This, That and a Movie Recommendation

[wook77]

Dear Scheduling Person at Fry's -

The time to call me to cover a shift is not with 15 minutes to spare when I work 45 minutes away. Just, yanno, a hint. Also - not my fault that you a.) fucked up my schedule, b.) that the VP of Kroger's is coming into town for a visit and c.) that you are paying an incompetent moron 3 dollars more an hour than me.

Not working tonight,
me

PS - take your supervisor position and its 30 cents an hour and shove it. Give it to the incompetent moron.


With that out of the way, hi! I finished my hpvalensmut. Well, I finished it off enough to send it to my betas and have them read over it. With luck, prayers, twine and bubblegum, I will make the deadline. I am made of fail at deadlines right now.

I'm also fairly ill in my tumbly. Mental note - when your stomach is already upset, do not eat Taco Bell. No, really. It's a Very Bad Idea.

Has anyone here seen Enemy Mine? It's an absolutely BRILLIANT movie. OMG, I love this movie. It tells the story of a vindictive and hate-filled human pilot and "Jerry", the Drak (or Drac depending on where you read the summary). They're both rather bitter and they have a history of conflict between their species to overcome. At its heart, it's a story of redemption, friendship and overcoming hate, stereotypes and assumptions. I cannot tell you how very very much I love this movie. There are certain scenes that I can remember from childhood and watching this with my mother. We just rewatched it and I fell a bit more in love with it. It's so good and if you haven't seen it, go out and get it. I especially love Louis Gossett Jr in this movie. The ending gets me every time.

What about you all? Seen any good movies lately?

Comments

[wendy.livejournal.com]

Juno was an awesome movie.

*softly rubs your tummy*

[scrtkpr.livejournal.com]

It must have been nearly 20 years since I last saw Enemy Mine, but I remember I thought it was awesome as a kid. Need to rewatch it.

[elfflame]

Always thought Enemy Mine was very under-rated. The story is wonderful. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. :D

[r-grayjoy.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of very underrated sci-fi/fantasy-based films from around that time... Actually, I think there are a lot of very underrated sci-fi/fantasy-based films pretty much all the time. Even though some things get lucky and make it big (Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.), the genre as a whole is sort of a weird, insular little subculture, and a lot of great stuff gets overlooked by the mainstream. Although I think we're beginning to see some changes in that...

[elfflame]

True. It seems like the more thoughtful and less action-oriented it is, the more ignored it is. There were a lot of great gems during the 80s, now that you mention it.

[r-grayjoy.livejournal.com]

Eeeee, yes, Enemy Mine is a fantastic film despite the semi-mpreg. And you keep reminding me of all these awesome movies I haven't seen in years... Heh.

[isolabela.livejournal.com]

Hey there!

Just dropping a comment off to you re:Terminus, since I'm not sure if you saw my comment at qq? But it turns out due to family issues that I wont be going to Terminus, and Ziasurda needs to turn in the proposal for the panel by, erm, tomorrow. So if you want on, email her asap. Her email is in the h-t email account. :)

[wook77.livejournal.com]

ACK! I didn't. But I did email Ziasudra and talked to her about the panel. So, no worries, all taken care of! I appreciate the opportunity to take your place but I'm so sorry about your family issues :(:(