Superbad

"Why shouldn't things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together." - George Santayana

It is hurricane season. Dean is closing in and we are expecting to get a lot of rain. It won't be too bad here in Austin, but I hope it misses my family at home. [edit: it hit Mexico.] I remember hurricane season in Florida, now that was a lot more scary, but I still see hurricanes as exciting nature events rather than things to worry about. Maybe because I have never had to deal with a Katrina. I hope it doesn't affect my planned trip home this weekend.



I can't sleep and I am here watching a show on show cats at 2am. Really that just can't be good. "Cat's have gotten a bad rap and cat owner's have gotten a bad rap too." That was the last line I heard. It made me laugh, but the people who have lots of cats I still will never think are cool.

I saw Lohan's white ink tattoo and it made me think I that I wanted one. Of course it would have to be brown ink, but I like the idea. I always thought I wasn't a fan of tattoos. We will see I guess.



Monday night I had dinner with Oscar, Danny and his brother Sam at the Texas Roadhouse. Nothing like a good steak and beer to end a long weekend. It is like there is always something to do in Austin and that is with me feeling like I haven't fully developed a social network yet. I am really happy with my decision to be here. Maybe I ran away from everything, but I think I'm doing well.


Tuesday was a day I could be proud of. I cleaned up a lot of loose ends and made some headway in my perfect job search. Perfect modifying "job", not "search." I bought groceries and some items I had been needing. Still not where I want to be yet though.

Ericka got out of work early so we made plans to see Superbad at the Alamo Drafthouse. I had been wanting to see this movie for a long time and each time I try to see it it just seems like it was not meant to be. So this was my third time trying and after getting lost we arrived at the Drafthouse and as the excitement of just making it on time kicked in, we found out the movie was sold out. We would not be stopped though since I was on a mission. We then ventured out to find another drafthouse and after that journey our showing too was sold out almost an hour in advance. We would not be discouraged still and found a mall where it was not sold out, but unfortunately it was not playing at all. We then decided to just watch it at a movie theater by her house and made the trip back. Well the traffic was so bad and after 40 mins in traffic not moving we just gave up and decided it was not meant to be and decided to go home and eat. And just then, as if giving up was the golden key, traffic started to clear and we got to the movie theater. We had time to get tickets, eat dinner and then watch the show I was longing to see.



The long arduous journey and adventure was well worth it. More than worth it if I dare say. Now I don't usually try to review movies I've seen, but oh man, this was one of the funniest movies I have ever watched. It is like they mixed the best parts of all kinds of movies I have loved and I literally could not stop laughing the whole way through. My face hurts so much right now. From beginning to end just pure laughter. It was comic genius and I recommend it to everyone. Really, you have to go out and see it. I'm talking rolling on the floor laughing. This is going to be the movie of a generation, a classic coming of age tale. I'm going to read some reviews on it because I stayed away so that I wouldn't be biased.

I've had a lot of personal thoughts about how the same person that is a relationship whore (serial monogamist) can also be a commitment phobe...a romantic optimist and realistic pessimist at the same time. A person that had had their heart broken and maybe put others through a similar experience. So doesn't it just make sense that I get all those feelings thoughts and ideas together and understood before I expose someone else to what to me just seems like a relationship doomed for failure. Am I just making a huge mistake I'll hold against myself for a long time. It is so much more complicated than these few words, just had to say something that was going on somewhere in my mind. I'm good right now and maybe it isn't something I should mess with.

Then what is the point