The rolling birthday celebration continues
Wed, Jul. 17th, 2013 09:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scarlettinaTuesday night, the evening before my birthday, SA invited me as his plus-one to attend the press screening of Pacific Rim. My feeling? Make no mistake: this is a big, dumb movie with mechs and monsters by Guillermo Del Toro. It's got awesomely alien creatures, amazing giant robots, and some awfully fun performances by the supporting cast. What's not to love? Well, as one friend said, that St. Crispin's Day speech for one thing--not exactly inspiring; and the film's treatment of its one female character wasn't really up to snuff.... But still, it had Ron Perlman being all bad-ass in those amazing shoes. And MONSTERS! ROBOTS! So, yeah: good dinner, good company, fun, stupid movie. Not a bad way to get things rolling.
Last Saturday, my friends Harold and Eve threw a birthday deck party for Harold (July 12) and me attended by many of the usual suspects, which was quite lovely indeed, with most delicious food made by their own four hands.
And tonight, I got together with someone I knew years ago at Wizards--he and his wife took me to Chinook's for seafood. His birthday was the 8th, hers the 9th, and mine the 10th, so it was another mutual birthday celebration, and quite pleasant.
And tonight starts my long weekend, to which I've really been looking forward.
I wanted it to be a quiet birthday and, in its way, it has been. There's been celebration, but it hasn't been a big deal and I've quite enjoyed that, especially the walk in the woods on my actual day. It's been, as we say, a goodness.
Last Saturday, my friends Harold and Eve threw a birthday deck party for Harold (July 12) and me attended by many of the usual suspects, which was quite lovely indeed, with most delicious food made by their own four hands.
And tonight, I got together with someone I knew years ago at Wizards--he and his wife took me to Chinook's for seafood. His birthday was the 8th, hers the 9th, and mine the 10th, so it was another mutual birthday celebration, and quite pleasant.
And tonight starts my long weekend, to which I've really been looking forward.
I wanted it to be a quiet birthday and, in its way, it has been. There's been celebration, but it hasn't been a big deal and I've quite enjoyed that, especially the walk in the woods on my actual day. It's been, as we say, a goodness.