Let me have a digressing paragraph really quick for a quick and unrelated side story. One that I must share because it affected my psyche to a terrible extent last night. As a quick background I will tell you this...I HATE SPIDERS!!!...and I mean that, we're talking how much Indiana Jones hates snakes, how much everyone in LA hates LA traffic type of hate here. More or less it is because they just creep me out in general in every way, I don't even like interacting with them in any way, and that includes killing them, unless there are at least two means of separation between myself and the victim, ie. I am wearing latex gloves and killing them with a shoe. Anyways, as I was walking out of my aunt's house to head to the movie last night, let's say around 11:35, I went to the back door, which I use very frequently during the daytime hours to go in and out onto the patio, and noticed a MASSIVE (we're talking about a half dollar coin sized) spider decided to spread his web and plant his fortress at literally my height right outside of the back door. Needless to say I didn't even try opening it and I even tried to take a cell phone pic but that just didn't give the thing justice. I was disgusted and very impressed by the fact that this spider was able to make such an astounding web in such a human oriented place in such a short period of time, I mean there was not even a start of it the last time I used the door prior to that which must have been around 7pm. Either way I let it be because it was too big for me to even want to try and kill, lord knows what would have happened if I tried to get my spider killing hands into his web, I'm sure that it had a backup plan for that. I am happy to report however that this morning, when I went to check on the site, the spider AND web had completely vanished, I have NO idea how but it was gone as quickly as it had come, and for my sake I hope that it has gone VERY far away because rest assured if I found that spider roaming the deck webless, the showdown would be quick and for him (or her) it would be fatal. (My sock and shoe combo counts as my two degrees of killer separation). Anyways I had to share that, now back to more important (maybe) things...
As far as 'Public Enemies" goes I must say I was really impressed, and that isn't an objectified statement I really was. There are so many ways that a gangster movie can be butchered, but Michael Mann succeeded in telling a story about one of the most famous mobsters of the early 20th century and the cast did a great job of bringing these characters to life. Had I not read the script I think I would've needed to see it twice just to get most of the characters' names down (I still may have to see it again) but I knew for the most part what was going on and especially enjoyed the scenes that I was present for the filming of, it was cool seeing how it was made on the set and then how it turned out in the film, since obviously the scenes weren't filmed in order.
I also enjoyed seeing it because it got me out of the house and up late, which I haven't done much off while out here yet, don't really know why but it probably has something if not everything to do with the fact that 99% of my friends are not in this state so I don't have many people to chill with...oh well all that will change when I am back in Arizona in a week and a half!! And even tomorrow it'll be different until the 5th of July because my girlfriend (Christina incase you weren't aware of who she is) is coming in to visit for the 4th!! No idea what we are going to do but I am just ecstatic to see her since I haven't in over a month!
Nothing too nuts went down today other than the fact that I finished "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" which kept me invigorated and enthused until the very end. Again I can't believe it took me that long to read it but I am happy that I finally got to it.
After I finished I went back to the bookstore (which I seem to be frequenting as much as Mrs. Fields here, although I'm sure the book store is much healthier) and went around again browsing the selection and decided to go with the title I put down yesterday in place of IHTSBIH, Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five." I'm excited to read this as it is my first Vonnegut book and I have heard nothing but good things from friends telling me to start reading his books (originally my first choice was of course "Cat's Cradle" but the store was out so that made my decision quite easy) so I am excited to start that, although it probably won't be until the 6th, which is alright by me.
Now I sit here watching the "Pitchmen" marathon which just finished airing the season finale with a special Billy Mays tribute at the end, truly sad that he passed he seemed like a great guy and Youtube has definitely given my friends and myself some great laughs involving dubbed versions of his commercials, he will definitely not be forgotten.
Tomorrow is gonna be a busy one and I can't wait to get out of the house and finally do some stuff as its been awhile! I'll do my best to write as the weekend goes by but there's no telling what'll happen so for now I bid you adieu...
-Geoffrey
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