I Want To Believe

Hey all. I apologize for being an extremely bad blogger as of late. I'm still trying to get a grasp on my new work schedule. I leave around 7:20am and, depending on traffic, get back anywhere between 5:30 and 6pm. Then it's time to make dinner, eat, go through the mail, remember to watch The Closer...you get the picture.

As you can guess from the photo, I went and saw X-Files: I Want To Believe this weekend. I'm still trying to decide what my opinion of it is. It was great seeing Mulder and Scully again. I really enjoyed seeing what their relationship was at this stage in the characters' lives. It was really David and Gillian's chemistry and how they play off that connection which keeps one interested. I liked the essential story (Billy Connolly (sp) is really great) and the film doesn't drag on time wise, but there was still a little something missing.

It was good that they kept the story away from the series mythology, but because the basic premise was, well, rather basic, the movie felt like a long tv episode. Maybe that is the result of directing or editing style. There were exciting moments and the "thing" that the mystery ends up being about is interesting, but you didn't quite get the sense of impending dread that I think you should have had. For a short movie that didn't seem to drag, the reveal still felt slow moving.

That may have been because a lot of the great character development we get with Mulder and Scully is thoughtful and in some ways, slow. Mulder and Scully's relationship was never about overtly romantic gestures. I mean, it was always such a shock to hear them refer to each other by their first names in the series...enough so that I can remember in which episodes that happened. Big moments were there for sure. I consider saving your partner's life on multiple occasions pretty big. But, their relationship was about subtle looks, gestures and just being together and really getting to know the other person. And, it is/was about faith. Faith in the other person and faith that even though you've seen the worst and darkest things out there, just enough good exists in the world to give you a reason to want to try and be with this person.

I enjoyed the movie because I loved the show. If you aren't familiar with the show, you'll probably be disappointed, because as a thriller it falls just a bit flat. But, if you loved the characters, it is worth checking out. Coulda just used more naked Mulder.

Also saw The Dark Knight and since I'm guessing most of you have also seen it I'll just say that I really liked it. It was beautifully dark and twisted. I did think it could have been just a tad shorter and I would have liked to see more of the Bruce Wayne/Batman identity struggle. At times, it seemed more like a Joker movie that Batman was in. Still, it was very cool.

On to the work front. I'm getting more comfortable with the computer systems there, but I'm struggling with getting the jargon down. I keep expecting to grasp things that take about a year to get down.

I have discovered that skinny girls don't eat. I, on the other hand, do. The two women I work with, one my friend who recommended me for the job and the other is the girl who got the other position, just snack now and again. The other day we were working and it got to be about 12:20 or so and I was just completely dragging. It had been almost 6 hours since I'd had breakfast and I was going sleepy loopy. I kept waiting for someone to call a time out, but they just kept zippin' along. Finally, I think I either couldn't answer a question or I got a bit snippy because Jenny asked if we should break for lunch. Thank God!!! I couldn't get out of there fast enough. New girl seems to mostly snack on candy and Wheat Thins during the day. I just want to tell her that in 10 years that will bite her in the ass, but she's rail thin so my prediction is probably wrong. I sometimes wonder if my body chemistry isn't completely different after the surgery. Who knows.

Off to see Mama Mia this afternoon. I have been forewarned about Pierce B's singing, but love the ABBA so I'm going anyway.