I take occasional road trips and afterwards I write up a little journal of my experiences in order to preserve the good memories. From my latest trip to Vegas I made an entry that I felt was more appropriate for a blog. It goes as follows:
When it was about a quarter to 7, I headed out for Cashman Stadium. I arrived without difficulty, paid to park, bought my ticket for nine bucks and was at my seat before the National Anthem was sung. Since the game hadn’t started I decided to go get something to eat. I got a hot dog, pretzel and a Pepsi. I was dressing my dog when the National Anthem started and it’s really starting to peeve me at how un-American people have gotten about showing their patriotism. As an American, I should not have to observe the National Anthem if I don’t feel like it. But everyone in the whole damn stadium came to a stand still so I had to stand there at the condiment stand like an idiot waiting for the fat lady to stop singing, else risk offending these so-called Americans. These people are too stupid to realize that they are acting more like Nazis then Americans.
“Crash” won the Oscar for best picture before I saw it. I had high expectations when I finally saw it. I was dissappointed. I thought it was terrible. Painfully so. Now that it’s been a couple of years since I watched it, I don’t remember all the details, I just remember that all of the characters were bi-polar idiots and that all of the conflict could have been avoided if any characters could have used a smidgin of common sense. But they couldn’t do that because then there wouldn’t be a movie. I hate movies like that.
“No Country For Old Men” won this year’s Oscar for best picture and last night I finally saw it. It exceeded my expectations. In contrast to “Crash” the characters here are driven by their nature, not stupidity. In fact, the characters are all exceedingly cunning and crafty. The conflicts are unavoidable. Some people may fault this movie for being dark and cold-blooded. Also, they may not appreciate the open ending. I didn’t have a problem with it. I was absolutely riveted for 2 hours. That’s the kind of movie I love. This definitely gets added to my fantasy blu-ray collection.