Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

LadyPatsFan came by my desk last week, about to burst with joy. "Did you hear?!?", she shouted. "They're making a movie out of 'Cloudy with a chance of meatballs'!".

LadyPatsFan was apparently off her medication. She doesn't usually shout at me about food groups unless I provoke her. "Somebody's doing what with meat?"

It was then that I learned there is a children's book called "Cloudy Meat" or somesuch. Not only is it going to be made into a movie, but it's a book that the Tulsa Library system has on the shelf. LadyPatsFan danced off to the library, her feet barely touching the ground.

Later, she showed up again at my desk, book in hand. "See?", she challenged, flipping through pages of kid-friendly illustrations. "A pancake falls on the school! Hot dogs from Heaven! Squirrels slipping in chocolate sauce! Isn't this great?!?"

I feel compelled to mention that from the illustration it was *not* immediately obvious that the squirrel was slipping on chocolate sauce.

We took the book to Merrik's desk. "Have you heard of 'Cloudy with a chance of meatballs'?", she asked him. He gave her a sad, sympathetic smile. "Long day?"

She showed the book to him. The look on his face was stellar. "Don't you want to read this book to your kids?", she asked. "No," he replied simply. "My kids *already* eat off the floor. I don't want to encourage them."

Worth noting... it may only be a 20-page illustration-heavy kids book, but apparently the (animated) movie is going to feature voice work from Mr. T and Bruce Campbell.

Bruce Campbell. Mr. T. Aw yeah. I don't care what the movie is about... this one has my attention. :)