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[bloodyrosemccoy]

So my sister and I have just been to see John Carter, and now we're getting us some Awesome Pizza and gelato to take home, just about to pay when whoa!--my credit card flies out of my hands and inserts itself directly into the crevice between two counters.

ME: Drat!

GELATO GIRL: Oh, no! That's never happened before! I'm so sorry!

ME: Not your fault. I think I sort of threw it, there.

GELATO GIRL: *peering into crevice* I see it! But I can't reach it. I'd need something like a pencil, but longer …

ME: *rummaging in bag* Like a magic wand?

GELATO GIRL: There is no need to be sarcastic—

ME: AHA!

GELATO GIRL: —Wait, you meant an actual magic wand?

ME: Yup! Mahogany with a maple handle!

MY SISTER: Why do you even have that?

ME: I like to twirl it when I'm thinking. Here we go …

*I wedge the wand between the counters. With a little jiggling I manage to pop the credit card loose*

MY SISTER: Hooray!

GELATO GIRL: Good thing you had that.

ME: Indeed! Seven years of carrying this thing finally pay off! Oh, they laughed at me—

MY SISTER: And rightly so.

ME: True. But it turns out you never know when a magic wand will come in handy!

… Now if only I could justify my ocarina …

Comments

[marag.livejournal.com]

::falls off couch, giggling hysterically::

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

I have a sonic screwdriver in my purse. Just because.

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Ha! That is awesome!

What'd you think of John Carter?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

It was a lot of fun! I have yet to read the books, but I enjoyed the movie in an Avatar sort of way. John himself was a bit boring, but the world was entertaining.

On a really esoteric note, I was kind of hoping to see the Tharks use their four arms more. I am a sucker for watching that sort of thing. (Weirdly enough, the people who make it look coolest are the Futurama animators with Elzar, the Neptunian chef.) They had a few good bits, but not quite enough.

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Cool. I've seen it getting panned all over the place, but I had a lot of fun watching it, so I'm kind of curious about any other reactions I can find to it. Two of the few positive reviews that I have seen were from people who are fans of the books, so I'm guessing it holds up pretty well in that regard.

Even though I haven't seen Avatar, that was the first comparison that came into my mind, too: Fun B-Movie with a big Special Effects Budget.

And yeah, I totally wanted to see more use of all four arms.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Best. Story. Ever.

[hrhleia.livejournal.com]

EPIC WIN! I brought my sonic screwdriver in to work one day when we were having trouble with a set, but I forgot - it doesn't work on wood. ;(

[sriti.livejournal.com]

The sight must've been hilarious! How was the movie?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Pretty fun! Definitely shiny, and I loved the aliens. I'll have to read the book now to see how it compares ...

[ragman-jack.livejournal.com]

WIN!

[fractalwolf.livejournal.com]

::LAUGH::

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

You can always justify an ocarina... with VOLUME.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

John Carter was fun, wasn't it? Woola is the best lizard monster dog.

...wait, you twirl a stick to help you think, too? O_o I thought I was the only person who did that.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

He reminded me strongly of an uglier version of Poochy from Super Mario World 2, for some reason.

Yeah, I wave it and jab it and twirl it. I dunno, it just helps me focus. If it's true for other people, too, maybe there's a completely nonFreudian reason behind magic wands, after all! Granny Weatherwax will be pleased.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I was little it started as twirling like a baton, but now I wave it in circles. It's kind of compulsive of me, really.

[wren-chan.livejournal.com]

*giggles madly* We all should have one of those.