... Went to see the new Star Trek movie. The only previous experience I have with Star Trek is a highly traumatic moment where I happened to walk through the room while my parents were watching the movie, only to see a man writhing on the ground as a horrifying wormy thing crawled out of his ear. I can't think of Star Trek without that vision flashing before my eyes, so you can see why I might not have been running to the theater on opening night. And paying extra to see it on IMAX. Yet, I did. I can only cite my love for J.J. Abrams and wishful thinking that Zoe Saldana might be reprising her role as the bitchy ballerina, just transplanted into space. After sitting through the full movie and only falling asleep a couple of times, the verdict is... I'd rather watch Star Wars.
... Got a little more high brow on Saturday morning with a viewing of The Metropolitan Opera's La Cenorentola, streaming live to a local theater. I know I've been skeptical in the past, but opera is really starting to grow on me. I don't think I'll ever love it more than the glitter and flash of Broadway, but there's something to be said for the more toned down culture of a well done opera. La Cenerentola is essentially Rossini's (The Barber of Seville) take on the classic Cinderella story, so it's pretty hard to go wrong there, and the cast was phenomenal. Now that I've seen two comedies, I think I'm ready for a terribly heartbreaking tragedy--if there's a heavy set woman with braids and a viking hat, I would not be disappointed.
... Experienced a whole new world at a roller derby match pitting four local teams against one another. I really had no idea what to expect, but I was surprised at how much fun it was to watch those girls fly around the rink, pushing and shoving to get across the point line first. There are a lot more rules than I expected, and by the time we left I think we had a pretty good handle on how the sport is played. I was pulling for the Irish themed Femme Fiannas, up there in green, but I was so exhausted from the loooong weekend, that we left before the game was over.
... Made the mistake of checking my blog stats for the first time since I made the move to my new domain. Sigh. I've always said I'm blogging for myself and not for the readers, but I confess, it's a little disheartening to lose 2/3 of the readers that I've built up over the past 3 years of blogging. I have a lot of great commenters, but I also had a lot of lurkers and since they never commented, I have no way of letting them know where I live now. Stupid URL hijacker... may the wrath of my readers fall upon your shoulders!
And now it's Tuesday. This week is sort of stretching out endlessly before me and I'm pretty sure I have the swine flu (what, is that joke used up now?) so I think I'm going to go make myself some eggs and toast, watch Gossip Girl, and then take a nice long nap before heading back to work. Naps make the week fly by exponentially faster.
You're the first person I've heard of that was somewhat bored with Star Trek, though we haven't seen it yet. Did you got to Tacoma's roller derby? I've seen the Seattle version many times but only once since they moved to Key Arena and it wasn't the same being so far away from the rink.
What did you think of the last GG? I thought it felt disjointed with the Lily flashbacks -- not sure I need another show about rich kids in L.A., though the 80s might be a little fun (though I dont' remember "as if" being popular until Clueless came out in the 90s).
Posted by: Becky | May 12, 2009 at 06:51 PM
I'm not even going to bother going to see Star Trek - never had the slightest interest in it. Sounds like a fun weekend overall though :) I hope you feel better, darling! Hugs!
Posted by: Caro | May 12, 2009 at 09:43 PM
I'm not sure yet if I'm going to see Star Trek either. It's up in the air. I've thought about seeing one of the opera broadcasts at my local theater. Of course it's not like being THERE, but I've thought it would be a nice option. I'll keep it on my life of things to do and thanks for the reminder! As for your readership...I'm sorry to hear about the mess. Honestly, you probably have the readership I do, probably even MORE...HAHA I usually only get under 8 views a day. ::whimper::
Posted by: sara.jane | May 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM
I liked Star Trek. I'm also a massive JJ Abrahms fan but thought it was pretty good. True though, I'll still watch Star Wars more than this.
Posted by: Jessica | May 13, 2009 at 03:01 AM
I went to a Detroit Roller Derby for the first time and loved it. I also thought I could do it, even though I'm a mini me with no athletic ability. Needless to say, my friends laughed at the thought of it.
That sucks about your blog readers. It takes so much work to build a following, it makes me hurt FOR YOU :-)
Posted by: A Super Girl | May 13, 2009 at 04:22 AM
You really have me curious about roller derby now. May have to look into that.
Posted by: shani | May 13, 2009 at 07:50 AM
You're always so fabulously busy! I wasn't interested in seeing Star Trek, but I've been hearing so many good things about it I may let the Mister talk me into seeing it.
That sucks about losing your readers. I wish I could help put the word out, or something.
Posted by: Fraulein N | May 13, 2009 at 03:15 PM
I'm still reading! I just haven't followed you at the new URL yet! Stupid work computer.
P.S. and by the way, are you on Twitter?
Posted by: Cat | May 14, 2009 at 03:58 AM
I am not big fan of sci-fy movies, but I will be going to see Star Trek this weekend. I remember I used to watch it as a kid and found the captain (bold guy) very easy on the eyes. lol
Plus I really want to see Hero's guy, play something other than love to hate guy, although something tells me that he is going to turn into a bad guy anyway.
Posted by: Jass | May 14, 2009 at 03:37 PM
It sounds like a lovely weekend! I've never had any experiences with Star Trek, and I don't plan on seeing the movie. I'm sure a lot of my friends would be appalled at that. C'est la vie.
And the roller derby? Aren't those things AWESOME and completely random and intense?
Posted by: E.P. | May 14, 2009 at 04:40 PM