Long weekend

It has been a long weekend that just never seemed to end. It started on Friday and ended yesterday for me. Normally we associate weekends as an interlude to the fast pace and obligations of the week. Last weekend was a little different. Friday in particular seemed to be the roughest day. I had some job changes earlier in the day and then I left to help setup for a wedding for two of my very good friends. I was and am honored to have been a part of their ceremony. This would be the second wedding I have been to, the first being my own. It seemed like a lot more work this time around, but I was very happy to help. Half way through the afternoon my wife got a call that a member of her family passed away unexpectedly but we put that out of mind until after the wedding. I also chose not to tell her about the changes in my job until later. It wasn't that I wanted to hide anything as much as I knew she was under a lot of stress with preparing for the wedding. As much as I knew sharing my feelings on the matter would make me feel better I also knew it would be selfish. Later on Friday night after everything had been setup we got ready to leave around 11:30pm. While loading a few things into my car I noticed something all over the windshield, eggs! Someone had egged my car, and from the looks of it, recently. Honestly though I considered this more an annoyance than anything. Kids are kids and a little water, soap, and elbow grease and all could be restored. What I wasn't prepared for was the damage to my wife's car. The car is relatively new and she really likes it. As such she was very upset when she discovered someone had shot her windshield with what appeared to be a pellet and cracked it. There is mischief and then there is destruction. I knew from the moment I saw the damage I was looking at $200 - $250 in repairs. Our deductible is too high to make it worth turning in so that means money comes right out of our pocket. The act had to be random as we are unknown to anyone in that area. Our vehicles were parked with everyone else's in the school parking lot next the church. Although I was angry I tried not to let it consume me. The act had been committed and could not be undone. No amount of angst on my part would change the things that had to happen next. The only thing I could control was my attitude about the situation, and I decided to push forward. I tried not to get too upset partially because I knew Randi would feed off of it as well. With everything that was going on I knew that the best thing for her was keep moving forward and let the momentum of the occasion blur out the problems of the moment. By Monday I was exhausted and we had a funeral to attend. We arrived early and returned home sometime after 9:00pm. It seems my favorite show House, had been canceled for that night but I made the best of it and caught up on another show The Fringe. Almost everyday this week and next weekend are already booked except for Tuesday which I am sure will be filled with various tasks that seem to overwhelming to account for right now.

Movie Reviews

It's been a while yet again since I have blogged. Life has been hectic lately but I have managed to catch a few movies. Yes Man I had heard mixed reviews about this movie, and to be honest my first inclination was to assume that it would be very close to one of Jim Carey's previous movies Liar Liar. I am glad I gave the movie a chance because as it turned out I was wrong. It turned out to be very entertaining overall with some nuggets of wisdom I could relate to through certain aspects of my own life. Marley & Me This was a decent movie for its genre. It's hard for me to give an impartial opinion as I have never really been fond of movies that are centered around "tugging your heartstrings". If you have a couple of hours to kill at the end of which you think you will feel like shedding a few heartfelt tears then this is the movie for you. The plot line did keep my attention but I think it was more in the anticipation that something larger would eventually happen. It didn't. In some ways I felt more like a casual observer over the course of a normal families life. The Day the Earth Stood Still The movie was not as fantastic as it probably could have been but overall it was pretty good. I have often heard people joke that Keanu Reeves is not that good of an actor. The jibes however always seem centered around a lack of "range" as far as characters. I believe however the roles he has chose to play have been done fairly well. The character roles he has accepted in the past do not lend themselves to an abundance of emotion. I attribute his ability to project a cold facade as a trademark of sorts. His role as outsider in this movie fit him well. I was disappointed in the ending as everything seemed to just end on a rather abrupt note. Role Models I figured the movie would be mildly funny and entertaining and I was not disappointed. In fact the movie exceeded my expectations in that it was less of an attempt at a "knee slapper" and more good comedy based around a pretty solid underlying story.