Although I realized that going out today would possibly fry me, I had to do it for a real errand (not the sort that is not worth talking about, like laundry or some such). So, prepared as I was with the highest SPF possible (despite knowing that anything over 30 is pretty much the same, as confided to me by a friend in the field), I made my way into the vast desert atmosphere of the city. A friend said that it reminded her of Asia (those parts which I have little interest in going), so I said that was no advertisement for travel at all. Anyway, mission accomplished (sort of), I had to take many a break by popping my head into this and that store- among them, not surprisingly, was the bookstore. What was surprising at first hand was to see a small shelf devoted to Smurfs, those loveable (or hateful) characters from my youth- and it was indeed fun to see them again, but then I realized it was for the upcoming (or already in theatres?) film. The way that they are destroying the Smurfs with inanity- not just the "La La La La La La" that they used to sing, but with human characters (always a bad sign) and in 3d with computer graphic trickery would fry anyone's brain faster than the scalding heat outside.
Anyway, coming back (or rushing back) to the studio to be seduced into the comfort of the air conditioned life, all was good again in the world. And, I would suggest some fun could be had by reading the adventures of the Smurfs- particularly if one has the first story with the Black Smurf (in America, it was changed to a Purple Smurf because it was considered politically incorrect!). Nyep nyep.
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