Weekend

Was at home today -- the first time I have been at home in nearly a month! Nice to have an ENTIRE day off with no work-related stuff to do.

Had a very nice day with Boyfriend. Slept 'til nearly 10, then at his suggestion went to see War of the Worlds, which I had wanted to see for a while.

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It was a very powerful, affecting movie. The big screen made the upsetting parts more upsetting and gruesome. Some parts were so claustrophobic I thought about leaving the theater to stand outside for a while.

The ending, though, was a typical Spielberg, Hollywood, happy, heart-warming, relieved ending. But I really didn't mind, because if it were otherwise I would have felt sad or depressed the whole day.

-- As I get older, my ability to withstand depressing movies has really decreased. My ideal movies are now movies like "Mr. and Mrs Smith" and "The Bourne Supremacy", both of which I enjoyed thoroughly, and NOT movies like "Il Postino" (Once my favorite film!) or "Schindler's List" (Never brought myself to see that one, actually.)

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Spent the rest of today at home, mostly reading about contract law. Fired off 3 of my leftover fireworks in the evening, and had very pleasant glasses of red wine and nice pre-cooked dinner from Whole Foods (which we bought yesterday in C-town) with Boyfriend.