Not boarding the Catbus

So for those of you who are unfamiliar with the works of Studio Ghibli, the Catbus is an charming creature in "My Neighbor Totoro", and is a huge cat creature with mice-lamps, a Cheshire grin, and lots of feet, it's also in the movie, indirectly indicated as the source of many strong gusts of wind, since most people can't see it when it rushes past them.


 MiniMonster is unlikely to be attempting to board one any time soon. He has no objection to cats, or to dogs...and probably not to mice though we haven't found out on that front, but he's not exactly fond of strong wind.

 I'm hoping when he's old enough to really appreciate the story in 'Totoro' it'll help ease his mind, but unfortunately in the mean time it makes for slightly restless nights. He woke up two or three times last night because we've been having windy weather, though he went back to sleep when he got to curl up with me in his Dad's chair in the living room.

 I gotta admit, it's one of the reasons I do like Ghibli films though. 90-99% of Disney revolves around girls getting married by rich, powerful guys, and having this marriage be -the most- important thing in their life, above anything else. Or bastardizing classic stories and myths to the point of being non-recognizable ((See Hunchback and Mulan)), plus merchandizing until you choke.

 Ghibli films -actually have children.-. They're often about life changing events which require them to show greater maturity, but they're about strength of character, without loosing a sense of enchantment, wonder and magic. They're just awesome films, and so much fun. <3

 I'm gonna go geek out and watch one this afternoon I think.