Ecounters

When you hear the word Encounters you might think of aliens, clandestine meetings, or just shit you keep on the DL.
But you're all wrong. I'm referring to:

"I asked them why is it that a sophisticated animal like the chimp does not utilize inferior creatures. He could straddle a goat and ride off into the sunset." - Herzog

McMurdo, Antarctica

"...abominations such as aerobics studios and yoga classes"-Herzog

"Happy Camper" survival classes

Schubb cubes of ice for igloo.

Find the lost man in white out-bucket head 'storm'

"cascading error phenomenon"-Happy Camper instructor

"BUT WHY....!"-Herzog on deranged penguins that break away from their colonies.

"do not disturb or hold up the penguins" - rule for humans

Apparently the death of the human race is inevitable and one day maybe aliens will come and wonder why we've studied antarctica and will find:

A FROZEN STURGEON!!!

These are my favorite moments in Herzog's movie. After watching these people and how they've all ended up in Antarctica after having lived very different lives, and reviewing my own life, I began to wonder about my own encounters and how horribly lame they are.

For example today I had 3 classic encounters in the subway

1) a boy listening to backstreet boys, using these as speakers

2) all this attempting to balance on one woman's lap but instead whacking 2 people (one being me) repeatedly, while telling them they should be understanding of her situation.

3) Apparently, if I follow the 10 commandments and listen to the word of God he will come down from Heaven and save me.