6453 Residence / Faire / 'Zilla / Shapes

[scottobear]

I've got at least two condos to look at on Monday. One is very inexpensive but needs some minor work to move in... paint, new vanity, cabinets. The other has a utility room with a washer and dryer nearby. Could be a mixed blessing. more foot traffic, but I can do my gear close to my HQ. I'll know more on Monday how suitable they are, neighborhood-wise.

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Debating if I should beg off the Ren faire and just sit tight at home today. Going would be a god idea politically, and probably pretty fun, but I'm feeling the laziness. I'll probably go for just a little bit.

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Watched my new Godzilla movie last night... Pretty keen that Big G is fifty years old. A pretty different vibe than most of the movies. (He's definitely something else, this go 'round. Read the linked review for spoilers.) Odd seeing King Ghidorah as the good guy, too. Mothra is pretty standard, as is Baragon (I've always had a weakness for digger-mole monsters) . It's funny how they just sort of pick and choose what elements from earlier movies to use, and what to ignore....I can respect the revised history for the sake of a story. I've never been much of a continuity cop for this or comic books.... just keep some fundamentals so we can tell who is who... As long as Godzilla is a giant lizard with radioactive breath, I'm pretty easy... but I think he's odd to look at with no pupils. Better Reasoning as to why he keeps heading to Tokyo, and a lot of squishy-humans.

A lot of people in this movie (the women in particular) had really bad teeth.

Overall, I liked it, both despite and because of the differences. It's nice to be able to toggle Japanese with English subs, to an English dub on movies... That, and having all the other goodies are really what makes DVDs worth having.

Unusual line/belief in the movie - "If spirits are a form of electricity, maybe they can be stored in stone, since stones are basically like CDs."

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It occurs to me that most of my birthday presents were on circles or rectangles. Dinner plates & bowls, Game CDs, Movie DVDs. and Gift cards, folding currency, and a book. I didn't get many gifts in other shapes... no triangles or hexagons at all.

I wonder about the shape of money. Coins are circular, different sizes. Is it so that corners don't catch on pockets? Economy of metal?

Why isn't American paper money square, rather than oblong?

Comments

[littleheaven.livejournal.com]

I have seen a few of the more recent Godzilla movies, though I am not any aficionado by an means. I think my favorite had to be "Godzilla 2000" (I hope I'm remembering the title correctly!).
My favorite scene is where the girl is in the hospital bed and sees Godzilla walking by. She screams frantically because she is in traction and cannot move, but she calms down when she can no longer see the monster. Then, the next shot you see is of Godzilla's tail smashing the area of the hospital where she was at.

I don't know why that part makes me laugh every time, it just does!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh, that was in the movie I just saw tonight! She was one of the "bad teeth girls" I was talking about.

[pageeater.livejournal.com]

Why isn't American paper money square, rather than oblong?

Oblong stretches better...supposedly.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Stretches better? As part of the printing process?

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[pageeater.livejournal.com]

No. That was my subtle attempt at humor. Stretching as in 'buys more' *grin*

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

'doh!

I thought you might've meant that, but thought I'd err on the side of factoids. :)

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[pageeater.livejournal.com]

Well, we "talk" rarely...so it will take a bit more time than usual to become familiar with each other's unique nuances. Nonetheless it's a journey I'm enjoying. :-D