{"id":86,"date":"2000-01-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-01-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/2000\/01\/16\/by_grabthars_ha\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:31:07","slug":"by_grabthars_ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/2000\/01\/16\/by_grabthars_ha\/","title":{"rendered":"By Grabthar\u2019s Hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Never<\/a>Galaxy Quest.<\/a> Brilliant. Hilarious. Who knew?<\/strong> This was the shocker of the weekend for me. This movie was so good, and I had totally dismissed it beforehand because the trailer looked so bad, and because… Well, because Tim Allen is so Tim Allen<\/a>. (Although including the Toy story<\/i><\/a> movies, this now makes three flicks of his that I really like. Eeeek!) But he holds his own alongside longtime faves like Sigourney Weaver<\/a>, Alan Rickman<\/a>, and Tony Shalhoub<\/a>. (I never hear anyone else talk about Tony Shalhoub, but he’s always really good.) And talk about special effects<\/a>! Go see it, especially if you’ve ever enjoyed a moment of star Trek<\/i> in any capacity whatsoever. Adam<\/a>, his cool friend Laura, and I laughed our asses off, and the film even drew applause at the end, which, for a movie being viewed by a jaded NYC audience, is like getting an Oscar.<\/p>\n

Although after geeking out by seeing science fiction and hanging out at Forbidden Planet<\/a>, we were forced to retreat to Diner<\/a> for a dose of the obscenely good-looking crowd and the world’s most succulent burgers.<\/p>\n

The bummer to the weekend was discovering that I’ve almost completely forgotten how to drive since I last got behind the wheel at Thanksgiving. I’ll be the first to admit that I react really badly when I have to do things that I don’t know how to do well, and this driving thing is throwing all those issues right into my face. Hopefully, I’ll get the hang of it a little better before my road test in two weeks. Clear the roads! At least I understand why people don’t want to drive in Manhattan, though. At one point this morning I had to dodge a speeding cab, a clueless bicycist, a jay-walking pedestrian, and a freaking pigeon as I turned onto a “quiet” side street. Fuck that! I can’t wait to drive through the desert or something.<\/p>\n

That is all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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