Sunday
Sleep last night was not restful. It was pretty much anything but restful, in fact. I woke up a couple of times during the night feeling ill. Not pleasant. I’ve also noticed that, like many of my friends, I’ve been having weird dreams lately. This morning’s dream had something to do with me being at home (Baltimore) and some odd madness which wound up getting my father upset with me. That ‘We’re going to talk later’ mad. I woke up confused and uneasy.

Add to that the fact that I woke up with a headache and my morning… no, my “afternoon”… started out less-than-perfect. Fortunately, the rest of the day was great.

and I decided to go for a drive. We went to Draper, in the southeastern part of the valley. We drove up South Mountain and looked around some of the Suncrest development. Nice houses, but damn and a half… it’s one helluva drive up the mountain. But the views were amazing, both the Salt Lake County side and the Utah County side.

We drove back home and I dropped her off. Then I was off to see Ong Bak with Mary and Matt. It took me back to my youth and the days of Black Belt Theater and Kung Fu Theater on Saturday afternoon TV. It was a Thai movie and the martial art was muay thai (rather than karate or kung fu). There was a simple story and you had to suspend a little disbelief here or there, it was fun. And, keep an eye out for the name Tony Jaa, from what we saw on the screen today, he could be the next big name in martial arts movies.

After the movie, I came home for poker night (I went out in fourth place). I turned on Bravo, expecting to find Celebrity Poker Showdown. It wasn’t on. Instead, Purple Rain was on. But, it was edited and commercial-ridden. So, I put on the DVD and we watched the movie as we played. I don’t care what anyone else says: Prince – by any name – is talented entertainer. Period. He was then. He is now. And how could I resist the opportunity to see Morris Day and the Time? I couldn’t. And I’m glad that I didn’t.

Stray Toasters

  • I don’t know who turned down Utah’s thermostat, but I would like to request that they turn it back up. Thank you.
  • Jess has been playing a game called “Pop-Fu” on Pogo lately. At certain points in the game, there is a gong sound. Whenever I hear it, the first thing that pops into my head is the “Get down! Get down!” line from Kool & the Gang’s Jungle Boogie. She was playing it when I got out of the shower today. As soon as I opened the door, the gong sounded. I started singing “Get down! Get down!” Then I realized that she wasn’t playing the mp3; she was playing the game. It made both of us laugh.
  • Halle Berry earned a bit of credit with me when she appeared at the Golden Raspberry Awards to accept her “prize” for “Worst Actress.” (But not enough to make it back onto my “Outs” list.) I still think that Karma kicked her ass – repeatedly and deservedly so – for the response to Catwoman after her outbursts about not needing to do “bit parts” now that she was an Academy Award winner. But, she seems to have recanted. A little. Where she had previously said that she didn’t want to be part of a third X-Men movie, she is now saying that the on-screen character would have to be portrayed more closely to the comic book version.

    “I love Storm, and really want to be part of the last film.”

    *sigh* My thoughts: “Shit or get off the pot.” Commit to doing it – small role or not – or say, “Thanks for the opportunity” and move on. After all, Bryan Singer said that even though the movie was called X-Men, it was a journey into the world of mutantdom through Wolverine and Rogue’s eyes.

  • “Love is like a can of paint.”

  • I like A Prairie Home Companion.
  • “Thanks” to for posting the link to Jeff Russell’s STARSHIP DIMENSIONS. I saw this site a couple of years ago, but neglected to bookmark it.
  • Marshmallow Peeps® Plush Toys
  • Eastbound and Down
  • For : Kitty and Piotr

“…and that’s all the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and the children are above-average.”

Namaste.