2 posts tagged “movies”
In honour of the always great Amy Millan, Alexis and me decided to "bring out the whiskey" last night. Of course we combined it with Coke. We ended up watching Hard Candy with glasses in hand lounging in our Sumos. Besides the subject matter of the movie, we were as comfortable as could be. So comfortable in fact when I awoke at oh six hundred still sitting in it. I figured Alexis went to bed ages ago and just left me, but when I looked to my right there she was sleeping in her Sumo. That's right, we both fell asleep watching an episode of Kim Possible way too late in the night. Nothing like heading to bed at the time you're usually getting up for work. Party! Woo!
If you're into movies that wrap everything up at th end Hard Candy isn't for you. Or if you get squeemish easily. The whole movie really only has two characters but still manages to keep your interest. Perhaps the plot had something to do with it. It was like watching a train crash happen in super slow motion, but right before you think you've got it all figured out, a plane crashes onto the tracks. Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson did an excellent job with their characters. Check this one out.
It's almost the middle of January and we still haven't seen anything that amounts to much snow. Sure there are a few centimetres here and there on the paths in the mornings, but that's not snow. Why do I care so much about the amount of snow when I don't participate in any winter sports? (I could argue that being a couch/mouse potato is just such a sport, but that's neither here nor there.)
It all comes down to the mud. Snow is great. It's all the prettiness of rain but without the wet. Dry rides to work in the morning make for a clean and fast commute. However when the temperature goes up above freezing in the middle of January all that snow tends to get a little chaotic and transforms into a liquid state. Hello mud. I can't recommend fenders for your bicycle any more than I already do, but I have yet to figure out how to keep my drive train as clean as my backside is with them. Luckily if there's mud, it means it's warm enough to wash my bike outdoors. I do have company coming over tomorrow, and nothing says, "Welcome to my home," better than a shiny Surly in the front hall. Be sure to comment on how welcome you feel if you stop by.
In other news I should be the proud owner of Batman: The Animated Series on DVD when I get home from work tonight (or the Post Office, depending on the mood of the mail carrier today). Nothing beats the cold like curling up on my Sumo and watching TV, but on DVD, so it's almost as classy as a movie. Speaking of movies, Bandidas came out this week. I had never heard of this one until I perused the new releases section at Roger's Video. If I manage to watch it this weekend I'll be sure to share my thoughts. Salma Hyak is always a pleasure to watch (and for more than the dirty reason you're thinking right now dear reader). If the movie is as funny as I'm reading it is, I should enjoy it. It'll balance out my other planned viewing experience this weekend, Hard Candy, nicely.
