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September 30, 2002
follow me..
ever since i was a little kid, ive hated bein followed. not the stalkin-type; more like when youre playin around as children and one of your friends decides to annoy you by followin you wherever you go, run, climb, and hide. really annoyin..
cept now, im always bein followed by two labradors. i actually dont hate it--its quite endearin at times. at other times, however, i get annoyed. they follow me into the bathroom (no smell can deter em). they follow up the stairs, down the stairs, and back up the stairs. and they even wake up from their beauty naps to go w/ me as i go to turn off the lights in the other room. again, its really cute esp considerin its a reflection of their loyalty as mans best friend (im convinced labs are second only border collies on this). but me--im an introvert and sometimes i just need my space..
so sometimes i shoo em away. or push em to go away. of course, they dont. see, labradors want to and may need to always be around humans. there are two things you cant do w/ labs: you cant put em away. if you close the door leavin them out of the room youre in, they get all sad, may whine, and just sit outside waitin for you let em in. the other thing is you cant hide from em. cuz then it turns into a game where they basically tear through the entire house searchin endlessly for you until youre found. its really fun, but again--not effective..
so although my introvert nature allows me to avoid human contact altogether at this particular time in my unemployed situation, i wont be able to escape my two dogs--my two lovin and attention-starved dogs..
Posted by chars at 11:59 PM | Comments (2)
September 27, 2002
timshel..
last nite i finally finished east of eden--only took me like three months (not that its a terribly thick book or borin; im just an undiligent reader). i think its a fantastic book. every time i picked it up i couldnt put it down till i fell asleep, although i wouldnt classify it as a 'page-turner'; rather, it is a very engagin and absorbin story..
essentially, the story follows two (maybe, two-and-a-half) generations of a family as their lives unfold in the salinas valley of california. as can be inferred from the title, steinbeck used the story of cain and abel as the formative basis of his narrative. and its pretty good..
the main theme (i think) steinbeck is tryin to get across is the idea that everyone has a choice. carefully placin predestination and fate aside, he emphasizes that despite who we think we are, how we live out our lives based on wut circumstances confront us and wut we eventually become is our choice. we decide who we really are. theres a fascinatin interpretation of the cain and abel story i wont ruin here, but its the core of this whole notion. timshel is hebrew for 'thou mayest'..
man, i feel like im writin a book report--why AM I writin a book report?? anyways, its a great book--ive actually been thinkin of joinin an online book club, an idea i was introduced to readin a strangers blog. hmm, if i can muster up the discipline..
by the way, i found this picture an interestin choice for the books cover..
Posted by chars at 11:47 PM | Comments (3)
September 26, 2002
one more time..
ah yeah, one last run. announced today, mj will be on the court for one last season..
okay now as big of a jordan enthusiast as i am, i admit im not DYIN to see him back in uniform. cuz hes obviously not the 23 in red. and hes not gonna dominate. and he probly wont even play more than 30 mins/gm..
but hes still michael jordan. and that alone is enough for me to look fwd to this season..
Posted by chars at 05:49 PM | Comments (2)
September 25, 2002
let it make me strong..
so i finally got the word today from deloitte. after about two months of waitin around to see if they would get this govt project--which wouldve assured me of a job--i got a call sayin they didnt..
ive sorta been anxiously awaitin the call for a couple wks now, so its a relief i dont hafta wait any longer. in all honesty, i had some level of expectation that they werent gonna win it. but thats not to say i hoped they wouldnt..
its strange cuz my initial reaction is both of sadness and of gladness. im a bit glad it didnt work out cuz i dont think goin back to deloitte is somethin i was thrillingly lookin fwd to. not to say theyre a bad company cuz theyre not--its just the corporate and, more importantly, the consulting world i did not necessarily want to re-enter..
on the other hand, i suppose i was a bit disheartened--like let down. and its not like i was rejected an offer--they just couldnt win the contract. its more like when somethin positive does not happen--not the same as when somethin bad occurs. just when things dont go the easy way, which is exactly wut this wouldve been for my life had it worked out: easy..
so now i continue my job-hunt. and although im back to square one with a greater urgency now than when i first came to balt (cuz my unemployments about to run out), i look forward to the challenge. bring it on..
