k, i reeeally meant to post this earlier. shit, i even post-dated this entry for the 10th. but i was distracted for a bit…see below.
yea, i still play, and i pimped out my ride. but now that i got that out of my system, i can resume my (semi) normal posting regimen. i leave for amsterdam next sunday for a month and a half…word. im slowly building up excitement, and im hoping the work-aspect of the experience wont cramp the whole thing. well, too much anyhoo, since the whole reason im going IS because of work. anyhoo, rewind.
BIG APPLE BBQ
ya word, last weekend was the big apple bbq festival. fish and i made it a point to check out some texan goodness. its the texan in me. the first stop was salt lick bbq and their beef briskets from driftwood, texas. yuuuuum. since we were in the midst of a giant bbq fest, we sucked it up and headed out for a second round. we went to check out some carolina pulled pork from blackjack bbq of charleston, south carolina. the sauce choices were a little dodgy (vinegar or mustard…?), but the pulled pork was rock. after scarfing as much as we could, we (slowly) headed south to relax at croxleys. after chilling out to a few rounds of beer, we headed north to look for some chess and starbucks. i was on the verge of kicking fish’s ass (first time in a looooong time), but time ran out and i had to jet. sad face…=( next up was a farewell dinner at yakiniku for dora before she heads off to the big red motherland. k, yea…i was about to die. too…much…food…
i did nothing the rest of the weekend. oh, i did take the new york age test. my new york age is 47…i dont know what that means.
PAPRIKA
i was gonna go nuts this weekend (for once), but then i had to work over the weekend. poopsticks. i was actually supposed to work saturday because i was meeting my sis sunday. but er…she called me to let me know shes been having “morning sickness” alot recently, so couldnt come in. morning sickness…er. yes i know what morning sickness is. and yes, im in denial…argh!!! h’ok, so anyhoo, most of the work i could work on would be with the crew coming in sunday, so i headed out early.
i caught a later showing of paprika at the angelika with jess. shit, satoshi kon is one fucked up guy. but the movie was amazing. ive been mulling over the movie in my head since last nite. the movie is about paprika, the dream-state alter-ego of a scientist who uses a device that allows users to enter peoples dreams in her psychotherapy sessions. when 2 of the prototypes go missing, she and her colleagues have to hunt down the culprit before the device can be used to break down the boundaries between dreams and reality.
the movie is in many respects a spiritual successor to the matrix (channeled thru michel gondry), except whereas matrix had distinctions between the real and the virtual, paprika leaps in and out of the dream realm at whim. youre never sure whether you were viewing the real world or the landscape of someones dream. and even if you knew you were in the dream, you were never sure whos dream it was. my mind is still processing it, so you should just watch the movie if you get the chance. and for those who arent familiar with paprika, check the trailer below.
WoW – Hey, my priesty is up to 49 now, but I stopped playing for a while so I could be productive again.
BBQ – Dude, that means you’ve had salt lick more recently than me. Bastard! Maybe I should take a long lunch tomorrow.
Paprika – OOooh – pretty. Stupid limited release movies.
productivity’s overrated. and hey…ive been lurking your site (commentings too much effort). so youre technically not bound to your current server anymore eh? eh? reroll! unless you still play with your ex.
texas was well represented (three total), but salt lick was the only one i recognized by name. so i made a b-line straight for it. yum yum.
Maybe I’ll transfer servers later? I guess I’ll have to buy BC at some point, but it’ll have to be later.