Musings of an Idiot

District 9

'District 9' turned out to be a fantastic cinematic experience. A thrilling sci-fi adventure with a clear political view of things. The performances are fantastic and the CGI is seamless and always relegated to the background - keeping the focus firmly on the story and it doesn't break pace. Once it gets going it never stops till the end and it never ran into plotholes which seem to riddle all major hollywood summer blockbusters. Definitely worth watching.

The summons in the mail box said that I am required for jury service and my first reaction was of surprise, then dismay and then relief. Surprised because I didn't know that they called people working in a media company but it turns out that you are picked at random from the electoral roll. Then it turned out to dismay when I read the details and found that you get paid $31 for half day's work [as against maybe $75-150 for half a day's work you might earn normally in whatever profession you are in] - which sucks big time as you have to take a massive paycut for a week in order to make the justice system work while the lawyers and the judges still earn the top dollars. Then i heaved a sigh of relief because the duty date was from 5th October and I am out of the country from 3rd October, so now I have to fill out an application stating why I should be excused from jury duty. So fingers crossed that the Jury Officer sees that my reason is genuine.

Revive has become one of my favorite lunch spots - mainly because it is healthy food at reasonable prices and it is one of the ways I am trying to change my eating habits and eating healthy. The thing I love about the place is that the menu changes weekly and every week I still find some dish/salad that surprises me. If you are in the city, you should definitely stop by for a visit for some yummy salads. Oh and by the way I chanced across the hot dog vendor earlier today and asked them when exactly they do set their stall up and the answer is - depends on the weather - so if it is rainy and crap weather then it is less likely that you'll find them there. The hungarian crepe was again nice tasting and very filling but I think i prefer the hungarian hot dog because the taste is simpler and more direct.


Brief walks in the city at night when it is raining can throw up some very interesting images. Here are a few of those and some more that I took today:


That's me for now,
Amit

P.S - On a random note here is a link to the transcript for the brilliant Errol Morris documentary 'The Fog of War'. The documentary is moving but the written word is even stronger.

Labels: LX3, Movies, New Zealand

posted by Amit @ 11:24 PM