January 18, 2002

• Peace.

  
  

  In the house. For a little while, I am sure. Don't really want to go on and on and on and on about the hub situation - it's boring, I know. He's creeping around, being superHub and *yawn*. I'd rather inspect my kid's ears for excess wax.

  
  

  So tonight I am going to see Lord of the Rings with him. A 'date' so to speak. I don't know which I am less enthused about, spending a night out where we have to talk, or paying money to see a movie where there is a lot of prosethic ears and long flowing tresses. I liked the books, but I dunno about Hollywood's take on it. And yeah, I know it was filmed in New Zealand but that doesn't make it above hype and crass marketing. I've seen a little too much of Liv Tyler looking winsome and frankly the shots of Cate Blanchett looking like an albino Mr. Spock made me wince.

  
  

  I suspect there are lots of teenage boy fan sites and a lot of fan-fiction ('and then Frodo kissed the lovely Lissa') being written about this movie. Which is not a bad thing, but I distrust any kind of overweening worship of anything. Yes, including the dude from Survivor: MCXVII ...

  
  

  Man, I am feeling old and grumpy today.

  
  

  I'll probably end up liking it.

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