Song Lyric of the Day:
When my teeth bite down, I can see the blood / Of a thousand men who have come and gone / Now we grieve ‘cause now it’s gone / Things were good when we were young / Is it safe to say, c’mon c’mon / Was it right to leave, c’mon c’mon / Will I never learn, c’mon c’mon c’mon c’mon
Von Bondies / “C’mon C’mon”
The weekend was good. Rich and I hosted an early Thanksgiving dinner for 6 friends on Saturday night. It was my trial by fire, in a way, as it was the first time I made my mom’s Puerto Rican rice and beans and Puerto Rican stuffing without Mom there to supervise. Not to mention my first time cooking a turkey by myself, too. I am happy to say everything turned out delicious. Rich’s dishes were also quite popular—he made his mom’s green bean casserole and cranberry salad recipes. He also made her acorn squash recipe, but we had so much food we actually forgot about it being in the oven until after everyone was full. We had tons of desserts, as well. Rich and I are working away on all the leftovers, and will likely pack them up for the drive home to Knoxville on Wednesday. I’d like to once again thank everyone who came—Sharon, Catherine, Joan, Jason, Jess, and Ernie. Rich and I are truly blessed to have these people as our friends, as well as other friends who could not be there. Thanks especially to Sharon for coming over early to help set up, and thanks in advance for checking on my kitties over Thanksgiving.
After everyone left Saturday night, we celebrated a successful evening by vegging out. I parked myself on the couch in front of the TV and Rich played computer games. We both needed the recovery time after going non-stop since nine that morning.
Yesterday was a semi-lazy day, too. We woke up and decided to go see a matinee showing of “The Incredibles.” Turns out matinee prices now total $13 for two people. (How we miss the days of free movies when we lived in Knoxville…). The movie was great, of course, as Pixar movies always are. And we both instantly recognized Holly Hunter’s distinct accent as the mom, Helen Parr/Elastigirl. The only downside was the obnoxious child across the aisle whose parents had obviously never educated them on how to use their inside voice.
After the movie, we drove to Norfolk to see Jason’s new house. Rich ended up staying so he could hang with Jason and a couple of other friends, Chris and Matt. I swung by the mall on the way home to buy my favorite lip balm at Bath & Body Works. Once home, I hopped on the computer for a while to work on my sister’s boyfriend’s resume. I also checked out on of my favorite movie columns, Hollywood Elsewhere by Jeffrey Wells, and checked out Target’s weekly sales flyer.
I ended up watching one of my favorite Jim Carrey movies on USA, “Liar Liar.” I own it on VHS tape, but need to upgrade to DVD. That is one of the few movies where I know I’m still going to laugh even though I’ve seen it a million times. The final courtroom showdown where he badgers his own witnesses because he can’t lie? Classic.
Tonight is one of my free TV nights. That is, nothing’s on that I’m compelled to watch. Maybe I’ll go ahead and watch “Rear Window,” get that mailed back to Netflix. My main TV nights are Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Sunday I’ve got the Fox lineup from 7 to 9, followed by “Desperate Housewives.” Wednesday is “Lost,” to be followed by “Alias” starting January 5 (yay!). Thursday is “CSI” followed by “Without a Trace” (where is Danny so far this season?). Boy, I love my police procedurals. I’m still mourning “Boomtown,” which was the only cop show to come close to filling the void left when “Homicide: Life on the Streets” went off the air a few years back. Alas, I am not a television programming manager. But if I were…
