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August 20, 2006
All SoaP'ed Up
This weekend I indulged my cravings for bad cinema with a trip to Snakes on a Plane with some of my best "drunken movie" friends. We met up on Saturday for lunch at a favorite Mexican watering hole, then meandered over to the theatre where our group of 5 doubled the size of the movie audience. While I was a little disappointed (the WaPo review said that half the fun was enjoying the action in a packed house), fun was still had by all.
Other items of note:
1. I had a delightful time with Ms. ADA and Ms. Beau on Friday night, when we partook of Sushi-Go-Round and the Mystics playoffs game. Sadly they lost, but I got to catch up with two of my best girlfriends AND have a late night Starbucks, one of my most favorite indulgences.
2. Guess who's back in the picture? I got a text message from Mr. FWB last night--we haven't actually connected yet, so details will have to be forthcoming...
3. I'm off to Seattle on Tuesday to see Mr. Bastish!! After two months of survival training, he probably won't smell too sweet, but I'm willing to overlook it for the sheer joy of seeing him demonstrate his fire-making skills. Of course, I'll also be meeting up with 7 other Sweden classmates, and I'm eager to hear what they've been up to in the last 14 months.
And in a random, yet "I'm too outraged to let this pass" moment, how racist is the movie Live and Let Die? I watched the last 20 minutes this afternoon with my jaw hanging open. Was it purposefully over the top, so overtly prejudicial that it conveyed some sort of irony? I would love to think so, but I Highly Doubt It. The voodoo ceremony when Jane Seymour (the virgin-psychic-until-deflowered-by-Mr.-Bond) is about to be sacrified to a painted, writing giant black guy is just too, too terrible.
