this one's for matt
I'm playing Robot Alchemic Drive.
It rules.
That is all.
back in the 'loo
Hm...
Somehow my alarm was off again this morning. Not a big deal. I'm getting back into the swing of things. What's really disturbing is that after noticing that it was 10:15 and my alarm hadn't gone off, I was in the process of rolling over and going back to sleep before I had the sense to kick my ass out of bed and quietly slink into work.
I suppose that what's dampening my enthusiasm is I'm not really doing much at work right now. Mostly getting organized again. That's not my favourite thing, really. That, and the office is quite empty right now. A bit of a murmur over in Support and the constant rattle of the ventilation system. No light-hearted abuse amongst co-workers. No keyboard clicking. Quiet.
I don't think I've actually watched a Quentin Tarantino movie all the way though. I've seen most of Reservoir Dogs. The last hour, say. I came away thinking it was interesting, but it didn't strike me as something overwhealmingly wonderful. I stood in line to see Pulp Fiction at the Princess a couple months after it came out, but was turned away just as I was approaching to ticket counter. Sold out. I never really tried too hard to see it after that.
So it was that I approached the new trailer for his upcoming film Kill Bill with a mild, casual interest. And, to be honest, the novelty of Uma Thurman doing wire-fu almost had me sold. But then I saw... just a glimpse... no it can't be... but it is! That's David Carradine! OMGDFG! David Carridine uttering cheesy Tarrantino dialog! With swords! I have to see this movie!!
productive holiday
This Christmas holiday thing has been working out pretty well, I figure. I picked up a bundle of Doctor Who Magazines, braved the mall, finally got nice things for my sisters, had a donair, enjoyed a couple visits from my grandmother which were't too disasterous (aside from the fire), ate lots of food, got some neat stuff for me, played lots of Super Mario Sunshine (and a little Super Monkey Ball 2), ate some more, read through a couple books, met up with Matt and got him back on ICQ, and have generally relaxed.
All in all, not bad. A few minor complaints, though... This is a pretty small house when everybody's home. No major badness... just tense. Right now, though, my sisters are back in their respective towns doing whatever it is they do, so it's less crowded. They'll be back, but only for a day or two, and then I'll be gone too. And I had a really horrible headache the other night which didn't let me get any sleep until the afternoon. Although, when I got to it, I think your migraine trick worked, tink. Or it just went away naturally. I can never tell.
I've finished two Charlotte Macleod books over the last week. I also picked up Neil Gaiman's Coraline yesterday and started in on that. Neil Gaiman's at his best, I think, when he's doing this sort of fairy tale story. It's pretty rare nowadays, I think, for somebody to be writing prose that lends itself so well to being read out loud.
And it reminds me that I have to go out and see Spirited Away sometime.
Today I think I will go out for a long walk. But not without collecting some more shines first.