I had a nice, relatively quiet, long weekend in town.
I took Wednesday off for no real reason except that I wanted to. I had to get up at 5:30 to take my wife to the airport and promptly returned home and went back to sleep. Once I got up again, I went to REI to do some shopping. I left later than I should have and got caught in some holiday traffic due to my procrastination. I do not remember what I did on Wednesday night so it must not have been exciting.
I slept in way too late on Thanksgiving but I was not going to dinner until later anyway. I met a friend for dinner and it was quite yummy. We then went to his place and watched a football game. I really contemplated hitting the local outlet mall for midnight madness but laziness again got the best of me.
On Friday, the same friend and I went downtown to go to a museum but there was a long line and it was really cold. So, the museum trip turned into a lunch trip but it was still fun. We later went to see the movie No Country for Old Men. The critics love this Coen Brothers thriller, but I didn’t. I guess it was okay. Not the ending I had expected and the people that couldn’t shut the hell up behind us didn’t help. They were scared, grossed out and I overheard them saying they never should have chosen that movie. Anyways, I thought American Gangster and certainly Into the Wild were both much better movies.
The rest of the weekend was filled with more sleep and some errands and chores around the house. I lead a pretty exciting life don’t I? Actually, the weekend turned out exactly the way I wanted it to.
I usually enjoy the “quiet, stay-at-home” weekends too. I guess that’s because we are both “introverted” to the max? Did you at least feel rested?
I love the quite weekends to allow me some time to reflect and relax. Although, I also enjoy visiting family on the holidays… always good to see the kiddies excitement at the size of a turkey leg, or the lights going up on the tree.
It’s one of the few seasons I think I would enjoy being a parent; the only problem being what to do with the buggers the rest of the year?
-C
Nothing wrong with a quiet weekend. Sometimes it’s a welcomed event with the onset of the holiday madness. I hope your week is quiet and uneventful as well. Cheers!
it seems you had a good weekend, even though it was quiet, i really miss my quiet weekends
I will be the first to admit that I have not seen either “Into the Wild” or “American Gangster”, but I will say that for me, “No Country for Old Men” probably ranks among the best films I’ve ever seen. It is too bad that the overall experience was ruined by those annoying folks, but I just thought I had to offer a counter-point. (And the ending was so awesome that I was shaking when I walked out) I could go on, but I won’t bore you