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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

[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.