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Sep. 6th, 2006 06:10 pmTery had warned me that holiday weekends at the hospital were notoriously busy and that I could expect a full house. I was therefore pleasantly surprised and more than a little relieved to get to work and find the kennels less than half full. And, best of all, no Honus! I thought I had quite the easy night ahead of me.
I should have known better. No Honus, but instead I had a little black lapdog that had had a dental earlier that day, who spent my entire 8-hour shift making this noise (mind your volume. This is my first attempt at a phone post ever):
Yes. 8 straight hours. I was concerned that he might need painkillers or something, but the doctor I called for advice said he was just whiny and had spent the whole day doing it as well. Terrific. When I went to his cage and pet him he would stop, leading me to believe it was at least somewhat voluntary. But the second I turned my back he would start up again, and when I left the room he would gradually increase in volume to a level you would find hard to believe could come out of such a small creature. This job will never make me a dog person, I can tell you that right now.
The next day I called Tabby about an unrelated issue and couldn't resist telling her about him. "8 straight hours," I complained.
She lives with 3 dogs herself and knows all too well. "It's amazing how long dogs can do something annoying like that. You think they're bound to tire out eventually, but they don't."
I added, "Gah. They're all so damn needy. 'Me me me me me, pay attention to me! Don't you dare look at that other dog, me me me me me me! Where are you going? Me me me me me me me me!'"
"Yep. They're kinda like chicks that way," she agreed. Uh-oh, sounds like trouble in Lesbian Land. I didn't pursue it though.
So overall, quite an easy weekend (Mr. Heavy Breather was gone Saturday night). Which is good because I was more eager than normal to begin my weekend off. Tery has gone home to Connecticut for 2 solid weeks, leaving me completely alone. It's heaven. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind living with Tery, but it's so much easier to keep the place clean with her gone, is all I'm saying.
Before she left she remarked that, between my work-at-home job and my graveyard shift job, I could conceivably go the whole 2 weeks without speaking to a single person face-to-face. Oddly, she said this as if it were a bad thing.
The order of business was movies, movies, movies, with the TV all to myself. I had Tivo'd two the previous night before leaving and sat down to watch them Sunday afternoon. Here are some quickie reviews:
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Oh my god, so cute and funny. I don't know why all the bunny rabbits in the world of W&G always wave goodbye, but it cracked me up every time. And Gromit's sense of comedic timing is absolutely impeccable. I laughed until I cried, then dried my tears and laughed some more. 4.5 out of 5
Red Eye: I happened on this purely by accident. It caught my eye because it stars my heart-stoppingly beautiful Cillian Murphy, so I hit record on my way out the door.
I knew he was good, but I didn't know he could play such a disarmingly good guy who later reveals himself to be the scariest psychokiller ever. Oh, and Rachel McAdams did a pretty good job too. It's about a professional assassin who tries to blackmail his seatmate (McAdams) into helping him get his latest target into position. That's all I'll say about the plot, and add that it turns into quite a riveting, edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me on my feet by the end with excitement. It's directed by Wes Craven, so you can imagine. 4 out of 5
So....two fabulous movies that I loved so much I wanted to own them. Was I doomed to fall head-over-heels in love with every film I watched after working third shift? Because that would really suck.
Apparently not. That afternoon I went to Hollywood Video to stockpile enough DVDs that I could be happy never leaving the house until I had to work Friday night. Sadly other customers had this idea before me, so in terms of rentals my pickings were kind of slim. I did pick up my two new favorite movies (plus 2 others) from Hollywood's massive sale, buy 2 get 2 free. I selected two rentals that no one else wanted though.
Wolf Creek: I always forget that I prefer beastie brand horror to slasher horror. I watched this with some trepidation (although obviously with greater curiosity). I tried really hard not to like the kids destined for an ugly end, in vain. That is until they fall into the clutches of the killer (Australia's "backpacker killer") and one of the girls becomes a weeping, shrieking, boneless, utterly annoying typical female victim. Not that it helps her, any more than being brave and more determined to survive helps the other girl. Pretty grim ending, and made me swear off slasher films for awhile. 2 out of 5
Finally, Night Watch: This is a Russian horror film, not to be confused with the far superior movie of the same title starring Ewan McGregor that is his most embarrassing work. Sort of a rip-off of Constantine, I think. The forces of Light (called the Night Watch) keep an eye on the forces of Dark (called the Day Watch), and vice versa, to enforce a long-standing truce. The agreement is for neither side to influence mankind one way or the other and let humans choose their own path of right or wrong. Sounds potentially interesting, no? No. Either something was lost in translation or it was just never there to begin with, because the entire film is just a huge mess. So confusing and hard to follow, choosing to substitute artsy shaky-camera flashbacks in place of any kind of plot. The highlight for me was when I noticed one of the characters watching "Buffy" on TV (Season 5, "Buffy vs. Dracula"). Apart from that, I can't really say much good about it. I fell asleep halfway through, woke up, realized I was so utterly lost that I might as well just return it without finishing it, then dearly wished I had after deciding to forge ahead. It was kind of like Matrix Reloaded without the intelligent dialogue (that's sarcasm at its best, people). -5 out of 5
Speaking of "Buffy," my precious has arrived, so if you'll excuse me, I have some never-before-seen bonus material to sink my teeth into (haha).
