The Wild Life and Times of a Botanical Geek

Boy, it's been a while since I went to a proper movie showing. I would love to change that at some point if I can. I like going to the movies, and I can sit through almost anything once. I try to look at it from the perspective that even if I don't like a movie, I can at least say that I've seen it.

But anyway, Tron: Legacy! Eien-chan and I had meant to go see it last week with his parents with the Imax theater in town, but as luck would have it, the theater had shut down that week for renovations. So, Eien-chan and I went this week, and we saw it in 3D. So, now for thoughts! I think it should go without saying that there will be spoilers, so you've been warned.

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While I am a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and while I probably will go see the movie, I have this to say about the previews:

Is it just me, or does it sound like Splinter's drunk off his rat's ass?

When I was little, The Polar Express was a book that was frequently brought out during the holidays. Even now, it ranks as one of my favorite Christmas books. This is probably a large part of the reason why I wasn't too excited when the movie adaptation came out--I find it very hard to believe that a full-length movie could be made out of a children's book that's as short as it was, and that it could be made good. Last night, I caught the movie on TV and discovered I was proven right. Aside from the fact that I didn't care much for the animation, I found it to be ripe with mocking moments.

( Here are but a few )

Per what seems to be the case almost all the time, the book was way better.

Being that it's the second day that it's been out and all, the movie theater was frickin' packed for the showing. I'm glad we got our tickets early. Feeling a bit festive, I decided to get into the spirit of things and dressed a little piratey--a white poet's shirt, a multicolored sash, and a pair of boots pillaged from Mum.

So, the non-spoilery version: I liked it. I think the first one was better (as seems to be the way with sequels, disappointingly), but it was still pretty entertaining. I'm glad I went, and it was two and a half hours well spent. I'm ready for the third one, now.

And now, the full blown spoilery version.

( Yar! Spoilers off the port bow! )

*bouncebouncebouncebouncebounce!*

It looks like "Prince Caspian" is slated for production! *bouncebouncebouncebounce!*

Even though I'm not surprised that they are doing this one next, I'm still nevertheless excited! *bouncebounce!*

--I'm starting to get very worried about the Japanese magnolia. Like all the rest of the deciduous plants, it's losing its leaves, but when I went out to water it today, I noticed something troubling. It looks like it's putting out more leaf buds. Despite what the weather's like now, winter *is* coming, and I'm really worried that it's going to get badly hurt because of this move. I could be wrong, and they could just be winter buds, but I really don't think so. They're green and fuzzy and cute and look like they belong in the spring. I guess I'll need to look at the Japanese magnolias at school and do a comparison, since they're losing their leaves too. I think it may just not yet be accustomed to the weather here, which can be odd in the winter. We typically have a mild winter up until December(right now it's *really* nice outside, when it should be getting, you know, cold), at which point the temperature plummets and we have a bitterly cold winter until about early March or so.

In either case, I really hope it realizes that, you know, the days are getting shorter. Winter is coming, despite the temperature. I don't want it to die. ._.

--I finally saw "Run Lola Run" last night. That was definitely an interesting movie. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, because it seems like I could probably find a lot more if I saw it a second time around. The music was definitely fun. I should poke around for the soundtrack.

--I should look around for a recipe for vanilla cream sauce. It seems like it'd be a really useful and versatile recipe to have. I've had it in a really runny form on apple streudel, which was delicious, and last night when we were at a restaurant, I had a dessert that seemed to be a much thicker version of it(almost like not-quite-set pudding) with fresh berries. Uhnngod. So good.

So mom and I just managed to find the original Superman movie on TV, towards the beginning, when young Clark throws the glowing crystal thingie into the snow in the Arctic.

Me: Look! It's a flying bright lime popsicle!
Mom: Heh. Yeah.
Me: Or a glow stick. It's a glowing popsicle!
Mom: Rave!
Me: OMG. That's what it is. It's a rave popsicle. RAVE. POPSICLE.
Mom: IIIIII like it.

You just know the rave culture would totally latch onto the idea of rave popsicles. XD