Posted by chars at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)
September 24, 2002
pajamas or jeans..
do you realize that there are days i dont even take a step outside of my house? well, okay thats a lie cuz i do go out when stella and cocoa need to take care of business. but technically, thats still my property and i think you know wut i mean..
seriously, today i didnt go anywhere. 'so wut', you might say--its not like i have a job to go to (i sound so pathetic). but there are those (ahem, esther) who literally go crazy if theyre home ALL day. i guess its called cabin fever. as for me although i feel some sense of laziness, its not like i was unproductive. everythin i need to take care of i can do inside the confines of my home: look for a job (on the web and by phone), write thank you notes (yes, still in the process), and of course eat (leftovers are delicious). so wut reason do i have to leave my house?
this whole thought was brought on when i just changed out of my jeans into my sweats. i began to wonder, why did i put on jeans in the first place if no one is gonna see me and wearin sweats is ten times more comfy than jeans?? in fact, why did i even take a shower esp if the only animate beings that are gonna be w/ me are my dogs who smell worse than i do?? (oh wait, i remembernow --cuz i didnt take a shower yester and i felt really gross this morn)
i guess im a home-body. maybe im just recoverin from the consultant-lifestyle i lived for two yrs. or maybe this is how i grew up--locked inside the house all by myself. or maybe i need somethin to do--a reason to go and engage the outside world..
i think im gonna take the dogs for a walk tomorr. yeah..
Posted by chars at 09:32 PM | Comments (4)
the holy grail..
so when esther and i were in nyc, we strolled by the nbc studios (where matt & katey drink their coffee for all of america to see) when we decided to stop by the studio shop where all kinds of wonderful nbc memorabilia were sold. inside, i walked around and looked at the varyin t-shirts & pens. now bein the cynical person that i am, i had no positive thoughts at these items bein sold at exorbitantly high prices only cuz they had logos slapped on em representatin nuthin but 2-d images that help us escape the world we work in and come home to. wut poor souls would actually shell out dough for these superficial things?
and then i saw the mug..
no, i actually did NOT buy the mug. but to this day (thats two wks), i still wonder whether i should have..
i guess that means i should have..
Posted by chars at 06:07 PM | Comments (1)
September 23, 2002
just shoot me..
i hate fantasy football. seriously, this may sound stupid but i feel depressed cuz my record this week will likely be 1-5..
to top it off in the one league w/ the biggest pot, i have yet to win. zilch-and-three. no thanks to that damn corey dillon and one-dimensional offense that is cincinatti. funny, i was listenin to a local cincy AM station after their blowout loss to atl and ALL the fans callin in were vyin for akili smith to take over at QB. thats the backup's backup. ridiculous..
i guess i shouldnt laff too much since the skins are gonna be goin w/ patrick ramsey soon enough..
i need a job. this is not somethin to lose sleep over..
Posted by chars at 04:15 AM | Comments (3)
September 20, 2002
better than school..
i believe the general sentiment in the world is that watchin tv is a waste of time. at least, thats how i feel. really, wut do i productively derive from watchin tv? not much--i am simply a participant as entropy takes over the universe..
and so hypocritically speakin, i wish i would read more instead of watchin tv all the time. its basically on from when i get up to when im sick of it just before i fall asleep (okay, there are a few hrs in the day when i disgustedly turn off the tube--usually after i realize nothin can follow a good episode of law & order). and so this sentiment of mine translates into a feelin of guilt because i am neither expandin my mind in any productive way or goin to productively use wut ive gained from watchin the friends season finale. i simply enjoyed bein entertained and occupied..
but man, dont i wish i was the genius who created the discovery channel. it is seriously one awesome channel. whenever there is somethin even of mild interest on, i never fail to have a feelin of satisfaction--of time well spent--after havin spent the hour to watch their educational and entertainin program..
for instance, tonite i watched a two-hr show called the real eve on "human beings may have all evolved from just a few females" originatin in africa thanks to DNA reconstruction. has nothin to do w/ the biblical eve--just depicts how man came to populate every land on this planet..
it was a great show--very insightful and enormously captivatin. and the best part: i felt like i actually learned somethin--somethin i probly would never have even given thought to had the show never come on. so in essence, shows like that complete two requirements: 1) engagin my mind and 2) quashin my guilt w/ satisfaction..
man, discovery and tlc rock. if they ever ran a telethon like pbs does, id probly give em some money..
Posted by chars at 02:17 AM | Comments (4)
September 19, 2002
high-way robbery..
i sorta feel like im stealin here cuz i found this link off of one of the sports guys columns. but this trailer is pretty funny, if for no other reason than seein the expression-filled face of the man whose voice is second only to james earl jones. check it out: comedian..
