- Saw The Departed over the weekend. A must see! Great cat-and-mouse storyline and despite it’s length (2.5 hours), it keeps you invested every minute. It doesn’t feel like a 2.5 hour movie. The whole cast was great. Probably a smart move casting Damon and Wahlberg, they got the accents pretty good. Others did their best, but I’ve yet to see a movie where everyone gets the accent right. I guess it’s impossible.
- I think I’m going through a down period with Son Volt. Their new album hasn’t hit me yet. It probably will at some point soon, but right now I’m not feeling it.
- Went to my first Bruins game of the season on Saturday afternoon, against the New York Rangers. I think half the building was Ranger fans! I could swear the roar for the Rangers goal late in the third period was louder than the Bruins crowd after their goal. I tell you what, for those of us who grew up with the Neely-Bourque-Moog era Bruins when they were making the playoffs automatically each season, these last ten years have been difficult to stomach. I suspect if you grew up in the Orr-Espo-Sanderson era, it hurts even worse. To see them only filling half the building most nights is sad, but deserved. A nice scoreboard ain’t selling tickets.
- Went to a friend’s house yesterday and saw Apple TV. Three words: I’m getting one. I also got to the play the Nintendo Wii for the first time – what a trip! It takes time to get used to those controllers, but they are a stroke of genius. I wish you could have witnessed my friend’s girlfriend laughing hysterically at us as we sat on the coach, boxing each other. My arms got tired!
- We recently bought a new bedroom set and upgraded from a queen to a king. What a difference! I feel like I’m sleeping in one of those crazy-awesome hotel beds now. Sweet. It was a gift to ourselves since we’re on the cusp of not being allowed to sleep in it much (see: twins).