Five Things for a Sunny Monday Morning
1) Saw The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Friday night and enjoyed the hell out of it. A little formulaic, a little predictable, but very well-written and--with that stellar cast of senior British actors--a joy to watch. It was the first time in a while that I've been to a movie by myself, and it was a mixed experience. I usually enjoy solitary attendance at films but Friday night, for some reason, was less than satisfactory, even though I enjoyed the movie itself.
2) Saturday night, I attended ladyjestocost's gallery opening in Georgetown with overratedomac. I've never done the Georgetown Art Walk before, and it was fun to poke in and out of a couple of galleries and see the art. It was also nice to discover a restaurant without recommendations or reviews. We had dinner at Fonda La Catrina--excellent Mexican food, and recommended. Really nice evening. Just wish I got to spend a little more regular time with Omac than I do.
3) Nailed down my SIFF schedule for 2012. I'm seeing only 12 movies this year, rather than the 16 or so I saw last year, despite my interest in many more films than that. The schedule feels a little more reasonable to me given that I'm working a full-time job and don't want to lose hours to the movies. Of the 12 films I'm scheduled for, 9 of them are documentaries. That hadn't been my original plan, but that's how it's worked out. I might try to fit in a couple more fiction films over the course of the festival depending upon what time will allow, but right now I'm pretty satisfied with my choices.
4) It was gorgeously sunny this weekend, and I made a point to soak up some rays. I'm a little sun-kissed as a result, but not painfully so. It's given me a pinkish glow. :-)
5) I am so not ready to go back to work today.
2) Saturday night, I attended ladyjestocost's gallery opening in Georgetown with overratedomac. I've never done the Georgetown Art Walk before, and it was fun to poke in and out of a couple of galleries and see the art. It was also nice to discover a restaurant without recommendations or reviews. We had dinner at Fonda La Catrina--excellent Mexican food, and recommended. Really nice evening. Just wish I got to spend a little more regular time with Omac than I do.
3) Nailed down my SIFF schedule for 2012. I'm seeing only 12 movies this year, rather than the 16 or so I saw last year, despite my interest in many more films than that. The schedule feels a little more reasonable to me given that I'm working a full-time job and don't want to lose hours to the movies. Of the 12 films I'm scheduled for, 9 of them are documentaries. That hadn't been my original plan, but that's how it's worked out. I might try to fit in a couple more fiction films over the course of the festival depending upon what time will allow, but right now I'm pretty satisfied with my choices.
4) It was gorgeously sunny this weekend, and I made a point to soak up some rays. I'm a little sun-kissed as a result, but not painfully so. It's given me a pinkish glow. :-)
5) I am so not ready to go back to work today.