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fredericks ([personal profile] fredericks) wrote2007-03-13 11:25 am

Points of interest

Point the First (1st): FINALLY got a Wii in my hot little hands. I had to wake up at 5AM, head over to the Nintendo Store, and wait for two and a half hours, but I have one. Picked up Zelda and the Rayman game with the console and an additional controller. I'm going to hold off touching it until this evening, so the bro and I can indulge when the younger ones are sleeping. Me = stoked.

Point the Second (2nd): TWoP is selling shirts from the past. If you've never checked out Glarkware and/or the Now or Never merchandise, this is the perfect time. I'm peeved the "Petrelli for Congress" shirts are sold out, but "Clex Appeal"? is so mine.

Point the Third (3rd): The plan is to check out "300" at Imax with the middle bro this afternoon. Oldest bro and youngest bro decided to be punks and sneak off to see it on their own this week, while I was at work and middle bro was off on his senior trip. Youngest bro's been screaming out "Spartaaaaaaa!" at random intervals ever since. I suppose that's young male for "two thumbs up".

Point the Fourth (4th): I had a patient on Sunday who desat'ed to around 73%. It was *the* most terrifying event I've had to work through to date. I'm pretty sure the Wii purchase, the Glarkwear shopping, and the movie plan all sprang from a need to make myself feel better and/or avoid thinking about how frightening my job can be. So much second-guessing of myself, and I spend so much time questioning my skills that I doubt my miniscule amount of self-esteem is up to the challenge. But...*deep breath*.

[identity profile] twoworldsin1.livejournal.com 2007-03-16 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
heh, I thought 300 was AWESOME. What did you think of it?

[identity profile] fredericks.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
I liked it - I'm a fan of cool fight scenes accompanied by rousing music - but I expected more, for some reason. Everything with the wife struck me as pandering. I didn't care about her feelings about Leonidas and/or vice versa, and her rape I found to be mildly offensive and ridiculous. Was I supposed to think "wow, she'd give up her body...for Spartaaaaaaaaaa! ? All I wanted was more fighting.

[identity profile] twoworldsin1.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the whole subplot with the queen wasn't in the graphic novel. I think the director just put that in there as kind of filler and, if there's a weak spot of the movie, that's it.