Labor day eve this year turned out to be a time of too much grilled stuff, tons of crappy domestic beer, and a retrospective of lesser-known-but-still-awesome movies from the 80s and 90s (Real Genius, and So I Married An Axe Murderer, in particular). The movie Real Genius, starring Val Kilmer, is truly...uh...genius. "This is Jesus, Kent. I know you've been playing with yourself again." I say "pardon?" instead of "excuse me?" because of that movie.
Went to volunteer at the North Texas Food Bank yesterday, and ended up standing in the street for an hour turning away other volunteers. Almost ended up at Reunion Arena to hand out supplies to survivors housed there, but that too fell through. Seems they had a bit of an overflow that day, but they repeatedly asked us to come back in a couple of weeks, when the surge was sure to die down. It's nice to see the outpouring of sympathy and the desire to help from all walks of life during a time like this. Too bad it can't be like that all the time (I include myself in that statement).
Rewatched the Six Feet Under final episode again last night with one of my friends. It hasn't lost any of its power in the two weeks since it originally aired. The final montage? Best. Ending. Ever. The most closure you could possibly get for the characters, done in a clever and original way. Kudos to you, Mr. Ball, and your staff of highly talented writers.
I'll probably end up not posting on here again for several days, since this one was so long. I'm too dull and lazy to say more. So get your fill while you can!
Went to volunteer at the North Texas Food Bank yesterday, and ended up standing in the street for an hour turning away other volunteers. Almost ended up at Reunion Arena to hand out supplies to survivors housed there, but that too fell through. Seems they had a bit of an overflow that day, but they repeatedly asked us to come back in a couple of weeks, when the surge was sure to die down. It's nice to see the outpouring of sympathy and the desire to help from all walks of life during a time like this. Too bad it can't be like that all the time (I include myself in that statement).
Rewatched the Six Feet Under final episode again last night with one of my friends. It hasn't lost any of its power in the two weeks since it originally aired. The final montage? Best. Ending. Ever. The most closure you could possibly get for the characters, done in a clever and original way. Kudos to you, Mr. Ball, and your staff of highly talented writers.
I'll probably end up not posting on here again for several days, since this one was so long. I'm too dull and lazy to say more. So get your fill while you can!
I loved Real Genius, I always thought Chris Knight was a great character.
[Edited on Sep 06, 2005 9:18AM]