Mixed Zen
2007-08-12 | Filed under Games, Life, Movies |
In the mall yesterday, Larry and I went to a store that sold garden accoutrements. They sold polished stones, priced by the pound and labeled “Mixed Zen.” We were amused.
Before encountering the Mixed Zen, we saw a Stardust matinee, because Neil Gaiman told us to (but not on Friday, because Neil Gaiman’s not the boss of us). It was quite charming (though there’s always something a little bit off about De Niro doing comedy, whether here or Analyze This or Frankenstein), and everybody involved seemed to be having a really great time. (And at no time did I think of the half hour of Layer Cake I sat through.) I read the book shortly after it came out, and had essentially forgotten everything that happened in the faerie realm. (Which is, upon reflection, appropriate.) I’ve flipped through the book over the last couple days, but while watching I wasn’t in a good position to critique accuracy, and instead just watched the movie as a movie. Most of the changes I did recognize as departures (primarily Victoria’s characterization and what happens after happily ever after) were reasonable adaptation casualties, ultimately good to neutral.
Later in the evening, we went to a free concert at the park, which was fun and had a turn out of a few dozen. The venue in question is a gazebo, so I thought that was a pretty respectable audience for a short concert series that doesn’t get a lot of promotion, as far as I know.
And after that, I was briefly (for about two hours) addicted to Gimme Friction Baby, thanks to my loving husband. I’ve gotten up to 14 balls. I don’t know if I’ll play it again. My game addictions have a way of burning themselves out pretty quickly. (Witness Okami, which I played for six or eight hours straight a couple of times, but haven’t bothered with since.)
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