Going to the Movies and shopping
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So, this Star Wars thing has been massively hyped, hasn't it? I though it was bad in October with the Back to the Future thing, but now there's a new Star Wars movie out and we've got BB-8 oranges in the fruit department and Kylo Ren batteries (as if lightsabers work on regular batteries! Phah!)
We wanted to take a bus to the centre of Eindhoven since my bike is in the repair shop, but one bus driver just flipped us the bird and drove on, so we caught one later. We made it to the theatre by 15:55, while the movie would start at 16:00 -- and of course all the tickets were already sold out. That made us right on time for buying tickets for the 19:00 show, which we did.
Then we had a few hours to burn.
I've lived in Eindhoven for nearly 2 years now, and never really took the time to discover the city centre. So we sauntered around the streets and I must admit to be completely horrified. It was SALE everywhere, of course, but lots of stores holding a closing sale (as in: closing down). I dislike shopping for clothes with a passion, but now I realised the shopping district has massively changed over the past few years.
Large chain stores are still open, mostly brand clothes, each one vying for the lowest prices. Fashion has become a wear-once-and-throw-away culture. I wonder how long it's going to take until we combine 3D printing, plastic reclamation and fashion, making clothes that are reclamated at the end of the day and printed in a new form the next day. The next step will be Star Trek-like food replicators and grocery stores will become extinct.
We were also looking for a book store. Guess what? Book stores don't exist anymore because the Kindle killed them. We have nearly 100 euro in book gift coupons, which we can't spend anywhere in the centre of town. We'll have to Google for a specific specialty store in order to buy books. This has been Mankind's best gift of knowledge since the 1440s when we developed the printing press.
Books have become a novelty item; I'm apalled and horrified.
When we were developing blisters, we turned to the Bengel and had an early dinner, taking along the remainders in a doggy-bag. I'm really glad that tradition came over the pond, I'm always so sad to throw food away.
And then we went to see Star Wars - The Force Awakens, which was great!
It was only available in 3D and we went to the IMAX 3D version. This was my first 3D experience. I had expected it to not work for my weird eyes or weird head, but of course it went fine. I wore my glasses and they combined with the 3D glasses well enough. My brain does feel a bit tired now, but that might also be attributed to the excitement. The 3D effect was really nice, and I think it does add to the movie-going experience.
So, this Star Wars thing has been massively hyped, hasn't it? I though it was bad in October with the Back to the Future thing, but now there's a new Star Wars movie out and we've got BB-8 oranges in the fruit department and Kylo Ren batteries (as if lightsabers work on regular batteries! Phah!)
We wanted to take a bus to the centre of Eindhoven since my bike is in the repair shop, but one bus driver just flipped us the bird and drove on, so we caught one later. We made it to the theatre by 15:55, while the movie would start at 16:00 -- and of course all the tickets were already sold out. That made us right on time for buying tickets for the 19:00 show, which we did.
Then we had a few hours to burn.
I've lived in Eindhoven for nearly 2 years now, and never really took the time to discover the city centre. So we sauntered around the streets and I must admit to be completely horrified. It was SALE everywhere, of course, but lots of stores holding a closing sale (as in: closing down). I dislike shopping for clothes with a passion, but now I realised the shopping district has massively changed over the past few years.
Large chain stores are still open, mostly brand clothes, each one vying for the lowest prices. Fashion has become a wear-once-and-throw-away culture. I wonder how long it's going to take until we combine 3D printing, plastic reclamation and fashion, making clothes that are reclamated at the end of the day and printed in a new form the next day. The next step will be Star Trek-like food replicators and grocery stores will become extinct.
We were also looking for a book store. Guess what? Book stores don't exist anymore because the Kindle killed them. We have nearly 100 euro in book gift coupons, which we can't spend anywhere in the centre of town. We'll have to Google for a specific specialty store in order to buy books. This has been Mankind's best gift of knowledge since the 1440s when we developed the printing press.
Books have become a novelty item; I'm apalled and horrified.
When we were developing blisters, we turned to the Bengel and had an early dinner, taking along the remainders in a doggy-bag. I'm really glad that tradition came over the pond, I'm always so sad to throw food away.
And then we went to see Star Wars - The Force Awakens, which was great!
It was only available in 3D and we went to the IMAX 3D version. This was my first 3D experience. I had expected it to not work for my weird eyes or weird head, but of course it went fine. I wore my glasses and they combined with the 3D glasses well enough. My brain does feel a bit tired now, but that might also be attributed to the excitement. The 3D effect was really nice, and I think it does add to the movie-going experience.