Posted by chars at 07:00 PM | Comments (1)
wanderful..
dont you hate feelin like you didnt do anythin w/ your day? like theres so much in the world youd like to do, see, or achieve. and when you finally get the time to accomplish just one of those things.....you dont--for wutever reason..
i guess i sorta feel like that at the end of this day even though i know i accomplished at least one thing which may be the most important thing i need to take care of right now (job searchin). but still, theres a good 17 hrs of awake time ive had--how come i cant achieve more?
actually, i think wut im tryin to really convey w/ this entry is that often at nite i become this sorta manic-depressive. okay, not REALLY depressive--more like my mood gets heavier and my outlook on the world & life is a half-empty glass of water. esther will agree--as the sun goes down and nite falls, i become more pensive and less active, which makes for great blog entries at nite filled w/ weird and deviated thoughts..
and the funny thing is: when i get in that kinda mood, although i so look forward to wakin up the next day (cuz the next day is a new day--ya kno, that energizin feelin of not knowin wut tomorrow holds) i end up stayin up pretty late into the nite. yes, its unproductive and does not really contribute positively to my mood or thoughts. yet, i sorta relish in that drunken state of melancholy (reminds me: alcohol only enhances the mood) and it usually requires an immense amount of exhaustion (which i am quickly reachin right now cuz of the effort required to write this out) for me to finally give in and hit the sack..
its weird, huh? more like, im weird. anyways, enough ramblin..
one last thought: i think its funny how humans dont necessarily do or behave as to wut is in their best interest--cuz how does that serve them in any positive or productive way? do you believe a person will only act in a way that serves his best or selfish interest? that he has determined in his mind he will derive something 'good' from followin a certain path? ah, a subject matter for another entry..
damn, its FIVE AM already!! man, i told you imafreak..
Posted by chars at 05:00 AM | Comments (2)
September 17, 2002
thee day..
i dunno why but after havin read a few of peoples blogs on 9/11 and their thoughts, i feel a bit compelled to write my own. like its my obligation to share how i felt and was particularly affected. well, ill actually try NOT to preach or proclaim wut bastards humans can be and all. maybe ill just write wut i was doin that day. or wut i was doin one yr from that day. or maybe ill just write..
so it was sorta weird bein in ny on the anniversary of 9/11. by the way, i find it funny (not funny-haha, but funny-odd) that a word like 'anniversary' w/ such positive connotations associated w/ it is used to mark ones weddin day as well as a loved ones death--or in this case, several thousands'. anyways.....bein in ny last wk didnt make me feel any more emotional or sad--or even remind me of that feelin--as i was a yr ago. in fact, my only consistent thought throughout the day was: wow, its already been a yr? cuz it sure doesnt seem like it..
i mean i cant say 'weve moved on' cuz im not one who was directly affected. if i was, i probly would never have moved on. but to me, nothin feels different yet life has gone on. and it just seems odd: we mourn, we re sad, policies are discussed, laws are passed, troops moved out, and yet wut has changed. oh, besides the economy skydivin w/o a chute..
okay, ive had enough of wut ive written cuz i feel like this entry has devolved into wut i exactly did not want to write about. im gonna wrap w/ two things:
1) bein in nyc again did remind me of one thing: my visit to ground zero two wks after 9/11 (i was in nyc for work). yeah, that was terrible. the smoke and dust, the rubble, the smell. maybe the worst was the subway stop at times square: pictures, candles, and people just cryin. man, survivors are both those who made it thru and those whose loved ones died..
2) a singer-songwriter im fond of said it best, in my opinion: 'remember the day as we carry on'..
am i just contributin to 9/11 overkill?
Posted by chars at 10:42 PM | Comments (2)
back..
so we re back from our little mini-vacation to nyc and providence. the weddin was a grand ole time--great fun w/ good food and a nice atmosphere..
i hafta tell ya that after havin a weddin, my perspective--or i should say, perception--of any weddin i either partake of or simply view is so different. knowin wut is involved w/ each step of both the ceremony and reception, ive started to pay way too much attention to the details. like i notice how far apart the dinner tables are from one another at the reception. or how many pews are reserved in the front for the family--and how theyre decorated. seriously, it goes on..
and the thing is, its not that i necessarily form an opinion of that persons weddin or wutever--its more the afterthought of: 'man, that was coo--why didnt we think of that for our weddin?!' or 'damn! that wouldve made our weddin better!!' its thoughts like these that kinda make me wish there would be a 'next time'. not to take this metaphor too far, but i liken it to a masterpiece--the artist could keep on workin on it forever, addin wutever he wants to make it more complete. but at some point, he has to leave it alone and walk away..
yeah, i took that one too far. and now, im sittin here in disbelief that i devoted a whole entry to weddin-talk. i really should shootin estrogen..
