Breezing along

Mar 18, 2011 09:52

After a string of sunny and spectacularly warm days, we got another dusting of snow late last night. But it's SPRING SNOW, so it's already melting in earnest. Of course, since where I work is closer to the mountains, I got to watch the snow on the ground get thicker and thicker as I drove in this morning, making the steady melting from the phonelines and tree branches like a little snow shower in and of itself. Beautiful.

Spring! It's real! Green is finally sprouting up everywhere. I know, HOW NOVEL, but in California, spring is just a date on the calendar; stuff is green year-round. Sure, a few trees are bare in winter and bloom in spring, making things prettier than usual, but I love watching this UTTERLY DEAD brown landscape suddenly get kissed with green. It's so... dramatic.

Luke is buying fishing gear this weekend in anticipation of the warm weather ahead, and I should be getting a bike shortly (FINALLY) so I can take advantage of the epic trail system in my suburb. To say I am excited would be an understatement. I have been without this for so long.

Tonight, we're having a spontaneous Friday night gathering with the other childless married couples from our church group. After discussing the fact that we all tend to come home on Friday nights with EPIC PLANS that turn into falling asleep on the couch with a beer in hand, we decided to be un-lame tonight and throw a taco party. (Yes, I realize the irony of that statement.) I made cappuccino ice cream cupcakes for dessert and let me tell you, these things are life-altering.

Have I mentioned yet that Luke, who tends to write off shows with teenagers in them as a general rule, is utterly and completely obsessed with Friday Night Lights? He has watched all four available seasons in the space of three weeks. I am dumbfounded. I have never seen him take to a show like this, ever. Of course, in some respects it shouldn't be surprising because the show is that damn good, but it's always a tough sell to people: high school football and ordinary life in Texas? Yes, in fact.

I think I will refrain from commenting on the Daredevil reboot news until we've got something more to talk about... like casting. I don't want to hold out hope it won't disappoint me, but at the same time, I can't not follow this production like a bloodhound, especially with the rumor that they're adapting Born Again: one of the finest stories in superhero lit. I suppose for now I shall distract myself with the other Daredevil reboot: the comic! Re-launching with #1 in July! No more Shadowland! I am ready for Matt to catch a break. (Wait, what am I saying? Never gonna happen.)

I did have a hilarious conversation with Luke about it last night - who, bless his soul, does not read Daredevil, but does have some interest in the character. He kept suggesting different actors ("Edward Norton? Jude Law? Aaron Eckhart? I know! Viggo Mortenson!") and I had to facepalm a million times before explaining why Matt is a bit more difficult to cast than that. Really, though. I have no idea who should play him. Nobody I can think of fits quite right. All-American redhead lawyer who looks like he can kill you with his brain even though his eyes are always behind sporty red sunglasses? Another tough sell.

california, comics, colorado, friday night lights, church, movies, daredevil, life

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