What's a Trekkie to do? You're in Vegas, you have a free night, hmmmm...Dinner at Quarks and go through the Star Trek experience of course! The Star Trek show is up to $40 now so find a coupon booklet and get $10 off. This year we had a group of 11 to enjoy the ride. Nothing has really changed but the price and for some reason you have to do the Borg Encounter and the Klingon Invasion as two separate events. That's a hassle to have to go back through the line and start over again but luckily we didn't have to wait too long. The experiences were running on every other half hour track so you had to go in order. Oh well. It was fun and gave us something to do. Afterwards we once again feasted on the Holy Rings of Betazed and Hamborgers. Of course I'll go back again.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
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