I Try not to Think Too Hard about Intangibles.

I went to see Titanic 3d on Saturday with a coworker, or new friend; it had been out for a while and all her friends had already seen it, so I agreed to accompany her. The last time I saw Titanic, I was about seven or so. One of the few things I remembered about the film was the theme, because it was the song that my mother really wanted me to memorize for the piano (along with fur elise). There were a lot of scenes, such as the shooting scene, which I had no recollection of at all. It was a pretty decent movie, although I still get a rather severe case of secondhand embarrassment during the socially awkward scenes. They cut out the nude scene here in China, which was... unfortunate. heh. heh. Although she certainly is old now.

My friend was convinced that I didn't enjoy the movie because I sometimes looked away or was fiddling with my hands; in reality, its almost an unconscious habit to rip up whatever ticket/receipt I'm holding into intricate shapes. This time it looked like a trilobite.

The mall the theatre was located in was huge, and we spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a restaurant. I should probably just make snap decisions, even though I probably was much less qualified to choose a place to eat than she was. Dinner was not particularly notable, but overall it was a pretty fun experience (and useful! Learned partially how to deal with theatres in china).
I've had the Titanic soundtrack stuck in my head since that day though.

On Sunday, I went to a wedding with my extended family. My uncle from england wed a caucasian, and this was their second, Chinese style wedding (the first one was in the UK, western style). I'm not particularly close with my extended family, so there were quite a few awkward questions and times of boredom. The food was pretty good though, and there seemed to be net enjoyment, and I managed to chat with the british people that did come. The music was choreographed to change by speech and action, which was quite distracting, and I felt sorry for the multiple entrances (complete with spotlight!) that the couple had to make. All in all, I hope I won't be expected to hold something similar. It looks like quite the chore for the bride and groom, as opposed to a good time.Then again, it's quite, quite premature to think about how I would plan my own wedding.

At least the bride and groom look happy when they interact with each other.

I've started soldering at work, which is interesting yet frustrating. I'm learning a lot of new scientific/practical techniques so far, but hopefully I'll angle more toward interacting with people/collecting information soon, in order to accomplish my goal. I'm not getting anything too productive done outside work, particularly. I think I need to go back to drawing still lifes, everything's looking a bit off. I'm starting to quite like KFC (maybe once a week), which is kind of disgusting if i think about it too hard but quite mouth-watering if I haven't had dinner yet.

I wonder if buying two weeks worth of groceries really is as un-fresh as people keep implying it is.