veronica_rich | The week in review

(Turner the Impala gets the icon space since he did most of the heavy work of the two of us last week - I was off on vacation.)

I had not had a vacation from work since last Christmas, and a lot of that was spent either driving or helping my sister and her dog settle in as a roommate - which isn't much of a vacation (I think she would concur, LOL). My brain was beginning to go to toast, so it was time.

I started off the week spending a couple of days visiting

gryphons_lair. SHE MADE ME GO WALKING OUTSIDE AND EXPERIENCE NATURE, OMG, CURSE HER. No, it was actually okay - I liked it (except I wish I hadn't worn black pants - they are very very hot in the boiling sun, OUCH), and I got ice cream and root beer and a Red Robin burger. Also, I was able to meet a couple of fellow LJers there,

meletor_et_al (whose name I've seen around POTC for a LOOONNNGGG time but had never put 2 and 2 together to realize she lives near D) and

norabombay (who proves that no matter how cracky the kink you write about in fanfic, there IS somebody who'll read it - by her own admission, LOL).

From Thursday through yesterday,

yoiebear drove over to visit me and the sister. Our week was largely comprised of movie-watching, as J (and the previously-mentioned ladies) humored me in The James McAvoy WatchFest '11. I saw more movies in the past few days than I see in most normal years. Viewed were "Penelope," "Becoming Jane," "Gnomeo and Juliet" (in this case, my predilection for gnomes was well ahead of McAvoy - sorry, buddy), "The Conspirator," "Atonement," "The Last King of Scotland," the newest "Jane Eyre" with Fassbender as Rochester and - apropos of nothing except it looked like a good time - the remake of "Fright Night" in 3-D.

Me: *squinting* Why do I know that Kriss Angel-type guy?
J: That's David Tennnant. Your sister only talked about him in this ALL DAY.
Me: OHHHH, okay. I forgot.
Sister: *in the tone you'd use with a troublesome teenager* Really?

(Yes, my memory can be that bad.)

I also spent money at bookstores, including one item I bought for full price. I KNOW, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE, YOU ALL. One of these was the BBC series "State of Play" that I haven't yet watched.

So, if anyone wants to discuss these movies, fire away. (I may have also watched some featurettes for "Wanted" that I hadn't seen before. It's not like I like the movie or anything. Or bought the graphic novel on sale at Borders last week. Nope.)