Monday, January 21, 2008

I love learning.

The other day I rocked the mic with Jamie in Vancouver, where we visited the museum and I pointed at all the tall buildings like I'd been encased in a block of prehistoric ice for millions of years and had never seen a skyscraper.

I love museums, but sometimes museums are also kind of a let down. I'm not entirely sure what I expect to find in them .... but somehow I'm always left feeling a little gypped at the end. I think I'm kind of expecting giant animatronic dinosaurs 5-461 and an experience similar to the holodeck, where I can immerse myself totally in history and have a brief, yet torrid love affair with... Dr. Moriarty. ... Because he is a looker. And then, afterwards, I can TRAVEL THROUGH SPACE.

Still though, there was a lot of fun to be had. I saw a mummy, which was creepy, and got all excited by the Haida hats displayed in glass cases. ("I know those hats!") The museum mostly had rooms set up according to decade, some of which focused mostly on fashion, and others that had rooms set up as they would have looked in the 50's and 60's. The 60's room was awesome, mainly because it looked a lot like a place I would live in now. It's possible I am living in the wrong decade .... or not, considering how much I enjoy my Mp3 Player.

Afterwards we walked around the park, inappropriately touching any statue we could get our hands on.
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ImageHi. My name is Sarah
and I live by the sea. I like pirates and vikings and my audio cassette tape player. I am 25 years old and pretty much covered in sand all the time. Also, I like cookies. My profile.

ImageHey Sarah, what are ye listening to?
Lots and lots o' stuff, like St. Germain's "So Flute" and "Ghosts" by Ladytron. I can't believe Robyn is out with new stuff and it doesn't make me want to show her love by jabbing rusted forks into my eyes. It's actually really catchy and kind of endearing. I have been looking up the songs from So You Think You Can Dance all year, too, because it's all awesome and at heart, I'm still a spandexed little dancer ready to punch Annie in the face and show Daddy Warbucks a thing or two about tap musicals.

ImageI'M READING:
Walking Dead:

    Frigging awesome. One of the best books about the Zombocalypse I've ever read (one of the only good books about the Zombpocalypse I've ever read). I think there's something about zombies that is so hard to construe via text ... I mean, honestly, you can only use the word "purtrid" so much, and the visual, awesome aid of comics really helps.

ImageI'M SEEING:
Quarantine, a movie that's kind of the equivalent to being on the Disney spinning teacup ride, except, also, there are RABID ZOMBIES ON BOARD. Honestly, I missed quite a bit of this movie because I spent a good portion of it with my head nestled into my boyfriend's armpit attempting not to vomit. The camera movement is, at times, insanely choppy and all over the place, and those of you prone to motion sickness, you might want to skip this one. I'd give it about 2 1/2 stars out of 5, because it's decent -- I'd even watch it again if I could keep the room from spinning.

ImageBOOK CLUB!:
The Kite Runner. I love this book. It wasn't necessarily a book I'd choose to read (these days I appear to be more interested in books geared towards teenage girls.), but I'm so glad I did. Beautiful writing. Next choice... I'm going to volunteer the Bell Jar because IT'S THE BEST BOOK EVER.