Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Even Salmon Get Rewarded After Swimming Upstream



Ever have a day that feels like Andy DuFresne's...only you feel like you're crawling upstream toward the prison instead of escaping to freedom?

Well, to quote a different character (John Coffey) who was just trying to make things better in another prison movie (The Green Mile),
"Awful tired, boss. Dog tired."

20 comments:

Breazy said...

Both of those movies are great! Tom Hanks is a favorite of mine.

I do know what you mean by "Awful tired, Boss. Dog tired."

Here is wishing better days to you!

Jazz said...

Yeah, crawling upstream towards prison pretty much sums it up these days.

Heh... both your quote and youtube are from Stephen King stories. I guess the man knows all about this.

S said...

There's a light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!
Take a nap first, then go from there....

:)

Maddy said...

Well now that the children have escaped from the cage, maybe you and I should climb in and throw away the key. So glad I bought a big cage!
Best wishes

Cheesy said...

Longest night of your life eh?? [[[u]]]

furiousBall said...

with my kids' return home, i definitely feel like an exhausted salmon hopping up the waterfall

truckdriver_sefl said...

Know the feeling. Boy do I know the feeling...

Suldog said...

Well, if it's possible, put those tie-dye besocked feet up and relax a spell. Think cool thoughts, as Satchel Paige once said.

Anonymous said...

swimming upstream against current and feeling the reprocussions afterwards... HUGS!!! You're awesome!

Elle Dubya said...

A big, stiff drink. Make it a double.

Anonymous said...

Ok my friend, I am swimming upstream myself....maybe its like the phase of the moon or something?? Like lots of people are having a tough time. Going to read my horiscope.......

Desmond Jones said...

"crawling upstream toward the prison. . ."

Very evocative expression, Lime. . .

But, so sorry you're so frustrated. Would a {hug} help?

Anonymous said...

I am so there right now.

g-man said...

(((((Huge Hug)))))

(M)ary said...

(-: hang in there! maybe you will win an Oscar for your performance in Lime's Shawshank Redemption

EmBee said...

"Even salmon get rewarded after swimming upstream."

Not necessarily Lime... Some of them get eaten by bears before they ever get to spawn.

Try to steer clear of the bears, okay?
:-)

tsduff said...

I do feel like that, right now. Yesterday. And the day before that. You have quoted two of my most favorite Stephen King stories, and seeing that clip made me want to see the whole movie again right now. *sigh* I'd better get back to work, looking for work.

Jocelyn said...

Oh, what is the cause of this frustration, toots?

Anonymous said...

Funny to see Swedish sub title, as I'm in Sweden right now. Quite good translated :-)

Anonymous said...

a great moment from a great movie...