Tens of thousands throng theatres all over to watch Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King. Yours truly braved it alone through the longs lines at a cinema to catch the earliest possible show with an available seat for one. For some reason, single seats are only available at the back row corner in all showings for the day. But I noticed that the center seats at the back row were empty when the show started. What gives?

Was thinking to get me a book (or two) at a bookstore too. But since they're priced rather steep, I wanted to have a quick glance on the inside to make sure it's gonna be worth parting my money for. Asked one of the shop attendants whether they could help me take the book out of the shrink wrap to which they (fortunately) politely say they can't. Funny. I thought we're taught not to judge a book by its cover. What gives?