Watership Down: The Movie

So, I finished watching the 1978 animated adaptation of the book Watership Down.  It stayed reasonably true to the original (well, as much as can be expected for a 101 minute movie, but didn’t really do the book justice.  So many things happen in the story that the movie just ends up glossing over everything.  Events that took place over days or weeks in the book end up taking only a few minutes or hours in the movie’s timeline.  I don’t think any fan of Watership Down is really missing much if they don’t see this movie.

And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street

When I got out of the house this morning, the western sky was flashing like a strobe light in a gay disco bar. I felt like I was back in Bastogne with the Gerries raining hell down on us. That distant storm has settled down now, and i had hoped it would make its way toward the center of town, but I can’t smell the storm. It’s going to miss us by passing north of the city.

Why must you mock me, Thor? Oh, Zeus! Where is your mighty hand? What have I done to deserve your spite, aside from never worshiping you and only referring to you in jest? Surely you are merciful? No? Well, screw you guys.

The second thing I saw on the work today was a deer. A young buck was prancing about the abandoned city streets at 4:30 in the morning. I snagged a photo of it on my cell phone as it meandered over to the nearby 7-11 for what I can only presume was an opportunity to get a Pepsi Slurpee. I chased it around in my car a little, trying in vain to get a better picture before leaving it be.  I am almost certain this buck was a scout for a great deer army that will soon descend upon the city.  Yes, the “lightning” I saw was actually artillery fire!  This proves it!

The third strange thing I saw today — brace yourself — was a cop walking along the sidewalk, presumably “keeping the peace”.  Now, I’ve seen heavenly raves before, and a deer in the city, while rare, is not unheard of, but I’ve never, ever seen a cop just patrolling the downtown streets on foot.  To be honest, I’m at a loss to say anything clever about that.

It’s Too Hot

It was 29°C yesterday and extremely humid.  It’s 24°C at 5:00am this morning and still super humid.  The forecast high for today is 31°C.  There were (and are) promises of thundershowers, but none have so far materialized over the city.

And the air conditioning at work is broken.

:(