Things have been a little quiet here on my end because, well, I've been lazy. I spent the whole week getting over the last bits of a cold and devoted most of my creative energy to classes. All is better now and the temperature around here could be called warm. What was generally chilly weather over the week has turned into clear skies and temperatures in the mid-fifties. Gotta' love it.
I spent most of my day off today with all the windows open, alternately watching MTV Cribs and cleaning my own crib or doing laundry. What's amazing about that show is that I can't really identify a favorite episode or house. They're all pretty much the same: Big house, big pool, bathroom, flat screen TVs, pool tables, and SUVs with rims ranging from 22 to 27 inches. I think I'll start a new Peace Corps Cribs section tomorrow, beginning with my clean apartment. I've been meaning to show off the place, and this will be the perfect opportunity. I'll let you folks all up in dere. Solid times, yo.
In other, only vaguely interesting, news: I watched "The Return of the King" for the second time last night. For once, the theater here in Silistra didn't have an intermission and I've never felt the length of a movie more. By the time it got to the fourth point where the movie could have ended but didn't, I was just about up and out of my seat. In fact, I was pretty much ready to leave after Legolas took down the giant elephant thing. No other real reason to stick around, I thought, and I was pretty much right. "The Return of the King" just doesn't click with me as much as the first two movies did. It finishes things well enough, but among the other Best Picture flicks, I think "Master and Commander" was a more complete movie, and I still desperately want to see "Lost in Translation." It hasn't made its way to Bulgaria yet in film form. There are a few CDs of it floating around though.
Anyway, that's where we stand now. Life is calm, peaceful, and aimed for Spring. Oh, and as for those comments. Well, I have to trim them, if only to keep people who want to see short people in strange positions out of the site. Despite having interesting last names, the two Ivanas actually have poignant things to say about what happens to a site left unupdated and go so far as to praise the site. As for the spammers and others, I appreciate the comedic effort, but no thanks, you lovable sickos!
Posted by Rob at February 28, 2004 04:41 PMLost in translation bad? I found it hilarous. Having lived in Japan perhaps helped appreciate it, but anyone who has lived overseas should be able to relate to a small aspect of it. It was not as good as Rushmore, but at the same time a different kind of movie alltogether.
"Lost in Translation" was terrible! I understand that it's one of those "artsy" things, but the pace was incredibly slow, the characters unlikeable, and the plot, well, what plot? If you go see it, don't expect too much.
Posted by: Christine at February 28, 2004 07:49 PM