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12/19/2002 Archived Entry: "Something like rushing into a wall"
Busy day, rushed day. Woke up, went out to do some on-location consulting, then off to get car insurance and try to get in a little Christmas shopping then home for dinner and out to see Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
Only, the consulting took longer than I expected. Then I found out that my 'air care' emissions testing for my vehicle expired today, so I had to drive off and pay an extra $48 for it, then back to the insurance agency, managed to buy some christmas wrapping paper and a $1.25 stocking stuffer, then a quick meal of excellent thawed spaghetti (always tastes best after a few days in the freezer), then out to Langley's Colossus theatre for the movie. While doing the consulting I had 1.5 cups of coffee, and I don't normally drink it, so I was a little jittery. Tea courses through my tannin-ed veins, coffee is demonic. Jittery and rushed, and not quite normal and my mind is still getting off the "oh crap, I've just been fired" fixation.
Jen bought all my Xmas gifts while I was out. I am determined to make this Christmas extra-special for her. For my part, if all of her gifts to me were full of manure, I'd happily use them to grow her flowers.
As for the movie....no spoilers! Just a damned good movie, as you were expecting it to be. One question though...the song during the closing credits sounds an awful lot like Bjork, but she's not listed in the soundtrack. If anyone knows for sure who it is, please let me know? Thanks.
In other world issues do you feel safer now that California has rounded up hundreds upon hundreds of Middle Eastern residents. Ostensibly it's because of INS concerns, but then shouldn't it be all illegal residents, not just ones from countries who are predominantly muslim? I'm white, non-muslim, and living in another country and this still scares the crap outta me. There's a monument/apology in Stanley Park in Vancouver for the Japanese residents in WWII who were rounded up like this and sent to concentration camps. Have we not learned a thing in 57 years?
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I really like the Colossus -- the geek factor is very high, what with a UFO on the roof! The local sf club used to drive up from Bellingham, WA when my husband was living there since Bellingham is rather theater-deprived. We'd make a day of it - regular movie, snacks and beverages at the upstairs bar, then maybe an IMAX feature. Posted by Anita Rowland @ 12/19/2002 11:04 AM PST |
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Forgot to mention...we saw LOTR on the IMAX screen, though not in IMAX format. I wear glasses and sat in about the middle of the theatre and the screen fit almost perfectly inside the size of my lenses, and it was excellent like that! Posted by Greg @ 12/19/2002 11:07 AM PST |