currently re-watching: films

An hour and 30 minutes I always shake my fist at the screen.

After repeated viewings, the lens flares get only slightly less annoying.

The human-alien love scene is a little disconcerting.

What can I say?  It's been a science fictiony kind of week.

referendum

Yesterday Italians went to the polls to vote in a referendum on nuclear power, the privatization of water, and whether or not government ministers should be exempt from attending trials in which they are defendants.  This last one seems like it shouldn't even be worth debating...you're accused of a crime, you must attend the trial....these government ministers are not foreign diplomats for god's sake.

But that's not the only thing that's disturbing to me.  When I arrived at the poll station and went in to vote I was struck by how complicated the language on the ballot was.  It was like reading a contract and anyone who had not finished high school would not have been able to understand the question asked of them.  Laws were quoted, highly formal language was used, and if you didn't want something (i.e. I don't want nuclear power plants in Italy) then you had to answer yes.  I had already made my decision on which way to vote before going and thank god because had I gone in without first doing some research I would not have understood what was required of me.  The language used was incomprehensible!

In the end, a quorum was reached, and the vote was overwhelmingly positive, that is to say that over 95% voted to NOT have nuclear power plants in Italy, NOT privatize water and NOT give government ministers immunity.

Who says a double negative doesn't make a positive in the Italian language?

Foo Fighters Walk

Remember when the Foo Fighters used to get pelted with Mentos at every concert?  Good times.  Here's the latest video based on the film "Falling Down" (1993) starring Michael Douglas in which he goes on a rampage across Los Angeles trying to get to his daughter's birthday party and having a really bad day.