To back track, I went and visited my friend Lily in DC for the cherry blossom festival. I've wanted to go to the festival for YEARS, but I've never had the opportunity Taking advantage of the fact that my roommate is living in DC, I finally made it out there! Amazingly, it was the 100th diversionary of the gift of the Cherry Trees to the US (though not of the festival of course.) Unfortunately, the weird weather which enabled me to escape the snow in Milwaukee caused the trees to bloom super early, so there weren't as many in bloom when I got to town, though we did find some.
On Friday, I pounded the pavement while Lily worked and explored a lot of the Georgetown area, and I got wayyyy to many books on Friday, and I picked up some super yummy Sprinkles cupcakes for Lily and I.
We also finally saw the Hunger Games film, which was exciting. After that, we went to a coffeehouse called Tryst, (http://www.trystdc.com/) and met up with a friend of mine, Natalie, from Birthright. She's fairly awesome, and I'm happy we got to catch up, though I am unhappy to admit I forgot my camera so we have the following wonderful picture to show for it.
Particularly skillful, I know. I also twisted my ankle REALLY badly (still don't know how, I just suddenly couldn't put any weight on that foot.) But alas, DC is a walking city and I was still there for two more days, so there was no choice but to power through it. We spent Saturday exploring the art museums and a flea market of sorts in the Columbia circle area, which was fun, and again, I bought books that I didn't need, a pretty ring and some beautiful old Disney records that we came across. That night there were fireworks over the Potomac in celebration of the cherry blossom festival, and they were all choreographed by and imported from Japan. It was a really fun reminder of being an Asian Studies major and some of the super random things that we learned while in all of our classes at Vandy.
Came across this book while we were at a used bookstore...yes, that was a required book at one point in undergrad, so it was super funny to be confronted with.
Anyway, Sunday was short with some walking around the city, brunch and then heading back to DC.
Then I went home, and I got all four of my wisdom teeth removed, (though hopefully I am still wise!) and I watched a ton of films while I was home.
The night before I went home, but after bowling, I saw Doom with Karl Urban.
It was actually interesting because it was designed as a first person shooter film. I mean yeah, it was basically a giant video game, but I thought the concept/cinematography was interesting. It was a tinsy bit scary (there are monsters) but it didn't bother me until I got startled awake by my phone ringing at 430 in the morning about my 730 flight. Thanks Orbitz. Then I did have a brief moment as I was waking up that one of those creatures was after me, but hey, that is what happens when I get startled.
Once I got home, I saw the 2008 Hulk which was actually fairly decent (yes, I like superheroes, get over it, though I totally think DC>Marvel.) Then I saw Pathfinder, again, mostly because Karl Urban was in it. That is actually a somewhat terrible film, with no real plot or story line per say, but it still entertained me.
Immediately following my tooth removal, I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey. It could be that made no sense due to the drugs in my system, but it is more likely that it made no sense because it made no sense. Also, all of the dialogue plot points could have easily been summed up into a much shorter film w/out the long ballet like musical sequence.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
But it was on the AFI list, so I saw it and disliked it. I suggest wiki-ing the plot because frankly, I don't think I understood any of it at all. I then saw Schindler's List, (also AFI) which I expected to make me cry, and though it didn't, it was brilliant. I think it was far and away one of the best films I have seen in a very long time.
Screw it, all movie posters are being pulled from IMDB. There, disclaimered. I've done my legal copyright respecting duty.
I watched Gone with the Wind, and no, I had never seen it before. While I thought it was super long (I mean its JUST under 4 hours long) I actually really enjoyed it, which I wasn't really expecting too.
Then I finally got to see Avengers (YAY) which I enjoyed thoroughly and I would like to see again, but in quick succession with all of the other recent marvel films, as I know there are easter eggs involved that I've missed as well as cross references. I'm cool, I know. I also want to make these drinks.
I also also wished that they would make a movie of the Catvengers, but that is a bit too satisfying to my inner cat lady. http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/05/18/funny-pictures-catvengers-assemble/?fb_ref=newpromocopy
