Close Encounters of the 3D Kind

I watched another 3D movie on Thanksgiving. Yes, I'm one of 'those' people; the kind that go to the cinema and force the poor unwitting masses of working teens to spend an unhealthy portion of their day off working for the man in the suit.

All that aside I've decided to take a stand, or a side, and that side is:

I like 3D movies.

There, I said it. I'm one of 'those' people too.

Avatar in 3D? Yes.
UP in 3D? Naturally.
Tangled? of course! (Please add that one to my favorites.)

The technology is so much better these days, and it's has come to the point where it adds to the experience. The last movie had details I'd never have noticed without those oh-so-stylish lenses tacked to my face.

Now, I look forward to a time when all of us who enjoy 3D films will live a life free of ridicule. I look forward to a time when everyone will learn to appreciate the fine level of detail revealed in them.I look forward when the people of the 2D world will embrace the happiness that can be.

Thank you.

First Class for First Class

As mentioned before, air travel can become something of a chore without some kind of perk to make it worthwhile. Complementary upgrades, warm meals, mixed ratios of genuine smiles and forced grimaces... It's all in a weeks travels.

There is one thing I could do without however. As happy as I am that there hasn't been smoking on any domestic flight since 2000 (a smoking section in an airplane or restaurant is like a peeing section in the pool,) one problem remains. Alcohol; especially free alcohol.

Stuffing my frame into a coach class seat can be well worth not sitting next to the mind-numbing, gag-inducing stench of the upper-class alcoholic taking advantage of the cabin class amenities.

I still care about their well being. They're just as troubled as any of us, they just had the misfortune of finding solace in a substance...