Heheh, I thought "Scope out" was some hipster variation on the parting salutation "Peace out."

I like it. I think all Mooncats should use it when bidding adieu.



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As for staying away from something tremendously popular if you've missed the first wave, I think that is a recipe for folly. While it's all too often that uber popular things are that way for no decernable reason, a great many of them are ultra-popular for good cause.

If you didn't see Star Wars in '77, should you stay away from it forever? Never listen to the Beatles if you were born after the 60's? As for a librarian missing out on a BOOK that can't get red-hotter - - well, I'm flabbergasted!

I read it as "Scoop Out" as in what you do to a litter box.

Hey, even Mooncats have to go sometimes.

We're going to a 9pm show tonight. Despite the reviews, I'm really curious about this one.

As an alternative to actually doing work, I've been watching the rating for the Da Vinci Code over on Rotten Tomatoes.

It does seem to be slowly increasing it's positive rating as more reviews come in from real viewers rather than critics.


Personally I'm hoping it does well so that they will make a movie of Angels and Demons. That story would make a better movie in my opinion.

So much for seeing the 9 o'clock show. All of the showtimes are almost all sold out. I could only get a 11pm show. Which ends after the subway stops running, bleh. Gotta get a cab, I guess...

I watched an interesting special on (oddly enough) the Sci Fi channel last night. It was discussing the book, movie, Dan Brown's interpretation of the art of Leonardo Da Vinci (particularly The Last Supper - by the way it is a pet peave of mine when people refer to him as Da Vinci - that was in reference to where he was from, not his name, but I suppose everyone knows who is being discussed), Mary Magdalene (another pet peave is when people think that was her last name - she was from Magdala), the Gnostic Gospels, Constantine, The Council of Nicea....and there were lots of archeologists, art history experts, religious and nonreligious historians.....they all just shot his research to hell.

Edited to add: I'll be taking my kids to see "Over the Hedge" tonight. Don't think they'd really enjoy The Da Vinci Code.

Aww, I thought that if anyone would understand my irrational stubbornness, it'd be you. :p

If the book was a sci-fi/fantasy story, I'd be all over it. Here's my big secret - I really don't care to read about Christianity, conspiracy or fictionalized or whatever.

My other big secret is that I hate mysteries. I just read Bad Twin, the LOST tie-in book, and it was a decently well-written detective story. It reminded me how much I dislike the end of mystery stories, however thrilling. There's always a lead up to the big showdown, then someone dies or is injured, and then there's the last scene where they tell us whodunit. I have always found the expository nature of the endings to be total letdowns.

My brain during the end of a mystery. "Oh, so it was that guy the whole time. Ok, great."

It sort of is.

So, I exchanged my tickets for tomorrow night. I have to share a story with y'all.

I called the AMC theatre in advance just a few minutes ago and they told me that it is no problem to exchange tickets. So, I walk in there and this kid (22 yrs old maybe) is at his register on his cellphone. Not a work phone but his own personal phone that lights up, plays music whatever. Then he waves me over. No smile, no courtesy, nothing.

'Can I exchange these tickets for a showing tomorrow night?' I ask.

He stands there, rolls his eyes and exhales deeply. 'Mannn...' he says leaning on his register.

Okay, already I'm ready to blow my top. Not that it takes much sometimes.

So he does a return and gives me a new set of tickets. Then he flings them at me. Seriously, like he was a Vegas card dealer. I stop them from flying off of the counter and I look at them:

***Mission Impossible 3: 8:15pm 05/19/06***

I look at him, smiling. 'Uh, these are for MI3. I need Da Vinci Code, 8:15pm, tomorrow night.

He takes them back doing the same exhale 'Mannn...'

He gives me another set of tickets and calls the next person in line. I don't move. I look at my tickets:

***Over The Hedge, 05/20/06*** (I don't remember the time.)

I look at him smiling again. 'Uh, these are for Over the Hedge. I need Da Vinci Code, 8:15pm, tomorrow night.'

This time he doesn't say anything, doesn't sigh, he gets me another set of tickets.

***Da Vinci Code, 8:15, 05/19/06***

He tries handing them back to me but as he's doing it he realizes that he messed up again.

He finally gives me what I need.

Then he calls the next person in line.

I put my tickets away and said, 'I'm not done. Call your supervisor over here, right now.'

He looks at me. 'What for?'

'Oh, he and I/she and I are going to have a conversation.' I said.

'All of my supervisors are upstairs.' He said.

'Call them down. I'll wait right here.' I said.

He calls.

'She'll be right with you.'

A really, really nice supervisor comes to speak with me. I tell her everything I posted here. Cellphone and all. She's pis sed now. She gives me a coupon for free stuff at the concession stand. 2 drinks, 2 popcorns.

'You know, Ma'am, I need you to take care of this situation. I come here a lot and never receive this kind of treatment. Your employee seems to have issues. I know you don't approve of this kind of behavior and neither would I in a management position. I appreciate you talking to me about this.'

She apologized up and down and was very cool.

Needless to say, the cashier wouldn't look me in the eye again. If he had, he would have fricken turned into stone.
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Good for you GC! :snap: :snap:

And free food at the horribly over priced concession! :D