I think people are reluctant to admit that they have been fooled into going to bad movies like Elysium, which we just wasted money and time on. The New Yorker review misled us into thinking this piece of garbage had redeeming qualities, with Matt Damon and Jodie Foster being Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. The best thing I can say about it is that it eventually ended and we could leave the theater and go have a beer and pizza at the Hi-Life. The beer and pizza were of the highest quality. It was kind of like a date for Terry and me, which was pleasant.
The air gets very bad here along about three or four in the afternoon and I go into a funk and have to sleep for a couple of hours, but with the evening comes revival. The air smells fresh and seafoody this close to the water. As we were walking home, we saw a man striking martial poses, but we could see that he wasn't armed. He verbally accosted us and made threatening noises and then went away. Ah, summer in the city.
I don't know whether it's the meds, or the grandkids, or the pollution, but I have been positively bi-polar these past few days. This is not like me, as I am pretty even tempered. But if I don't experience a major shift in sensibility every year or so I get worried and fear I am turning into a fossil. Change is good. So go with the flow.
Tomorrow we depart for Sweden.
It's the same director who did District 9 which I also didn't like. I'm sorry about Elysium though because I really like Matt Damon. Oh too bad... However, the beer and pizza sound good.
Posted by: Musings | August 10, 2013 at 11:38 PM
Safe travels!
Posted by: Cop Car | August 11, 2013 at 06:06 AM
Have a great trip. And take a look at rare side effects from your meds as it's surprising sometimes the things that they can do which is in the tiniest of tiny prints. Sometimes it takes going online with keywords and seeing how many people post on the subject where it didn't appear on a product website. Often if I know what's behind something, I can deal with it.
Posted by: Rain Trueax | August 11, 2013 at 06:48 AM
Bon voyage Hattie. Stockholm is beautiful, and a river trip while eating a huge bowl of prawns and sinking local beer is a great experience. Have fun.
Posted by: Pamela (LadyLuz) | August 11, 2013 at 02:08 PM
Just packing up and ready to go out the door. The river cruise sounds like a great idea. It is rainy, though, according to the weather report, but not cold.
I'll keep in touch.
--Marianna
Posted by: Hattie | August 11, 2013 at 02:24 PM
I have still not figured out what it is you are doing in Sweden, but whatever it is, I am very interested. Have fun!!!
Posted by: Z | August 11, 2013 at 08:40 PM
Z: Terry is doing some consulting work for a firm in Sweden, and I'm going along.
Posted by: Hattie | August 12, 2013 at 07:03 AM
Have a safe flight to Sweden. It sounds as if you're flying from the mainland thereto.
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Tickets are expensive and the Prince Kuhio theater is across town, so I'm very selective about movies. I can usually tell from the trailer if a movie is good or lousy, and this summer has had a lot of crap movies, most egregiously, The Lone Ranger. The best movies I saw this summer were The Heat and Monsters University. Elysium is by the director of District 9 (extremely overrated, it was even nominated for Best Picture!) so, no thanks. I'd have walked out, because you can recoup your money but not your time.
Posted by: Brandon | August 12, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Brandon: Can you believe that The Progressive gave this thing a good review? And that Matt Damon is getting a reputation as a man of the left? I give up.
Posted by: Hattie | August 13, 2013 at 08:10 PM
Feminema was rather hurt by my reaction to Elyssium. But anyone who wants a serious review might want to look at her blog. It's listed on the sidebar.
Posted by: Hattie | August 19, 2013 at 12:25 PM