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gwendolyngrace ([personal profile] gwendolyngrace) wrote2010-04-26 01:54 pm

Cars and Dragons and more

Resolution to the accident: The assessment for repair was for less than $500, so it doesn't affect the woman's insurance negatively, and I now have a check. I will call my mechanic to see about doing the repair on the ultra-cheap, I hope, and use the rest to help defray the cost of Infinitus.


A and I have figured out that we will take the AutoTrain from VA to Orlando for Infinitus. We have a little private compartment (called a "roomette", how cute is that?) and thus we will have my car in Orlando and also all the Stuff we need to bring. No shipping! No hoping that the stuff arrives on time! No extra airline fees for checked bags! A little room to ourselves where we don't have to do all the driving, and we can stretch out and maybe even sleep on the way! It will be an adventure.


Now that my crazy theatre schedule is done, we actually went to see a MOVIE yesterday. Amazing! The images move on a big screen, and all that. We saw "How to Train Your Dragon" which was thoroughly cute and charming and fun (and bears no resemblance to Norse culture at all, but neither did I expect it to!). Note to Vikings: Dragons own you, not the other way 'round. Though I will say it's predictable that the "surcharge" for 3D movies keeps increasing every time we go. Then again, it's been almost a year since we saw a 3D movie at this theatre - the last 3D film I saw was "Avatar" and that was in Pittsburgh.


This has been a really intense week over in HP Alternity, including several late nights in a row and rather full-time days of major playing. Which has been amazing, in the thick of it, but wow, really draining too. But Barty Crouch, Jr, has been making more of a showing lately, and my, he's an interesting fellow!

[identity profile] patrikia.livejournal.com 2010-04-26 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
We loved How To Train Your Dragon! Toothless is absolutely based on our cat, Smash. Mord now has the kid's hooded towel, complete with horned helmet (the hood part), sword and shield. You have to see it to believe it. ;-)

[identity profile] gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah - the only downside of the movie was that someone had apparently left chewing gum *on* the seat I chose... so halfway through the movie I went to shift and realized my butt was sticking to the upholstery. Luckily I was just wearing jeans so I'll freeze the stuff off... but still.

It was a ridiculously awesome film.

[identity profile] llywela13.livejournal.com 2010-04-26 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you've got that sorted out.

[identity profile] gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's nice to get a little windfall... I'm hoping it'll basically pay for my travel to Infinitus this summer.

[identity profile] jennclack.livejournal.com 2010-04-28 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome! Glad to know everything will be in good hands all the way to Orlando.