my shenanigans

When the IMAX format first became known to me, I think I was in high school, it might have been a class trip or something, we went to see some space film in the IMAX format. I walked away from it feeling, ehhhhh about it. What’s so great about IMAX, Disney’s Honey I shrunk the audience in 4D was better than the IMAX.

Due to my bias opinion, I never really gave IMAX 3D a shot. I haven’t heard too much positive stuff about 3D, i’ve seen a few movies in 3D form, Toy Story 3, the last Harry Potter film, and possibly some other cartoon in 3D form… those were just ok too, nothing too fantastic popped out at me, like I’d picture ppl watching 3D movies at home do.

It wasn’t until I watched the Avengers in IMAX 3D, that I really believe that action movies are best seen in 3D IMAX form. The Avengers really sold me, prob because Joss Whedon is such an awesome director, in one particular scene, when the battle broke out, he shot the scene between 2 heros from inside the backseat of the car thru a framed broken car window, although the scene was only about 10 secs long, it felt way longer, as I was nervously scared that at the end of their dialogue, I was going to be blown up by a rogue bullet or something, as I was situated inside the car.

Having the sound to be digtal surrounding you, the shots fired actually sounds like it’s whizzing by your ear, and the debries flying at you in 3D form, just puts the audience right there on the battlefield, trying to duck and over as much as one can. I truely believe that you would not be sorry to the Avengers in 3D IMAX form. Granted it’s more expensive, but it really seems like that’s what the movie experience should be like now, otherwise, i’d just wait for it on dvd.

I had such a good movie experience with The Avengers in 3D IMAX that I decided to see MIB III in 3D IMAX too, and I definitely am not sorry that I did. MIB failed to deliver the same type of “you are about to be blown up”believable action, as it’s not that type of a film, but there were still moments where I definitely thought I was sitting too close to the screen, and some alien slime was gonna fly my way.  

I don’t want to talk more about MIB III in case I accidentally give away spoilers, but the MIB III experience cements it for me that this is the only way to watch action movies now, it’s 3D IMAX or nothing.

Have you ever started composing a post while you were in the middle of the event happening? While I might not start composing what I’m going to write about, I certainly will think that perhaps this picture that i’ve taken will make a good graphic for a post about the events of the day etc.

This past Friday, I went to the salon to get my hair did for the Saturday Wedding. While I wasn’t looking for something like an updo, since I will be sleeping at night, I still wanted my hair to be blown out nicely. So after a quick dinner, I took to searching for a salon. 

I went to my usual one, which told me to come back around closing time as that’s when they will finally be free. Ergh, not wanting to wait that long, I left in searching for another salon…there are tons around.

I took my second pick, this one salon that i’ve never been before, but was always curious. I walked in, and the receptionist asked welcomed me. I said that i wanted to wash my hair, in that lamens term. 

The receptionist made an awkward face, like i had no business coming into a salon asking for them to wash my hair. She glanced at a big sheet on the wall (which i’m guessing might be the schedule, or perhaps she was looking at her elder hair stylest whom was standing behind the receptionist desk too) Then she asked if I “knew” any stylist. Basically asking if I had an appt, or if I didn’t have an appointment, was I a regular client of the salon.

I said that I didn’t because this was my first time at the salon. She seemed to be relieved, and then told me to sit by the window.

Obediently I sat there, and thought if I was going to be made waiting for awhile, then I’m not going to wait here, i’ll just go somewhere else. Obviously this place is busy enough without my business.

Shortly the receptionist came back and asked me to move to an actual chair. After a few more minutes, someone came by my chair, and talked super duper fast to me. Which I caught glimpse of, ” Stylist, blah blah, 250, blah blah, does not include massage, blah blah, ok?” 

UH…ok.

What did I just agree to? AH, frack…i’ll just go with it. I basically really just want my hair washed and I simply don’t want to do it myself. While in the washing of the hair chair, she kept stabbing me with her nails, they were very sharp, it did not feel good. Plus she was kinda rough. ergh. 

Other than the sharp nail, the washing of the hair was nothing special, the styling of the hair was normal. She asked how I did my hair, and what I wanted it to look like. I told her, she did it. and I paid then left, vowing to not set foot in that place again.

It really was until the whole thing was over that I realised what she said. That she was a stylist, and NOT a hair washing girl, so her cost of washing the hair plus blow drying was costlier. Well that’s fine, but they couldn’t have told me that before they sat me down in the chair? 

I get that it’s a busy Friday night, but the whole experience left me put off about that hair salon. Thankfully there are lots more hair salons in my town that I can go to.