Baltimore
I got out of work half an hour early on Thursday. I used this extra time to pack a bag and I then returned to the office in which my Chief was still there wrapping things up for the end of the business day. He took me to New London for me to catch a train train to Baltimore. I thank my luck for allowing me to board an earlier train because I got there just in time before its departure. During the 6 hour ride I had a wonderful conversation with a school teacher from Boston named Caitlin. We parted ways in Delaware at which time I called Dane and let him know I would be arriving at the BWI Train Depot shortly. After my egress from the boarding area, I easily spotted Dane wearing his usual bright-yellow shirt. We ate and then went back to his hotel room. His roommate was gone for the weekend; he spontaneously flew to California at the behest of his girlfriend. A romantic gesture; one that I would gladly do if I had one whom I loved that desired my presence so greatly. Dane and I spent the remainder of the evening chatting. That night I awoke in the middle of my sleep cycle with a bout of sleep paralysis, a very scary phenomena if you are not familiar with. Thank you Kelly for giving this problem a name for me.
The next day, Dane and I watched The Chronicles of Riddick. It was remeniscant of a futuristic and less funny version of the Scorpion King; a lone man, the last of his people is the defender for humanity. The end also reminded me much of the Nintendo 64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day. This movie filled two genres that thoroughly enjoy: Sci-fi and Action. It's not enough, however to carry the franchise, but I guess we'll see with the release of The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury and any other future plans. Diesel does play a perfect part that could not be done by many others; he makes not hard to want to hate the hero and then feel bad for hating him. He did not seem so evil and heartless in this movie as he did the last, because his penchant for women and children shined, but I guess traveling the galaxy for a few years one may grow more fond of others. Overall on a scale of -2 to 2, I give this movie a 1.
After the movie, Dane and I walked around the mall and then explored Baltimore. I wanted to go saunter around downtown, but did not because of the rain. Saturday Dane and I actually had a chance to walk around the downtown. The peir area was beautiful and made me want to not believe that Baltimore got an F rating for smog, but then again all of it had fallen to the ground the previous day in the form of acid rain. While driving back to the hotel, Dane informed me that I missed our exit, but I knew this and had just not told him of my plans to go to D.C. The parts of D.C. we saw were regal and pristine. The Lincoln and new World War II memorials with the shallow pond stretched between were seated in the shadow of the Washington monument. Breathtaking.
Sunday morning we said our good-byes. Cait emailed me saying I should go up to Boston before I leave to Monterey. It's a pity I won't have time. I'm going to miss Dane.
The next day, Dane and I watched The Chronicles of Riddick. It was remeniscant of a futuristic and less funny version of the Scorpion King; a lone man, the last of his people is the defender for humanity. The end also reminded me much of the Nintendo 64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day. This movie filled two genres that thoroughly enjoy: Sci-fi and Action. It's not enough, however to carry the franchise, but I guess we'll see with the release of The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury and any other future plans. Diesel does play a perfect part that could not be done by many others; he makes not hard to want to hate the hero and then feel bad for hating him. He did not seem so evil and heartless in this movie as he did the last, because his penchant for women and children shined, but I guess traveling the galaxy for a few years one may grow more fond of others. Overall on a scale of -2 to 2, I give this movie a 1.
After the movie, Dane and I walked around the mall and then explored Baltimore. I wanted to go saunter around downtown, but did not because of the rain. Saturday Dane and I actually had a chance to walk around the downtown. The peir area was beautiful and made me want to not believe that Baltimore got an F rating for smog, but then again all of it had fallen to the ground the previous day in the form of acid rain. While driving back to the hotel, Dane informed me that I missed our exit, but I knew this and had just not told him of my plans to go to D.C. The parts of D.C. we saw were regal and pristine. The Lincoln and new World War II memorials with the shallow pond stretched between were seated in the shadow of the Washington monument. Breathtaking.
Sunday morning we said our good-byes. Cait emailed me saying I should go up to Boston before I leave to Monterey. It's a pity I won't have time. I'm going to miss Dane.