So tonight, our stalwart sound snogger (Rick) and I went to see Cloverfield.  And may I just take a moment to say "Holy Crap."  The effects were great.  The camera makes you sea-sick.  And though I have heard people criticize that there wasn’t enough character development and whatnot, I would argue that wasn’t really the point.  It was a snapshot of an event… a kickass big monster stuff blowing up and falling down event.  Pretty cool.  And I have to take a moment to salute the guy who plays the guy who carries the camera (the whole movie is done as if it was filmed on a handycam).  He’s certainly a presence, and I’ve decided to go ahead and have a crush on him, but he gets almost no camera time at all.  Gigantic blockbuster… no face time.  Hard core, eh?  So, T.J. Miller, even though I’m not positive what you look like, I salute you!

Interestingly enough (to me… probably not to anyone else), I am going to be going to New York on Saturday.  So, I’m thinking maybe I should borrow my office’s mini dv camera just in case there happens to be a some gigantic thing that lays seige to the city and I have to stand around recording it instead of running like hell.  Of course, to be fair, I should probably bring it when I go to Louisville this week and Chicago the following week.  Sure, they’re not on the seaboard, so it would be less likely for something to come by water.  But something could come from outerspace to take out the Louisville Slugger Museum.  You don’t know.

Anyway, go take a dramamine and go watch Cloverfield.  And then, if you’re ever stuck in a big crazy disaster… do neither as they say nor as they do… cuz dude… seriously. 

UPDATE: I am now watching "Last Days on Earth" on The History Channel.  It is described as "Examining seven ways in which the Earth could be destroyed."  There’s nothing quite like a little optimism before bed.