Inception

I’m lagging behind on my “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewing.  I’ve only watched one episode!  I keep finding other things to do.  I worked on my accounting flashcards on Wednesday.  On Tuesday, I went to Tulsa Community College to turn in some paperwork and I took a test for a state job.

I don’t know why I want to work for the state again.  Everything is old, broken down and taped together and they don’t give raises anymore with all the budget problems.  I guess the appeal is how a state employee can rack up that vacation and sick time.  Most private sector jobs can’t compete with that, so I guess that’s the draw.  I would like to find a position as an Accounting Technician so I can be working in the area I’m going to school for.  I don’t know what my chances are of getting another state job, but I know the chance is zero if I don’t even try.

My husband, Stan, and I don’t go to movies anymore.  We always wait for the movies to hit Netflix and watch them then.  It saves money, plus movies have gotten so damn long, I know if I go to the theater, I’ll have to go to the bathroom before the movie’s over and I hate having to miss part of the movie.  At home, the movie can be paused, I’m not surrounded by a bunch of idiots talking, smacking their food and getting calls on their cell phones.

  

Wednesday night, we watched “Inception.”    Basically, without giving any plotline away, the movie is about a guy who apparently can’t do anything right.  Then at the end, the viewer watching the movie goes, “What the hell?”  Then it’s over.   Seriously, here’s the steps the viewer goes through watching “Inception” for the first time:

(Viewer receives DVD from Netflix in the mail) “Wow, I’m finally going to see this blockbuster of a movie everyone raved about all summer!

(Viewer inserts DVD in player, ready for exciting viewing experience) “This is going to be good!”

(25 minutes into the movie, viewer is bored and is wondering what the hell people were smoking to think this boring piece of crap was interesting)  “Yawn.”

(An hour in, viewer gets drawn in, things start getting interesting)  “I wonder what’s going to happen?”

(An hour and a half in…)  “Wow, Leo’s character sure is a loser.”

(Two hours in…)  “Wow, this has really drawn me in!  I’m sure excited for the answers at the end.  Bet they’ll be awesome!”

(Two hours and ten minutes in…)  “Leo sure has an abnormally large head.  You’d think that would have helped as a floatation device in ‘Titanic.’”
 

(The ending)  “Uhhh, okay, what the hell?”

In summary, I sure am glad I didn’t spend my money to get confused in 3-D.   I don’t think I want to see that big noggin comin’ at me in 3-D, either.

For other viewing, I am now 10 episodes in to Season 4 of “Buffy,” and only 1 of those episodes I watched this week.   School starts again on Monday, so I’ve got to get going.  I want to finish Season 4 by then, so I have 12 more episodes to go.  Priorities!  Thursday, I swear, will be a productive “Buffy” day.