I've heard it said that if you want things to happen in life, you need to go out and make it happen. That or I just listen to myself too much these days. Nevertheless, after I've licked my wounds from being dismissed and found another job, two jobs actually, I have to bid my time. I have to wait until I'm called with my assignment of where I'll be working. I have to wait until I can actually go out and do some productive work. I have to wait until the Buffalo/Canes series is done so that I can know who the Oilers are going to crush in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!
Speaking of the Cup, some people get a little carried away with their fan spirit to the point that it becomes their Guiding Light. I never knew Lord Stanley's Cup would inspire such awe and excitement. I'm also curious if they did that scene in one take. I couldn't. I seriously hope that was just a publicity thing they did for nhl.com.
The only thing I don't like about the playoffs, is that Ford is a big sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada, which is what I, and most everyone in Canada, watch to follow the action. I'm not embittered by the fact that I was fired by them, at least not as much. However, I do need to go there to drop off the shirt that they assigned to me. In fact I should do that today since I have the shirt washed. I could drop off some stuff at the library while I'm out too.
Speaking of which, I highly recommend an interesting movie from 1934 called The Thin Man. It's a clever mystery/comedy and gives each side its due, but doesn't lean to heavily to one or the other. It's also good natured humour that doesn't delve into fart and sex jokes to put a smile on your face. There is one joke about one of the characters being a sexagenarian, and that he openly admitted it. The news reports who hear this are leary of writing that, until they find out that it means he was 60 years old. Sheesh! And I thought my english was bad. Then there's also the time when the police are rooting through a woman's dresser, and the lady pipes up, "What are they doing in my drawers?" The husband then sprays his drink in its glass. :P :) Caitlin and I loved it.
It almost makes me wonder why people who complain about the state of Hollywood today don't take a look at what has been done in years gone past? Sure, the film might be in Black and white, it might just have mono sound, and the special effects might seem trite, but these movies were made when movies relied on plot and character development. Granted Plan 9 from Outer Space is also from an older era, and the only reason that's a classic is because it's slated as one of the worst movies ever made, if not the worst.
I also picked up War of the Worlds (1953), and now I actually want to see the version done by Tom Cruise and Steven Speilberg just to see how it compares. I may stand alone in saying this, but I think some of Tom's movies are alright. Top Gun, Mission:Impossible, and Minority Report are a part of my DVD collection and I have watched each more than once. I mentioned M:I, because the first one was really cool even though I had to watch it five times in order to figure it out. The sequel had a number of plot holes that were patched over with crazy action. If I hadn't borrowed the DVD from someone, I would have said I wasted my money. Instead it was just my time that was sacrificed, which although is more valuable, I tend to have more of it than money. Due to the lack of money, I have yet to see, and therefore comment on, the third installment.
That's not to say I won't be seeing any movies at the theater this summer, quite the contrary. Caitlin and I are just saving the movie passes that we got for Christmas, and from cereal boxes for select movies that we really want to see. We used two of the six cereal box passes to see V for Vendetta, and the other four we plan to use to see X-Men 3 and Cars. We love X-Men, and we also love Pixar. Another reason we picked those movies is that the passes expire June 30, 2006. While the passes we got at Christmas we are going to use for Dead Man's Chest. Or Superman Returns. I'm still not sure. I should talk to Caitlin about that.
Speaking of the Cup, some people get a little carried away with their fan spirit to the point that it becomes their Guiding Light. I never knew Lord Stanley's Cup would inspire such awe and excitement. I'm also curious if they did that scene in one take. I couldn't. I seriously hope that was just a publicity thing they did for nhl.com.
The only thing I don't like about the playoffs, is that Ford is a big sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada, which is what I, and most everyone in Canada, watch to follow the action. I'm not embittered by the fact that I was fired by them, at least not as much. However, I do need to go there to drop off the shirt that they assigned to me. In fact I should do that today since I have the shirt washed. I could drop off some stuff at the library while I'm out too.
Speaking of which, I highly recommend an interesting movie from 1934 called The Thin Man. It's a clever mystery/comedy and gives each side its due, but doesn't lean to heavily to one or the other. It's also good natured humour that doesn't delve into fart and sex jokes to put a smile on your face. There is one joke about one of the characters being a sexagenarian, and that he openly admitted it. The news reports who hear this are leary of writing that, until they find out that it means he was 60 years old. Sheesh! And I thought my english was bad. Then there's also the time when the police are rooting through a woman's dresser, and the lady pipes up, "What are they doing in my drawers?" The husband then sprays his drink in its glass. :P :) Caitlin and I loved it.
It almost makes me wonder why people who complain about the state of Hollywood today don't take a look at what has been done in years gone past? Sure, the film might be in Black and white, it might just have mono sound, and the special effects might seem trite, but these movies were made when movies relied on plot and character development. Granted Plan 9 from Outer Space is also from an older era, and the only reason that's a classic is because it's slated as one of the worst movies ever made, if not the worst.
I also picked up War of the Worlds (1953), and now I actually want to see the version done by Tom Cruise and Steven Speilberg just to see how it compares. I may stand alone in saying this, but I think some of Tom's movies are alright. Top Gun, Mission:Impossible, and Minority Report are a part of my DVD collection and I have watched each more than once. I mentioned M:I, because the first one was really cool even though I had to watch it five times in order to figure it out. The sequel had a number of plot holes that were patched over with crazy action. If I hadn't borrowed the DVD from someone, I would have said I wasted my money. Instead it was just my time that was sacrificed, which although is more valuable, I tend to have more of it than money. Due to the lack of money, I have yet to see, and therefore comment on, the third installment.
That's not to say I won't be seeing any movies at the theater this summer, quite the contrary. Caitlin and I are just saving the movie passes that we got for Christmas, and from cereal boxes for select movies that we really want to see. We used two of the six cereal box passes to see V for Vendetta, and the other four we plan to use to see X-Men 3 and Cars. We love X-Men, and we also love Pixar. Another reason we picked those movies is that the passes expire June 30, 2006. While the passes we got at Christmas we are going to use for Dead Man's Chest. Or Superman Returns. I'm still not sure. I should talk to Caitlin about that.
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