I just finished watching Speed Racer. I have to say I liked the story, I liked the fact that writers stayed true to the comic book mythology, while making connections to the cartoon, that as I child I loved. I really liked Christina Ricci as Trixie.
What I didn't like was the racing scenes. It was like watching a video game. The race through the mountains was okay, everything else, not so much. Kinda killed the movie a bit. I mean you can't hardly have a movie about Speed Racer with sucky racing scenes can you?
I also saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which was entertaining. Not Superbad, Not Knocked Up, but entertaining. I don't have any issues with male full frontal nudity, but I have to say I think I have seen more of this guy's junk than I ever need to see again in my life. Did I mention that I kinda liked Trixie?
No racing for Monkey and I this weekend. Finishing up with Wiss, we completed a run of 5 cross races in 10 days, and both of us were really looking forward to sleeping in Saturday morning. Sleeping in for us of course means staying in bed until 7:00. Kind of a lazy week for us.
Sunday afternoon in my pursuit of fish tacos I happened upon the Newark Halloween Parade. Three-fourths of the Bohnson-Webber (pronounced BANSON) clan were in the parade. They were doing a routine where L-Web held up flaming rings, and Jebalicous and Meghan jumped tricycles through them. It was all very impressive, something like this:
Kinda of serendipitously, I bumped into my sister in law and husband with Jake and Superchunk, so I sat and watched the parade with them. That was really a fun time, I taught them both how to do a good parade wave.
For my cross hungry friends, this write up is probably pretty lame. I mean you are tuning in to hear about cross racing from the DCC0D and the MidAtlantic this weekend, not a lame movie review and stories of me hanging with my nephews.
Well, I did ride my mountain bike for the first since July. It was fun, and I didn't crash.
thanks for reading.
respect
fatmarc
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Marc, if you want to see some junk, check out: http://www.demon.myimagebox.com/ Though the splash page will undoubtedly change in a day or two, so get it quick while it lasts.
Be forewarned, it's hairy junk you'll wish you never saw. Don't try opening this up on your laptop in a meeting at work, FYI. Not cool.
mmmmm...christina ricci
forgive me for saying this...
but there is more to life than riding and racing bikes
time away allows us to appreciate the time on
I still have not seen Speed Racer
I am sure it will be in the stack of DVDs here at the Gwadz House in no time
cool dog tricks.
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