June 21st
We woke up very early (6:00am) to bring my mom to the airport (I now have a car!!!) and decided to go to an early morning movie at the Metreon downtown.The buses got a bit confusing and we had to walk through the Tenderloin, which is the worst area in San Francisco. On our very early morning walk through we did see 2 drug deals that were so obvious amidst the horrible smells and sleeping bums. I don't know anything abotu these sorts of things but somehow it seems like drug deals shouldn't begin that early. I think the police just ignore the Tenderloin because they think it is beyond hope.
We made it to a 9:45am showing of Splice and then a 11:35am showing of Iron Man 2. I love going to the early movies for a few reasons: the price is only $6, the theaters are pretty empty, and I can arrive last minute and get a great seat. Splice was actually pretty good, totally messed up but I liked it. There were many moments where I thought, "No way are they going to do this because it is too messed up," but they did. Iron Man 2 was an absolute joke. I am glad that no money was spent on this because it was really terrible. The plot, the dialog, and the characters were all awful. I really liked the first one but I almost fell asleep several times during this one. DO NOT SEE IT!
I have never really been inside this theater complex but I had always heard that is was really great. As we were trying to exit a few fun looking grab machines appeared. Suddenly we were lost in a room filled with so many grab machines that I was totally in shock. Watch what video I got (before I was yelled at) here. Turns out this place is Tilt Arcade (101 4th Street) and it made me understand why people like arcade (Dave and Busters in not included). The games were totally fun and not overpriced. Ilya and I played a few games of skee ball and I used my tickets to get a sheet of pink poodle stickers and a teeny tiny pair of flip-flops. On our way out, Ilya found a $5 bill on the floor so games were free. I can not wait to go back. 
Books/Audio Books (only way to "read" on the bus)
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon STOPPED READING (not interesting); Point Omega by Don DeLillo Audio Book FINISHED; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Audio Book LISTENING
Hmm, I haven't read Point Omega yet. Did you like it? Have you read White Noise? It is pretty amazing.
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I love the arcade.
Point Omega was a bit weird at the beginning but about halfway through became good. I read the middle chapter of White Noise for a class but have been meaning to read the whole thing. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteWe are using my mom's nameless Honda for right now. Ilya is planning on getting one but hasn't found anything yet.
The arcade is amazing. Gearing up for round three in the arcade.