Sunday
Today started off quietly. Shortly before 11:00, however, the reverie was broken: Maintenance was working on the roof again… Joy. I took this as an opportunity to get out of bed and get started with the day. I showered, dressed and sat around for a couple of hours while I decided what I wanted to do.

I headed to Borders to have a lovely caffeine-laden beverage, do some drawing and chat with Jonas, one of the Borders staff. Angela called me and asked if I was at -or planning to go to- Borders; I told her that I was, in fact on the way there. She met me there and we had a nice conversation.

After a few hours, I came home and did a lot of nothing. It was a “day off,” that’s what it’s for. Sending the email and LJ post about tonight’s movie was the highlight of my activity for this part of the day.

We saw Finding Nemo. “Cute” is about the only way to describe it. Imagine that: A cute Disney movie… Pixar’s animation keeps getting better – the way that this movie moved was amazing. I enjoyed the movie. What can I say: I’m still something of a Disney Kid. Ellen Degeneres provided a voice for the movie; I had known this fact, but had forgotten it over the past few months. I found that somewhat interesting given the way that ABC (owned by Disney) “handled” her show after she came out. *shrug*

After the movie, six of us went to a different V.I. than we usually go to. This was a mistake. Tara, our “waitress,” and I use that term loosely, was rather inattentive. And that’s being kind. When she (finally) came to take our drink order, she only got two of our drinks. TWO. Out of six. *sigh* She then attempted to take our orders; the conversation went something like this:

Tara: Can I take your orders?
Jess: We haven’t even ordered our drinks yet.
Tara: *blink blink*
::: brief pause :::
Tara: I thought that you just wanted water.
(Note: had said that she wanted water, but in NO WAY does her voice carry enough nor vary enough to be considered the same as four people talking.)
Jess: No, we didn’t get a chance to order.
Tara: *blink blink*
::: brief pause :::

…and then she took the rest of the group’s drink orders. *sigh* Aside from the company and the conversation, the rest of dinner was rather lackluster. See ‘s account of dinner for details.

Home again, home again. Jiggety-jig.

Song of the Day
Yes, it’s Sunday and there usually are not SotDs on Sundays, but I’m making an exception. (You can make exceptions to your journal, too… but this is mine, so deal with it.)

  • The Girl from Ipanema
  • Beyond the Sea, performed by Robbie Williams

…both found in the movie Finding Nemo, although Ipanema didn’t seem to make the soundtrack.

Stray Toasters

  • I talked to the Maryland contingent of the family-unit today. All is well there… and in The Ukraine, according to their reports.
  • After a lot of searching, I finally found a copy of War (the Edwin Starr song) as performed by Bone Thugs&Harmony (featuring Henry Rollins, Flesh-N-Bone and Flea). I’d found a BTNH version of the song last week, but it wasn’t this one. This was from the Small Soldiers soundtrack; a movie that I have not seen, but whose soundtrack produced this and a rather interesting remix of Rush’ Tom Sawyer. (And, no, that was not a typo: One need not add an “s” to an appositive if the word ends in “-sh.”)
  • sent me a link to this picture. Not 100% sure “why” she did, but I did find the tagline amusing.
  • Hang on, I feel a minor rant/diatribe coming on…

    (tirade)
    sent me this link today. The Catholic Church (hereafter referred to as “The Church”) refused to marry them. I was stunned. Let’s get a bit of background here:

    And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. – Holy Bible, Genesis 1:22 (NKJV)

    So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over everything that moves on the earth. – Holy Bible, Genesis 1:27-28 (NKJV)

    Where to begin…? First should probably the disclaimer: I do not intend to disparage the Catholic Church with the following comments, but there are things here that seem quite odd to me as a non-member. And with that out of the way…

    It seems to me that there is something of a double standard here. There is a willingness/understanding (or whatever you choose to call it) to allow those who are unable to have children to marry within The Church. That I understand. The couple in the article were afraid of passing on a disorder (granted, it is non-genetic, but still…) to their offspring. Let’s take a look at it from a slightly different angle, though: What about couples who didn’t want to have biological offspring, but had considered adopting children? If the canon is based strictly on “Be fruitful and multiply…” then it seems that there would be no allowances for these people to get married, either.

    I don’t know where there is a “right” or a “wrong” to this. I just know that I find it a bit confusing. A man and a woman want to be married in the eyes of The Lord… but The Church says “no.” Should they “live in sin,” in the eyes of their congregation? Renounce their belief in The Church and seek one “more open” to their desire not to have children? I don’t have an answer… just more questions.
    (/tirade)

  • For : Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Quote of the Day
Sheldan (a seahorse): I’m H2O-intolerant. *sneeze*

And with that, good night.

Namaste.