Another Friday has arrived in Roanoke. In less than a month, three trilogies have been painfully wrapped up in the box office. The sad thing is that I'm pretty sure every single one of them (Spiderman, Shrek, and Pirates) are nowhere close to being as good as the original ones. I haven't seen Shrek or Pirates yet, and I doubt I will. It seems the last few years have weathered me into picking and choosing what movies I attend now. 8 dollars is too much money for me to watch Venom be a complete waste of film. Christ. It seems every big movie this summer is a continuation of the original movie; see Ocean's 13, Harry Potter, Bourne Ultimatum, 28 Weeks Later. Guess it makes sense. THe first two Pirates movies made over a BILLION dollars. Hopefully they'll use some of that money to bring some interesting and original concepts out.
Summer's been fantastic so far. As my three week retreat at home closes, I couldn't be in a better mood. Starting work again on Tuesday will be sobering, but also rewarding. I am looking forward to getting back in a routine and feeling like I accomplished something beneficiary again. I'm serious. I haven't done anything since I've been home. I've probably watched 20-25 movies, read 2 books, and played video games until my contacts fell out from lack of blinking. I think the first few days of work I might die due to sunlight exposure.
I've been interested in prison escapes lately. Shawshank Redemption has always been one of my all time favorite movies, and in the last few weeks I've been exploring other stories. If you ever get a hold of it, watch The Midnight Express. That movie stuck with me. It follows an American who goes to a prison in Turkey for trying to smuggle hash over into the States. Based on a true story, this movie is scary. The conditions are so bad there that if disease doesn't take you, insanity surely will. I've always thought that the concept of going insane is absolutely terrifying. Watching this reaffirmed those thoughts. I'm also reading Papillon, a book about a Frenchman who escapes from numerous prisons in South America. Pops reccomended me this book, and I can see why he loves it. The great thing about it (also based on a true story) is the friendships and the acts of loyalty in these "criminals". It's a lot of fun to read because the main character is just a great guy, and the shit he gets himself into is intense. Imagine this; he is sentenced to solitary for two years. TWO YEARS in a cage with no sunlight and no talking. How do you mentally prepare yourself for that? Two years ago, I was a junior in highschool. That seems forever ago. The things he does to stay focused and calm are intense. It really is a great book. The next book I'm getting ready to read also happens to be about a man who escapes from prison, this time in Belgium. He escapes and travels to Bombay, where he lives a smuggler, conman, survivor type. Obviously, my life in Roanoke reflects many of these wild stories. I, too, find myself in and out of prisons frequently. Hmm..
Today marks the 30th anniversary for the first Star Wars movie. Those movies still impress me today, despite their lackluster special effects. I'm pretty sure if I would have seen the first Star Wars back in 1977, my head would have exploded. I still get the shakes at certain parts in movies today. When I was little, my eyes used to dialate from watching THe Wizard of Oz and Willow because I would get too excited. I would march around the house and act out scenes on my own. Why yes, I am a geek. Why do you ask?
I think today I will begin bringing the epic back in my life. With work starting, and things to do this summer, it's time to really begin. I will no longer "go out" or "chill with friends". Everything now will be referred to as a Quest, or Adventure, perhaps even Spelunking. There is a cave not far from here, actually. About a week ago, I went on a Nature Expedition by myself. This was due to not having anything to do that day, the weather being nice, and because my body was beginning to shut down from lack of doing....anything.
To sum up everything, John Smoltz won his 200th game last night against former teammate Tom Glavine. Smoltz is the only pitcher to win 200 games, as well as 150 saves.
Go Braves.
JA
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