View From the Bushes

I was with consultants in a tiny meeting room in some deserted corner of the building all day today. It was pretty painful, and I didn't have a second to myself, so I wasn't going to blog but then I realized I had missed Friday and Monday as well, so I figured I'd better. There's not much to report -- I took it pretty easy over the weekend. It was quite enjoyable.

I did watch a couple of movies, the first was Spirited Away. It's an animated Japanese import. Most animated films are pretty good, but this one was exceptional. The kids were asking us to buy it as soon as it was over. The other movie we watched was Sunset Blvd, another really great movie, with some really great lines, "I *am* big. It's the *pictures* that got small."

What's really interesting about the movie is how close it is to being a true story. Gloria Swanson, who played the main character, was an old silent film actress who hadn't made a movie in a decade, and who had worked extensively with Cecil B. DeMille. They had other silent film actors like Buster Keaton in cameo roles. In any case it's about time for bed, so that's all for the moment.

Bored and belligerent
Ross