Carriers, Poker, Solitude and Rampleseed.

Monday, April 28th, 2008 | Movie Reviews, Plugs, Uncategorized

Happy Monday!

Carrier

It’s well known throughout the city that I am by far the hippest and coolest cat in town. And like most cool cats, I spent my Sunday evening sitting on my futon watching a fascinating PBS documentary called, Carrier. Carrier details the day to day stresses and tedium that make up the lives of a crew on a Naval carrier en route to Iraq. The wonderful thing about this doc is that it spends as much time exploring the appeal of the Navy, and the reasons people enlist, as it does exploring some of the problems with it. I wasn’t expecting that. Truthfully, I was expecting something far more biased and critical of the Navy. It’s a ten part series, and I’ve only seen 2 of them, so who knows what the future holds for the balance of this documentary, but so far the tone is just right. If you get a chance, check it out. FOTIs.
Poker

I’m ok at poker. I’m not great. I’m ok. That pretty much covers it. I wish I was that Russian guy in Rounders, but I’m more like the guy who forgets whether a flush beats a straight or vice versa. Actually, I know all the rules and am, for the most part, a pretty patient player. However, I’ve played twice in the last couple of weeks and have been done in both times by sudden and unexplained burts of stupidity. The thing is, I can’t handle not seeing the cards revealed. I should just fold, but I have this crazy need to see all the community cards AND what cards my opponents have. Even when I know I’m beat, I just have to know what type of hand is beating me. And that flaw my friends, is a bad one to have.

Solitude

Sunday, aside from a trip to Target to exchange some pants, was spent at Ft. Fotis all by my lonesome. It was lovely. I needed a little “me” time. I watched some basketball, stared at a wall, made a turkey roll up (Ok, ok. I made 4 of them), did 200 jumping jacks, watched some PBS, and thought about, but boldly chose NOT to write, my fringe show. It was great. For about 3 hours. The other 21 hours were incredibly boring. But hey, I’m more relaxed, so that’s something.

Rampleseed

They ripped the heads off of rabbits before their set. Come on! I was so terrified that Tom (or Tyler) was going to shoot me with a bullet, or an arrow, or a rabbit’s head that I could barely function during our set. Joe was ashamed of me. I was just happy to get out of the show in one piece. Rampleseed is not to be fucked with.

Mike

7 Comments to Carriers, Poker, Solitude and Rampleseed.

Dennis Cass
April 28, 2008

Should Ft. Fotis comes under attack, how would you defend it?

Mike Fotis
April 28, 2008

With wit?

Thami
April 28, 2008

I think you would enjoy your time at home much, much more if you were sitting on something other than a futon. I see a La-Z-Boy recliner in your future.

Tom Reed
April 28, 2008

Perhaps you can plant some seeds of rample in your flowerbed to protect your mums from rabbits?

George
April 28, 2008

I also was taken in by Carrier’s equity. It has started to win me over with that and its inclusion of Top Gun clips.

Mike Fotis
April 28, 2008

Oh man! La-z-boys are awesome.

George, you are awesome. The Top Gun clips craked me up. I couldn’t believe it when that movie was playing in the pilot’s rec room. It was great.

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