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I had to go get some of that pad thai at Thai Express after my workout this morning. Let’s say it was lunch time cuz it was just after 12:00. Since I had to stop at Costco cuz there’s a screw missing on the side of my Serengeti’s, I figured I’d head over to Yorkdale (even though I hate Yorkdale).
Well we each bought a separate box of vegetable pad thai, usually we just split one cuz there’s so much, but this time we had our own and we just brought the rest home with us for dinner tomorrow night. While we were there we also stopped to see a movie for no apparent reason except that it was there and it was close to 2:00 and there was a matinee playing.
Even though it was a ‘puppet-like’ movie, since this movie was supposed to be so good and won awards and had everybody loving it, we decided to see it.
We donned our 3D glasses and watched. It was a good movie. Graphics were well done. The storyline seemed a little predictable but we’re used to predictability. We had an enjoyable experience and this was our first time seeing a movie without smoking – usually at some point I sneak out for one, so it was unusual not to even have a craving for one.
I did have to sneak out to get another Tim’s and I also had to sneak out to go pee. This movie is about 3 hours long! After a couple of Tim’s, you can’t just sit there for 3 hours.
Anyway, I’d recommend it. Go see it now at the theatres, you’ll be much more impressed than on your home TV.

What Kind of Dream is That?
I have no idea what I was dreaming about the night before last. The dream could have been about anything but there is one part I remember about the dream. I wouldn’t smoke.
Whatever the hell was going on there, at some point the situation came up where I could have smoked. I could have cheated in my dream and smoked to my heart’s content, or lungs’ discontent, whatever, but I didn’t.
In my dreams, boys and girls, I can’t even cheat! Do you know what a piss off that is? I can’t even cheat in my dreams! All the times I’ve felt like I wanted a smoke, said to myself, ‘fuck this non-smoking crap, I should go buy a pack’ – and didn’t, you’d think that at least I’d let myself enjoy a cigarette while sleeping, while in ‘unreality’, but no. Not me. I’m devoted. I’m dedicated. I’m committed.
It just pissed me off to wake up and realize that I couldn’t fulfill my dream in my dreams, since that’s all I’ve got right now. That’s the only place I could have a smoke. I make me puke.
Surrogates
Some time in the future, we will all have robots who will take our place in the outside world, and we will be able to sit at home controlling every aspect of their movement with our brains.These surrogates will look the way we want them to look (maybe even like younger versions of ourselves) and their identities will be connected with ours.
Thus the plot of this movie. Bruce Willis is a cop who, of course, has had a son who has died and a wife who has never quite gotten over it and therefore the relationship has become torn apart. That’s the personal aspect.
On a professional aspect, some one has created a special type of gun that will kill the surrogates and while doing so, also kills the person who controls the robots. Bruce had better find out who so he can save the surrogates from those fanatical groups who think robots are bad and should be gotten rid of.
Predictabzzzzzzzzle. Depressing. Lighting was yellowy.
See it if you want. There are worse.



