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A LITTLE RELIEF
Well we finally got an air conditioning unit in my office here. It’s just about bearable. Now all I need is for the air conditioner in my apartment to work… and our new couch is supposed to arrive sometime today…

UNBEARABLE
The high today is going to be 89 degrees! This is crazy!

ALTHOUGH HE BEAT ME TO IT…
I saw the movie Gladiator tonight. From the previews I had seen, I went into the movie not only expecting little, but on a fairly empty stomach, since I was not even able to step into my apartment upon arrival home before swooshing away to the theater.

After procuring and devouring my not-so-nourishing pretzel bites with Funacho cheese, I stepped into the auditorium and was transported to late second-century Rome and its provinces. Not only was the scenery very moving (except for the sky backdrops), but the dialogue brought out the picturesuq-ness of scenes not seen. Although none of the movie was historically accurate (Germania??), I was really placed into the environments.

Another plus is that the main character’s name was Maximus, which is the name I chose for myself in my seventh-grade Latin class. Speaking of names, that’s one thing I didn’t like about the movie. Of course they mention how Maximus is “The Greatest” at something-or-another, and in Proximo’s introduction, he proclaimed he would “always be near.” What’s up with the Latin puns?

One other thing about the movie that kind of bugged me. During a lot of the fight scenes, they used jump cuts to make the action look faster or more intense. All that did was make me dizzy.

NEED IT LIKE I NEED A HOLE IN MY TIRE
It took the Honda dealership two whole hours to plug up the hole in my tire. What whole in my tire? When I got back from looking for a couch yesterday, Michelle pointed out my flat tire. Odd, I thought. Oh, I guess I already mentioned that. Anyway, AAA came and said I ran over a nail. Monday morning, back to the dealship I went. At least I got a free, much-needed oil change out of the deal. Though it was almost afternoon by the time I got to work…

And the best thing is, now that it’s officially summer, we don’t have an air conditioner in my office…

SEQUEL TO THE PREQUEL
They’ve selected the actor to portray Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the next two Star Wars movies. Needless to say, I never heard of the guy. Apparently George Lucas is going with all-digital cameras which is almost exciting. Almost.

WEEKEND WRAP-UP

So this was a good weekend, except for the fact that I drove over a nail and ended up with a flat tire, and besides the fact the air conditioner in my apartment is not working. I did buy a couch though.

HERE I AM
I love working late on a Friday evening. :>

THOUGHT
It’s kind of like summer camp was. When you’re there, you can’t wait to leave, and when you’re not there, you can’t wait to get back.

BAND FOR SALE
Moxy Früvous is now offering a backyard concert to the highest bidder on xpn.org. This is crazy! Only after a minute after the announcement, the bids were up to $500. I’d tell you what the current bid is, but I can’t get back on the web site since it’s so overloaded. I want them to come play in my backyard (if I had a backyard, anyway).

Tomorrow will mark the occasion of something that occurs extremely rarely. The seven major planetary objects (the Earth, Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter) will be aligned within 5 degrees of each other. The last time this happened huge catastrophies ensued. Brace yourselves for the end of the world! For those who want to join my cult, of which I am the leader and is called, “This is Not a Cult,” email me at join-cult@fiveandtwenty.com. My followers will be spared tomorrow when the world comes to an end for the non-believers.