I missed a post last night, yeah – I decided to hang out with my love longer. We decided to watch Bird Box yesterday. I remember this movie being so overhyped when it came out. It was a solid movie. A good thriller. I was at the edge of my seat pretty much the whole movie – so it definitely did its job. Did I like it? It was fine. 

My hun decided that I am not a fan of thrillers. He knows supernatural horror is a no-go for me. But he concluded that supernatural thrillers fall in that category either. I am not going to say that I would never watch supernatural thrillers, I think I just need to be with someone watching it. Sure, we were watching it via discord together…But it’s not really the same, is it?

I think my main issue with this movie is the pacing. It was so slow – or at least I think it was slow. Mallory’s character development was pretty good I think. But then again, being in that situation for seven years, if you don’t get any character development then what the heck. Another issue I have is the fact that I have no idea what the heck is happening and why it is happening. At least a lot of the horror movies or thrillers you know why. There is a solid thing that scares you. For this movie, there was just nothing. It was never shown. And it’s probably just a me thing, but I like an explanation for something. It cannot just be oh you have to be blindfolded or you’ll die. It will never be enough for me.

So…would I ever pick up Bird Box and read it? I have not decided yet. I was never drawn to this genre personally but I sure would like to try. Would it even be worth reading now that I say the movie? That is the question, right? What’s the point since for the most part I already knew what happens. I really do not know. I am still marinating the idea.

I finished reading A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. To say that I enjoyed the story was a huge understatement! It was morbidly funny. For my first Christopher Moore book, I think this one was a good recommendation. I am thinking of picking up Lamb from him. I already have it next to me. I will start this tonight I think. 

I also found Daria in Paramount+. So guess what is playing in the background right now? Yeah. I was so disappointed when this got taken out of Hulu. Then the other day, I realized that MTV is in Paramount+. So I decided to check. And imagine my excitement when I saw it there. YES! 

I am glad that tomorrow is Friday. I’ve been so over this work week since Monday. And not just me. I think everyone in the lab is ready for a good weekend. I heard that it will be the first heatwave for us here. We shall see.