Work has been quite busy. I have to go to Mormonia (Utah) next week for the whole week. I won't be getting to leave early this time (sigh). Well, at least I know it will be pretty and it's been way hot here. I don't have A/C so when I get home it's hotter in my apartment than it is outside. This trip is worthwhile so I feel good about that. I have to gather all this equipment together and make sure I have everything down to the nuts and bolts. I don't even have all the right tools. I'll have to go to Home Depot. The other annoying thing is since I only take a carry-on for the flight, I need to ship my tools ahead of time since screwdrivers aren't allowed on the plane. Probably for a good reason but annoying just the same.

This weekend I saw Kill Bill Vol. 2. If you recall, I didn't give the first one a very good review, but I'm one of those people that has to see the whole story. Plus, the first movie makes you hate Bill so much, you really do want to see him killed. Anyways, this one is far less violent, but it peaks up quite a bit here and there. It's not a gorefest like the first one though. I'm wondering lately if Quentin Tarantino is really all he's cracked up to be. When you're labeled as a Hollywood genius, it's like the emperor's new clothes. It doesn't matter what he makes and people love it. I like his directing style and some of his dialogue, but if you take away extreme violence and swearing, could he really make a movie as good without those things? It's kinda like those comedians that are really popular, but they really don't tell jokes, they just cuss. Could that comedian be just as funny if he kept it clean? Probably not, cuz he's not that good, while Jerry Seinfeld, on the other hand, was very funny and never resorted to those tactics. So anyways, I'm not impressed with QT. Anyways, this one I liked better than the first one. I really liked the Kung Fu stuff. I also liked the old school Kung Fu movie cinematography too. Is QT really original? It seems like he just nods to everything he liked when he was growing up.