I should have known better. No Honus, but instead I had a little black lapdog that had had a dental earlier that day, who spent my entire 8-hour shift making this noise (mind your volume. This is my first attempt at a phone post ever):
Yes. 8 straight hours. I was concerned that he might need painkillers or something, but the doctor I called for advice said he was just whiny and had spent the whole day doing it as well. Terrific. When I went to his cage and pet him he would stop, leading me to believe it was at least somewhat voluntary. But the second I turned my back he would start up again, and when I left the room he would gradually increase in volume to a level you would find hard to believe could come out of such a small creature. This job will never make me a dog person, I can tell you that right now.
The next day I called Tabby about an unrelated issue and couldn't resist telling her about him. "8 straight hours," I complained.
She lives with 3 dogs herself and knows all too well. "It's amazing how long dogs can do something annoying like that. You think they're bound to tire out eventually, but they don't."
I added, "Gah. They're all so damn needy. 'Me me me me me, pay attention to me! Don't you dare look at that other dog, me me me me me me! Where are you going? Me me me me me me me me!'"
"Yep. They're kinda like chicks that way," she agreed. Uh-oh, sounds like trouble in Lesbian Land. I didn't pursue it though.
So overall, quite an easy weekend (Mr. Heavy Breather was gone Saturday night). Which is good because I was more eager than normal to begin my weekend off. Tery has gone home to Connecticut for 2 solid weeks, leaving me completely alone. It's heaven. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind living with Tery, but it's so much easier to keep the place clean with her gone, is all I'm saying.
Before she left she remarked that, between my work-at-home job and my graveyard shift job, I could conceivably go the whole 2 weeks without speaking to a single person face-to-face. Oddly, she said this as if it were a bad thing.
The order of business was movies, movies, movies, with the TV all to myself. I had Tivo'd two the previous night before leaving and sat down to watch them Sunday afternoon. Here are some quickie reviews:
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Oh my god, so cute and funny. I don't know why all the bunny rabbits in the world of W&G always wave goodbye, but it cracked me up every time. And Gromit's sense of comedic timing is absolutely impeccable. I laughed until I cried, then dried my tears and laughed some more. 4.5 out of 5
Red Eye: I happened on this purely by accident. It caught my eye because it stars my heart-stoppingly beautiful Cillian Murphy, so I hit record on my way out the door.
I knew he was good, but I didn't know he could play such a disarmingly good guy who later reveals himself to be the scariest psychokiller ever. Oh, and Rachel McAdams did a pretty good job too. It's about a professional assassin who tries to blackmail his seatmate (McAdams) into helping him get his latest target into position. That's all I'll say about the plot, and add that it turns into quite a riveting, edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me on my feet by the end with excitement. It's directed by Wes Craven, so you can imagine. 4 out of 5
So....two fabulous movies that I loved so much I wanted to own them. Was I doomed to fall head-over-heels in love with every film I watched after working third shift? Because that would really suck.
Apparently not. That afternoon I went to Hollywood Video to stockpile enough DVDs that I could be happy never leaving the house until I had to work Friday night. Sadly other customers had this idea before me, so in terms of rentals my pickings were kind of slim. I did pick up my two new favorite movies (plus 2 others) from Hollywood's massive sale, buy 2 get 2 free. I selected two rentals that no one else wanted though.
Wolf Creek: I always forget that I prefer beastie brand horror to slasher horror. I watched this with some trepidation (although obviously with greater curiosity). I tried really hard not to like the kids destined for an ugly end, in vain. That is until they fall into the clutches of the killer (Australia's "backpacker killer") and one of the girls becomes a weeping, shrieking, boneless, utterly annoying typical female victim. Not that it helps her, any more than being brave and more determined to survive helps the other girl. Pretty grim ending, and made me swear off slasher films for awhile. 2 out of 5
Finally, Night Watch: This is a Russian horror film, not to be confused with the far superior movie of the same title starring Ewan McGregor that is his most embarrassing work. Sort of a rip-off of Constantine, I think. The forces of Light (called the Night Watch) keep an eye on the forces of Dark (called the Day Watch), and vice versa, to enforce a long-standing truce. The agreement is for neither side to influence mankind one way or the other and let humans choose their own path of right or wrong. Sounds potentially interesting, no? No. Either something was lost in translation or it was just never there to begin with, because the entire film is just a huge mess. So confusing and hard to follow, choosing to substitute artsy shaky-camera flashbacks in place of any kind of plot. The highlight for me was when I noticed one of the characters watching "Buffy" on TV (Season 5, "Buffy vs. Dracula"). Apart from that, I can't really say much good about it. I fell asleep halfway through, woke up, realized I was so utterly lost that I might as well just return it without finishing it, then dearly wished I had after deciding to forge ahead. It was kind of like Matrix Reloaded without the intelligent dialogue (that's sarcasm at its best, people). -5 out of 5
Speaking of "Buffy," my precious has arrived, so if you'll excuse me, I have some never-before-seen bonus material to sink my teeth into (haha).
