V: Saw V for Vendetta last night, and was blown away by how incredible it was. I hadn’t read it before seeing the film (I know, blashphemy), and I think one of the things I really loved about it was how relevant and engaged in the times it is. I started reading it last night, and was really surprised by how much the Wachowskis appear to have updated the content to really fit the current day. Hugo Weaving is absolutely incredible, and Natalie Portman does an excellent, excellent job as well. I loved it – probably the best movie I’ve seen since Memento.
Y: Joined the local YMCA today. I really desperately want a place I can swim regularly, and this looks to fit the bill. I’m pretty psyched, and need to run out this afternoon and pick up some new goggles and some trunks. Woo!
“…and pick up some new goggles and some trunks.”
I think you mean, new goggles and a Speedo.”
No, I actually have a fistful of speedos, way back from when I used to swim like, 3 hours a day. And yes, they’re still intact. And fuck no, I’m not even remotely enough in shape to even marginally consider wearing ’em. 😀
Besides, all the extra drag the trunks provide will be good training! 🙂
Yeah, the drag is good, but it also really hoses your stroke. So, it’s a bit of a tradeoff. Still, right now, the notion is to burn calories, so more drag = better.