yeah i know i posted just three seconds ago. i forgot to tell you a funny story.

remember when hellboy was in theaters? jenn and i were still in wisconsin at the time... i don't know what set it off, but when that movie came out we started crank calling people as the movie's star, ron perlman. the phone calls would sound something like this:

"uhhhhh hello(this whole thing is done with a very low, very fake sounding man's voice), this is ron perlman. i just wanted to let you know that my blockbuster hit hellboy is in theaters now, and it'd be just great if you went and checked it out. if you'd like to know more about this and other movies on my resume please feel free to call me, ron perlman, at area code 920, 555-HELL. thanks, this is ron perlman, see my movie in theaters now, gotta go, bye!"

usually, we could only keep a straight face through the first couple of sentences before the giggling would set in. after a while, the movie left theaters and the ron perlman calls dwindled to maybe one or two a week. but then the movie came out in video stores, and the ron perlman calls came back in full force - this time he was reminding people to check out his blockbuster hit hellboy, in video stores now!

my favorite is when i call a reputable establishment, say, where i used to get my hairs cut, and i get their answering machine, because those business answering machines ALWAYS get a ron perlman message. suffice it to say we've been milking this hellboy thing for about a year and a half now.

yesterday i was on the phone with ann, and we were talking about how she was at target, drooling over the daily show election dvds that had come out. but how she got hellboy instead.

"did you watch it? was it good?" i ask.

there's silence on the other end of the phone. "you haven't seen it?" she asks.

"uh... no." i reply.

"you're always talking about ron perlman and this movie!" she shouts, "you and jenn love this movie!!!"

"ahahhahhaha nah, we just love ron perlman and being asses! but jenn finally saw it recently, and i hear it's good," i tell her.

"i feel so misled," she says.

it just cracks me up to no end, because our over-the-top fake phone calls from ron perlman saying to buy hellboy actually caused someone to go out and do it! we're gonna do it up right and eat brownies and watch some hellboy tonight, and then depending on how it goes ron may join us on a few prank calls! be forewarned!