Trying it for this weekend.
Yay?
Random Shots
Application Submitted
Stress?
I’m trying to not stress out over next week’s medical procedure (colonoscopy) and the deadline for a job posting.
I’m so distracted (and tired), that I left some change at the self check-out machine at Target. Whoops.
On the bright side, I got another porg, this one squeaks (or squawks) when you squeeze it.
He looks so excited!
I buckled him in on the ride home from Target
35th Anniversary Observations
- There was a 20 minute interview with William Shatner before the movie started
- As the opening credits rolled, I was taken aback at the number of actors from this movie who have passed away, and not just the regulars from Star Trek: Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Ricardo Montalban
- Real theatre sound will always trump even the best home theatre systems
- Explosions were much brighter than I remember
- Transporters are LOUD
- Signage was clear and readable
- Some scenes actually looked blurry, I wonder if these were the Director’s Cut clips that were added, but don’t look that bad at home on blu-ray
- Spock’s death scene seemed quieter in the theatre, as if everyone was holding their breath
- Glenn: “We’re older than Kirk was in this movie.”
Tonight!
Oh What a Night
Glenn picked me up for the Giants game at the usual time.
The clouds in the distance looked dark and were cause for concern.
It appeared that there might be some light showers at game time.
There were, along with thunder and lightning, which caused the start of game to be delayed until 7:55pm.
During that time, we found shelter and ate our Cha-Cha Bowls.
The rain subsided and we returned to our seats for the starting lineups and the National Anthem.
The rain started up again during the anthem.
Chris Stratton retired the first Dodger batter, Curtis Granderson.
And then the downpour started again and Glenn and I hightailed it out of there. It wasn’t enough to get soaked, and the temperature was warm enough that it didn’t feel as uncomfortable as it should have.
We stopped by the Dugout Store to do some browsing, but didn’t pick up anything.
Glenn dropped me off at home, where I got to watch the second half of the Chargers-Broncos game, which was more stressful at the end than it needed to be, with the Broncos blocking the game-tying field goal to seal the win.
After the game I switched channels back to the Giants game, where they said that the game would resume at 10:50pm.
Ack.
So I went to bed listening to a live Giants game instead of the midnight replay.
I woke up around 2:30am and heard the end of the game, Giants 8 Dodgers 6.
Woohoo.
Remember
The Orville
I enjoyed it.
I know it’s not for everyone.
The story was your typical sci-fi plot used to introduce the crew/ship/tech/baddies.
The crew was like one of my old role-playing gaming groups in college, when we’d play either Star Trek or Star Wars RPGs, especially the helm and navigator characters.
The ships look like something that I’d make if I were better at computer imaging.
The tech looks like standard future tech, right down to the shuttles and weaponry.
The baddies look like albino Jem’Hadar.
Give it a look.