Posted by chars at 02:07 PM | Comments (3)
September 14, 2002
plea..
i have one request: people, if you read my entries please leave a comment. its so coo for me to not only know people ARE checkin my site out, but to also hear from em--and to hear your feedback. thanks..
cmon, you know you wanna say somethin..
Posted by chars at 10:35 AM | Comments (7)
respite..
so, its been roughly four/five days since my last entry. my bad (excuse comin) but ive sorta been on vacation. esther and i took off on tues for new york and providence this wk--shes standin in a weddin (today actually) and we hung out in nyc for a few days prior cuz shes never been there..
we had a good time--hung out w/ a friend from school mostly (thanks dan) who practically gave us a tour of everythin important in the city (aka, restaurants). seriously, we ate a lot--a FREAKIN lot. i think we had this pan-asian eatin experience; from japanese to korean, indian (thanks mungmung) to chinese. esther for once in her life, was dyin for somethin american--man, i could live on kalbi everyday!!
anyways, we re now in providence. esther got up bright and early to do her hair and all the other things necessary for a bridesmaid to be prepared for the weddin. and im sittin here in the days inn surfin the net as i watch the real world..
its been a good wk although weve been away from home. ya kno how annoyin it is to not BE at home cuz youre in some unfamiliar environment and youre havin to get used to your cramp little motel rm. but i guess thats the trade-off one makes when one goes on vacation..
its been good to get away from the montony of my life--of stayin home practically all day, takin care of the dogs and house-errands while endlessly searchin for a job..
and its also been good to actually spend time w/ esther. yeah, chillin w/ the wifey is a good thing in a marriage..
man, i think im just ramblin. in actuality, im mullin over the rosters of my fantasy football teams. see, i realized a few wks back that fall (or 'autumn') is my favorite season of the yr. cuz the unbearin heat/humidity begins to die down (w/o havin to pull out the 5 lb coat). cuz for all practical purposes the yr begins anew in sept cuz thats when things start over for a student (yeah, my brain cant break out of that mentality). and cuz football is back..
anyways, i need to begin gettin ready for the weddin. be back in bmore tomorr..
Posted by chars at 09:58 AM | Comments (0)
September 09, 2002
love & hate..
every yr, its a long sports (and hence, fantasy) drout for me from essentially the end of may (cuz basketball fantasy ends w/ the beginnin of the nba finals) to the beginnin of sept. i mean, i barely watch thru an entire hour of sportscenter in july and august cuz im so disinterested in cricket--ooh, i mean baseball. so basically, im over-hyped w/ the commencement of the nfl esp this weekend. wut a great day it was for a fan yester--great games (except for san diego/cincy) and even old men pete & andre matched it up..
but wut a frickin TERRIBLE day it was for me in fantasy--i mean, im in six head-to-head matchup leagues and my record for the week one is 1-5. ONE AND FIVE!! and the lone win is for the league i cared the least since i started michael vick!!
oh wait, im actually 2-5 cuz im playin sandbox.com. course, that doesnt count since the guy im playin this wk isnt payin attention..
my two biggest mistakes (albeit, it is only one game and the first of the season at that) was draftin kordell 'im-tryin-to-be-the-first-startin-QB-ever-to-produce-negative-points-for-my-fantasy-owners' stewart and darrel 'seven-yds' jackson. i guess i placed too high of an emphasis on RBs in the first four rounds. lesson for next yr: use the auto-draft..
of course, not everythin is my fault. who wouldve predicted corey dillon rushin for a massive TEN YARDS and shaun alexander bein essentially shut down by oakland (ok, oak is good). gosh, even faulk couldnt do didly squat this wk. man, im so pissed..
and on the other hand--or, i should say, on the bench--are the players who DO produce and produce big time. shane matthews leadin the wk (and hence, league) in passin and travis henry decidin to rush for a career high. sheesh, why did murphy hafta deem his law over the entire universe?
week two, hurry up and arrive..
ps - ill admit as much as it pains me to see kordell and the pitts D suckin it up right now, i luv the pats, their system, and bill bellicheck and am so happy theyre crushin the team who thought they could run em over--AGAIN. the AFC championship was no fluke--much less the super bowl..
