Subtitles

I wanted my review this morning to be on the Norwegian "mockumentary" Troll Hunter.   Instead I have to give a few facts.

I work a 9.5 hour day. 

My job is 33 miles away from my home.

That commute involves something known as a "Beltway".

Beltways circumnavigate major cities, they are parking lots in rush hour. 

They are comprised of an "inner loop" that travels clockwise, and an "outer loop" that travels counter-clockwise.

I am only allowed to work my 9.5 hour day between 6AM and 6PM.

I can only avoid 1 rush hour in that range.

To do so, I depart my home by 5:30AM.

To do so, I wake by 5AM.

Every hour I stay up after 9PM is one less hour than 8 I get to sleep on a weeknight. 

Even dodging 1 rush hour, I still work what amounts to 11.25 hours when you factor in the driving. 

I am also a husband to my wife and the father of our infant.

All of the above to say, I am pretty tired some evenings.

I watched the first hour of Troll Hunter and promptly passed out on my couch. I was on baby duty. Reading subtitles made me extra sleepy. I love a lot of foreign films, and I despise having them overdubbed with English audio. But with my current lifestyle, I am far too tired or lazy or apathetic to put up with reading while watching a movie. This is a shame, especially if you saw what percentage of my Netflix queue was foreign. 

I leave you with the hope of a Monday Troll Hunter review, and a relevant youtube clip of a delightful British comedy, The IT Crowd.