21 Tammuz/3 July, 2010
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bearshortyI like waking up in the morning and just reading whatever book is currently on my bedside table. (Right now it is a biography of Catherine the Great). Before my day starts I can just lounge a bit. I also started the July issue of "National Geographic".
I watched the latest episode of ‘Burn Notice” with breakfast. I love having onDemand and the ability to watch an episode whenever I want. I do like the new addition to the team and the story arc this season doesn’t grate. Perfect summer offering.
I also looked at some things online before Bear came over. Here is a link I found interesting: some of our decisions are unconsciously made , like holding a warm cup of coffee makes us friendlier to a person we are talking to.
Bear and I had a terrific day together. We went to see “Toy Story 3” in the movie theater. (I can’t believe the price of the movie ticket now – it is definitely a treat now to go to movies.) The movie itself was wonderful and amazing. I cried at the end, that was one effective ending. I think, this movie is my favorite of the trilogy. The escape scenes were intense, and very creative. At one point, I wasn’t even sure where the story was going with characters in such peril. They created fabulous suspense there. But they also did signal what will happen, they just distracted the audience to forget about it. Pixar doesn’t disappoint as usual. Now, they just need a movie with the main female character.
After the movie, we went to the Indian restaurant that we like and had a delicious dinner. I got chicken tikka masala today. They have a buffet on weekends and I keep forgetting about it.
After dinner, we briefly stopped by the comic book store where I checked on the new Wonder Woman issue that is getting such press for changing the costume and story. I actually like the new costume, but it is not like I’m attached to the character or anything.
Bear and I capped our date with fireworks. A lot of places are having fireworks today, on July 3, instead of tomorrow, since tomorrow are the main New York fireworks that many want to see. We drove about fifteen minutes to a park where there was a concert (US army band) and fireworks. It took us a while to find parking and walk to the lawn where all this was taking place but then we settled down on the grass and waited for the fireworks to start. There were lots and lots of people. First, we saw some displays across the water (probably in New Jersey) and then we got our own show, set to some fairly patriotic songs. The fireworks were very pretty with lots of colors. My favorite fell down like golden ivy. They went on for a while too. I like the ephemeral nature of fireworks – they are only there for a moment and it is only really impressive live and not on TV.
We got turned around walking out of the park, since it was pretty dark, so we had to walk with a crowd for a while before orienting ourselves of where the car was. So we walked more to get to the car. But it was a very nice night and extra walking was actually a bonus. I did walk by some poison ivy so I was worried that I got some on my leg. I washed my leg at home and it looks like nothing really happened there. But other than that, the whole day was rather wonderful.
I watched the latest episode of ‘Burn Notice” with breakfast. I love having onDemand and the ability to watch an episode whenever I want. I do like the new addition to the team and the story arc this season doesn’t grate. Perfect summer offering.
I also looked at some things online before Bear came over. Here is a link I found interesting: some of our decisions are unconsciously made , like holding a warm cup of coffee makes us friendlier to a person we are talking to.
Bear and I had a terrific day together. We went to see “Toy Story 3” in the movie theater. (I can’t believe the price of the movie ticket now – it is definitely a treat now to go to movies.) The movie itself was wonderful and amazing. I cried at the end, that was one effective ending. I think, this movie is my favorite of the trilogy. The escape scenes were intense, and very creative. At one point, I wasn’t even sure where the story was going with characters in such peril. They created fabulous suspense there. But they also did signal what will happen, they just distracted the audience to forget about it. Pixar doesn’t disappoint as usual. Now, they just need a movie with the main female character.
After the movie, we went to the Indian restaurant that we like and had a delicious dinner. I got chicken tikka masala today. They have a buffet on weekends and I keep forgetting about it.
After dinner, we briefly stopped by the comic book store where I checked on the new Wonder Woman issue that is getting such press for changing the costume and story. I actually like the new costume, but it is not like I’m attached to the character or anything.
Bear and I capped our date with fireworks. A lot of places are having fireworks today, on July 3, instead of tomorrow, since tomorrow are the main New York fireworks that many want to see. We drove about fifteen minutes to a park where there was a concert (US army band) and fireworks. It took us a while to find parking and walk to the lawn where all this was taking place but then we settled down on the grass and waited for the fireworks to start. There were lots and lots of people. First, we saw some displays across the water (probably in New Jersey) and then we got our own show, set to some fairly patriotic songs. The fireworks were very pretty with lots of colors. My favorite fell down like golden ivy. They went on for a while too. I like the ephemeral nature of fireworks – they are only there for a moment and it is only really impressive live and not on TV.
We got turned around walking out of the park, since it was pretty dark, so we had to walk with a crowd for a while before orienting ourselves of where the car was. So we walked more to get to the car. But it was a very nice night and extra walking was actually a bonus. I did walk by some poison ivy so I was worried that I got some on my leg. I washed my leg at home and it looks like nothing really happened there. But other than that, the whole day was rather wonderful.