Posted by chars at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
September 06, 2002
usa basketbust..
so not only did the US team lose again (and consecutive games) in this years world championships, but now they (or we) wont even win a medal since theyre now eliminated from the tournament. i actually was thinkin it the US might lose its next game cuz now the door was open AND they were playin yugoslavia..
in a way, i think its a good lesson for the US cuz--no disrespect to the actual players on the team--the team is comprised of, at best, second tier players. not the best (except for DA TRUTH (paul pierce)!!) cuz they didnt feel the need or responsibility to represent their country. and now their slight, in john andersons words (of sportscenter), has officially made the US a soccer-playin nation. so now come next time--the olympics or wutever--theyll play..
on the other hand, i can understand shaq and tim duncans reasons for NOT participatin: the nba season is gruelin and their primary job is to play & represent their nba organization--and if theres a trophy to be won, its the obrien..
however (yes, i realize its not gramatically-correct to begin a sentence w/ that word; however, its also incorrect to not capitalize), i really dont care whether the US wins or loses in this made-for-the-media tournament or the olympics. i mean, who cares if the US is now second-best (or now, fifth AT best)--we deserve it and the other countries deserve their place. and arguably, the real world championship takes place in the NBA esp in this day and age w/ the global reach basketball spans now thanks to david stern..
besides, fantasy basketball is more fun in the NBA..
Posted by chars at 04:14 PM | Comments (0)
September 04, 2002
are you ready for some football?
oh yeah, tomorr is the day ive been waitin for since january. maybe its the madden, maybe its the fantasy, maybe its the all-baseball sportscenters. for wutever reason, im SO excited that the nfl season is upon us..
i luv spendin sundays sittin in front of the tube ALL day, rootin for my fantasy players and the redskins when theyre winnin. durin the wk, i luv tryin to figure out who to start, who to pick up off the waivers, and stressin over how im gonna win the upcomin matchup--did i say i LUV fantasy football yet? and i luv the monday nite games cuz usually the matchups are good and al michaels (no, im not gay). itll be interestin to see how he gets along w/ madden..
so in honor of openin day tomorr, we witness the return of the TOP FIVE..
Top Five Things to Watch in the NFL This Season according to cp1
5) Madden and Monday Nites - so the big non-game nfl 'transaction' that took place this yr was madden joinin al michaels in the booth for MNF. now, al michaels is an awesome play-by-play commentator both because of his diction and eloquence AND because of his knowledge of the game and its history. john madden is the staple in nfl commentatin and the world--well, america--will be tunin in to see how the chemistry (or lack thereof) is between the two..
4) Steve Spurrier (& the Other Coaching Changes) - spurrier is a marked man both cuz of his (over)success in college and his mouth. but hes an offensive mastermind so itll be fun watchin him call the plays in actual regular season games. itll also be interestin to see how dungy gets the colts to play some D and how gruden does in tampa bay..
3) The Realignment - okay, admittedly i dont fully understand how intra-conference game schedules work but i do realize their importance in a teams overall winnin record. so with the addition of the houston texans (who, as a given, are GONNA lose) it will be interestin (didnt i use this word already) and different to see how teams do in their new divisions..
2) Will the Rams Win It This Time? (Parity) - this time last yr, the rams were the favorites to win it in new orleans. in january they were the favorites. course, we all know wut happened (for those who dont, the cliff-note is that patriots beat em). so right now, they are without a doubt the favorites to win it this season because they are the best team. but will they be able to? some already consider them dynasty even havin only won once (and that was three yrs ago) because of their record (25-somethin) and offensive output (over 1500 pts) over the last three yrs. but cuz the nfl commish and owners are actually smart (unlike another of americas pastimes), there is actual parity in the game so as weve seen, there have been three differents teams winnin the super bowl in the past three years who in their respective previous seasons had losin records. gotta luv it..
1) Your Team - and for the best reason of all, of course you luv football cuz no matter how much they suck--albeit for one play, one game, or for the entire freakin season--youll watch em....cuz theyre YOUR team. go skins!!
that was fun but hard. next list has got to be a subject i know completely. anyways, are you ready??!!
Posted by chars at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
big buddy..
after the 'neurological event' he went thru, i thought cocoa deserved to have his pic up here for the world to see. isnt he cute for a 70 lb behemoth?
