X2, for the fans

Somehow, I thought it was a good idea to go see X-Men 2: X-Men United at the 1:20am showing. Given the popularity of the franchise last time, fallenpegasus and I decided to show up at 11:00pm to stand in line. It was a good decision; it gave us just enough time to hit the deli and be fourth and fifth in line before quite a huge line showed up and starting heading down the street and around the corner. In front of us, a circle of handsome young men performed a curious ritual of passing a gesture about a circle to an ever-increasing beat., a game reminicent of the computer game "Simon."

While we were waiting in the theatre for the movie to begin, a man stood up in the front and shouted, "Hey! Hey! Hey!" The entire quieted down to listen and he said, "This is my brother, Tate! Everybody sing him happy birthday, okay? One, two, three!"

And everybody did. Who says Americans aren't friendly?

( The movie )

Living up to a stereotype

This afternoon, omahas and I went out with the kids to the hardware store to pick up some miscelleny we need to keep the house running. Kouryou-chan has been an absolute monster this weekend; on a very short fuse, very selfish and physically demonstrative, and herding her has been a chore.

While we were there, I happened to spot a man walking through the hardware store with a t-shirt that read: "White, Christian, Heterosexual, Pro-Gun, Conservative. Any questions?"

The sad thing was that he was also a fat, with greasy hair, an unwashed smell, and apparent shortness of breath. It was very strange seeing such a walking, talking collection of stereotypes in one package.