The sun will come out, tomorrow...

My veggin' out and recovering weekend has gone well: nice and relaxing. Though I did managed to cram in 3 movies over the weekend, amidst overcast and rainy skies both yesterday and today. I think I'm also on the way to recovering from the cold/congestion bothering me of late; though my doormats are still soaked, despite efforts today to dry them (which were thwarted by rain starting right after I hung them to dry).

My movie-filled weekend started with Ocean's Thirteen yesterday, with Laura, post a minor shopping excursion to find some pictures for her new place in Boca (Target coming to the rescue). The movie was quite entertaining: nothing too serious nor complicated. Just entertaining.

13 did have Laura and I wondering if the hotel at the center of the movie actually existed--as it looked rather cool (it was three twisting flat towers that circle up in flame-like fashion). From some online research, however, it appears that the computer graphics people did a really good job of creating a building, as it doesn't seem to exist on the Las Vegas Strip. Either that, or the hotel that used to be the Aladdin--now the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino--isn't there at all anymore.

But moving on, last night I watched On a Clear Day, marking my second Brenda Blethyn movie of the week following Pride & Prejudice. Clear Day is about a father who gets "made redundant" at his job, after 30+ years; and makes his way through his subsequent life crisis by swimming the English Channel. All-in-all, not bad, although definitely more of a slow-moving drama: good for a quiet night... as long as one's not too sleepy.



As for today, my Father's Day started by being awakened by Gwen's Stefani's Sweet Escape coming through the ceiling from my upstairs neighbor (this around 10:30, so at least I got to sleep in). Following some lunch and calls to my Dad and step-dad, I headed to the theater, again, and caught Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. I'm pretty much a junky for comic book movies, so, I liked the movie. And that it kept me out of the rain didn't hurt either. It was good though: nothing super violent or so-adult that kids couldn't enjoy it... not that it would stop some parents from bringing them (I still remember seeing 4 year olds in I think it was Hannibal).

And in the course of these movies, I managed to see two different previews for Life Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4); the second looking much better than the (longer) first one. Why all the movies this weekend? you may wonder... well this is mostly due to the fact that next weekend will be occupied helping out at a swim meet weekend. Which means I won't get to catch Evan Almighty so soon--oh well (I'm actually more concerned about the fact that I leave for Uganda the day after Harry Potter 4 comes out...)

The sun will come out, tomorrow
Bet your bottom Dollar that tomorrow, they'll be sun