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September 03, 2002
doggoneit (catharsis)..
man, so today esther and i made our second trip ever to the emergency vet. the first happened about six months ago when my former roommates dog--belle, aka the cutest beagle in the world--wasnt breathin correctly. we rushed over to the animal hospital where after examination the vet resident basically told us she had an abnormally large heart and that she was gonna die soon. our last image of her that nite was seein her in a little glass case w/ a air tube comin out of her nose. oh yeah, saddest sight ever. course, the next day the second opinion doctor tells us she probly just had an allergic reaction and that she should be fine. and she was (and is). damn that emergency vet attendant--thinkin your dog is gonna die (and she wasnt even ours) is the worse (maybe not as bad as thinkin your wife is). seriously, damn that vet..
so today esther and i took stella and cocoa to the park to play. after about 15 mins of fetch, we were walkin out of the park when cocoa starts limpin. we see his right hind (or posterior, as dr esther likes to say) leg wobblin and he just falls to the ground. we ask him to get up which he does, begins walkin again and then collapses. this happens a few more times after which he just lays there on the ground unable to get back up. we urge and beg him to and he doesnt. we physically try to make him and he cant--his whole body became dead weight. so now we re scared..
our minds are racin--wuts wrong w/ him? is he just tired? or on his deathbed? we need to get home--how do we get there? i decide to carry him which lasts all of two mins cuz 70 lbs of dead weight feels 100 (somehow this doesnt make sense--maybe i should just work out). so i jet for the car while esther waits. when i get back a cop has pulled up (we guess some neighbor called) and asks wut the problem is. we quickly tell him and he tells us where the nearest emergency hospital is. so we gun it..
somehow, no matter how fast you drive it doesnt seem fast enough, right? every car is slow-movin and every light is red. anyways, durin the drive cocoa isnt respondin at all to esthers prompts--she stayed in the back w/ him to see how he is. basically, he isnt respondin to any stimuli although hes breathin and his eyes are movin while the rest of his body is stiff. yes, we re beyond terrified..
isnt it funny (and fortunate) how sometimes when youre sick you suddenly begin feelin better on your way to see the doctor? so, one min before we arrive at the hospital cocoa begins movin. then once we get there, he gets up and hops out of the car. hes still unable to walk so i carry him in (mustve been a strange site--ill bet the vet nurses never seen a labrador bein carried by a midget before). as we explain the situation and subsequently wait, he begins walkin w/ a limp. then w/ a slight limp. then w/ no limp at all and hes waggin his tail and all happy & jolly once again..
frickin W-E-I-R-D..
by the time we actually see the doctor, all is well. he examines cocoa and eventually tells us that he suspects cocoa had a mild seizure. and that its nothin to really be overly worried about unless it happens again. so we breathe a sigh of relief and go home..
phew--so that was about two hrs of stress and rapid heart activity. at least, leavin the emergency vet this time was much better than the last..
and yes, cocoa is fine--hes sleepin peacefully right now..
stoopid dogs--we get em just so they can enhance our pathetic lives only to become entwined w/ em so we hafta suffer when they suffer..
Posted by chars at 11:59 AM | Comments (0)
September 01, 2002
2010..
i just finished watchin 2010 - the year we made contact, the sequel to kubricks original 2001. to preface, i realize a lot of people either didnt like the first or turned it off before they fell asleep cuz it was borin--ill admit 2001 has it slow parts, but i found it to be a very fascinatin and thought-provokin film. maybe its cuz by default im sort of a sci-fi fan who enjoys a mysterious premise and the struggle between man & machine (HAL 9000 rocked). i think wut i also relished about the original was its endin--not really a decisively-happy one but makes one think long after the movies over..
anyways, i downloaded 2010 for wutever reason and watched it--and its very different, if not in style and in purpose. basically, i believe it was made to: 1) explain the original, and 2) capture some of the resurgence in the sci-fi box office thanks to star wars. roy scheider (of jaws fame) stars in wut is straight-forward filmmakin, which is unlike the original. we follow him as he goes into space to discover wut happened w/ the mission that took place in the first film..
unlike a lot of the negative reviews it got, i found it to be fairly enjoyable cuz it kinda extends the narrative of 2001 while expandin the idea of makin contact w/ new life..
so i wouldnt say id necessarily recommend this movie to you cuz it depends on wut you like. but id watch it again..
by the way, one of my favorite films is contact..
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