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Hello flist...this is just one of those random entries.

I watched Dante's Peak last night. I saw it when it first came out in the theater, and a friend has it, so I thought, well, yummy Pierce, I'll watch it again.

This movie contains (er, spoiler alert, if you somehow have avoided this movie for several years yet still evince a desire to rent it some day):
  • The hero who is tragically ignored until it is pretty much too late to do anything about it now

  • The plucky older woman who is eccentric and stubborn (otherwise known as "The lake's turned to acid? Bah!")

  • The heroine who multitasks at an alarming rate, somehow running a coffee shop, raising two children by herself, and finding time to be mayor of the whole town too

  • A dog whose sole purpose is to get itself into danger so that the rest of the characters can run around pell-mell trying to find it

  • A Super Kewl Truck with a Snorkel so it can drive across a river

  • Exchange between two characters: "It's quiet up here." "Yes. Too quiet."

It also ends in the most bizarre way...with the hero trapped in a truck. I don't know why, but it just seemed odd when I first saw it, and then again this time. I know, there's still the happy moment where everyone embraces despite broken limb, but still, I'm so used to the typical action-hero-takes-a-bullet-to-the-thigh-or-shoulder-and-keeps-going thing. Having a film where the hero has to be rescued...hmmm.

Went shopping today. The malls were a nightmare. The parking was a nightmare. The shopping was a nightmare. Ugh.

Small moment of joy...my favorite drink, Oregon Chai, was on sale, and...they actually had it in stock. And it was a real sale, not a use-your-card-but-it's-only-twenty-cents-less thing. Instead of $3.99 it was $2.50. So I bought twelve. Yum. I should probably go back and buy more.

Yes, now comes the time of the year where I am panicked about money most of the time. It's nice being a crafter, but then you have to face up to the fact that there is no income coming in half the year. Which is why I have three occupations. Yep.

This is getting even more pointless than I originally expected. G'night, flist.
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