Last night, Dave and I saw The Dark Knight Rises. It was an amazing film and the entire time I was beside myself with the literary references. By the end, all I could do is sputter, "wow, dickens, french revolution, etc." Thus followed 20 minutes of me gushing in book nerd heaven to Dave, outlining the entire plot of A Tale of Two Cities, and the basic history of the French Revolution (including a side bar about The Marquis de Sade, his role in the revolution, and one of my favorite plays, Marat/Sade). This article (www.slate.com) is a pretty good summary of most of the parrallels. Also it points out Kafka! I love Kafka and can't believe I didn't catch that. What I'm saying is it was a great mix of comic book, action, great story, literary and historical allusion.
Man, after reading the intro and watching this video, I want to meet this girl. (www.youtube.com) I wish more people had the courage, humor, and spontaneity to do videos like this. So much fun.
In an effort to completely legitimize my entertainment ventures, I think I'm going to try out Amazon Prime (free month trial). This is primarily so I can continue watching Enterprise without getting a Netflix account ;)
Still debating whether $79/year for Amazon Prime is worth it, though. They have plenty of TV shows, kindle lending library, and free basic shipping to AK. Definitely not as good as for the lower 48 due to the latter point (no free two day shipping!), but I think I could get $79 worth of the year... I think.
Man... I just don't know. Defiance, at once a TV show and a MMO video game (www.youtube.com).
Sacramento bound in soo soon. Tired of trying to pretend I'm still working.
Really I'm just browsing gear I can buy at rei for the camping trip we're taking to Yosemite after the wedding.
GOTYE, Grammar, and making fun of Creed and Nickelback: http://www.youtube....atch?v=32p8d6OudgU (www.youtube.com)
Alright, so, I'm in New Zealand for another month and about a week. Anybody been here? Anybody have any cannot-miss things to do while I'm here? I'm planning a trip to the north island, wanting to figure out my goings-on for it.
In case you didn't know, getting one stitch on your finger without local anesthetic hurts lots more than a tattoo. #TheMoreYouKnow
