entertainment industry right now.
And now, I'm off to prostrate myself at the callbacks for the singing group I auditioned for. Yes, I really did learn all the words to Warrant's "Cherry Pie." Yes, I'm really going to sing them, despite the fact that I have a sore throat and I'm not feeling well. Yes, this very well might be the sixth sign of the Apocalypse this week. The seventh seal will probably be broken when I return home tonight to find another Michael Jackson special on TV, in which case I will climb into bed, pull the covers over my head and await an eternity of fire and brimstone.