An Unexpected Day of Underworld: Awakening

Today was an example of the best laid plans going awry.  My friends and I were supposed to get together later in the day and spend some time socializing and playing games, but B., who was hosting, came down with a sore throat and another friend T., had other things rise up that he needed to do.  So, the rest of us met for breakfast at the Hickory Pit and then, from there, we went out and saw "Underworld: Awakening", the new action movie with Kate Beckinsale - and I have to say it was better then I expected.

Oh, there are not any Oscar's in its future, but for what it was it was a pretty straightforward simple piece of action-adventure, with the added bonus of the always beautiful Kate Beckinsale in spandex and a leather bustier. On the shallow side of the pond, how the heck can you go wrong with that?  Well, you can of course, but in this case they didn't.  Set the expectations low and enjoy the sights and sounds.  Really, isn't that what most action adventures are supposed to be like?  Turn off the intellect and watch the pretty people blow things up?

After the movie, a stop at the market to pick up odds and ends, then home for a quiet afternoon. I may, a little later in the day, run out and shoot some pool for an hour or so, but I haven't made that decision yet.  For right now, I am settled in and doing incidental things around the house - and watching an older action movie - Relic.

Underworld Four

Attending the panel for Underworld Four, with Kate Beckinsale returning as the Death Dealer. "I see that there is a scene in the movie where you're naked. I just wanted to say thank you."

"The costume is just like a giant condom." Kate Beckinsale on her characters costume.

The film is shot in Real 3D. It looks hyper-kinetic and visually rich. The upcoming Blu-Ray box set will include animated shorts relating to the series.

Kate Beckinsale on acting advice from Emma Thompson - "Don't shit on anyone important."

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Three Thoughts On Saturday

Sometimes your friends can convince you to do things that you are really only marginally interested in.  Today, I went and saw the movie "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" with a friend of mine.  It is not necessarily the movie I would have selected...but, for what it was, it was.  With some things, if you put your brain into the proper space, you can enjoy them for what they are, and this movie was definitely that case.

Sometimes, the sound of a human voice is a magical thing.  An early morning call set the tone for the day, soft, slightly husky with sleep and all in all so very pleasant.  That is the power of something as simple as a human voice.

Sometimes, those first minutes of the day set the tone for the day.  I logged into my favorite chat room on AOL (Spiritual Insights) this morning and spent an hour in just some very pleasant conversation.  I had to leave after that hour to join my other friends for breakfast, but the conversation was eclectic, funny, and playful this morning and that set the tone for the day beautifully.  The room was discussing the child like sense of wonder - and that was the perfect conversational song for me to leave the room on and start the day.

Those are my three thoughts for the day.  It was cool to cold and gray to rainy here in California today - but, as set in the first hours of the morning, it was a wonderful day. I had a moment in the afternoon where it seemed as if it was swinging toward the somber, but a nap and a few chapters in a book and some poetry swept that aside.  Dinner was at a local Chinese place - lemon fish, vegetarian fried rice, crab and cream cheese wontons, spicy pork wontons, and hot and sour soup.  Excellent.  Simple excellent.

Today was book-marked by two excellent meals - and I have another day on this weekend to go. Tomorrow is going to have to be a day of errands (laundry, some house cleaning, grocery shopping), but that seems like it will be the perfect course of the day.  Because of the weather I am inclined to nap, so when I came home for dinner I was looking at the clock - it was in that dangerous time - when a nap threatens to turn into a full nights sleep, and if it does then you wake up at four AM and stare at the ceiling.  So, I am powering through the evening by writing a little in my journal, writing a little outside my journal, and watching Mythbusters.