movie night

tonight i organized a movie and pizza night for the group. we ordered 4 pizzas from mr. pizza (a korean pizza chain)- ny style, veggie, combination, and mr. pizza special.

after many failed efforts by myself to locate an english version of the "war of the worlds" dvd, i was rescued by c who had been able to track one down. . there is a suprising amount of dvds for current releases that are in russian. . i suspect that is because the border between russia and china is not as strictly guarded for pirated goods and that there is better monitoring and control of this type of activity in the u.s.

it is amazing the degree of counterfeit/pirated goods in china. and the packaging is getting better and better. . .sometimes i wonder if chinese people even understand that these goods are pirated. you go into a perfectly legitimate looking CD/DVD store, make your purchase, get a receipt. . .it doesn't feel like you are doing anything illegal. maybe that is part of the problem.

in any case, the pizza really hit the spot. and the movie didn't. . .normally i don't fall asleep during movies, but last night i did. . it seemed pointless and plotless. but all in all, it was a relaxing and enjoyable evening.