February 16th marked 6 months with my fantastic girlfriend. This and a weather-related belated Valentine's Day were celebrated by a fine dining experience at Tavern on the Hill. Unless you are from this area, I don't expect you to have much of a clue as to this locale. The food was delicious and the atmosphere pleasant.
On Feb. 24, I saw The Number 23. All in all, I liked it. ...intriguing, thoughtful, dramatic, deemed to be worthwhile entertainment. It wasn't Secret Window, but I found it very interesting.On Feb. 26, I took the F-bird to Firestone Complete Auto Care for a wiper blade. I left with a new wiper blade and a cracked windshield. To this day, the cause is unknown to me, but the glass has been replaced, and I can see the Harrisburg traffic clearly through a scratch and crack-free pane.
As Spring appeared to be rapidly approaching, plans were made and carried out to go skiing on March 10th. Being my first time in two years, I was grateful to finally get back out there. The snow was a little wet, but at least there wasn't any ice. Spring, however, must have found it still a little brisk outside and retreated for the time being. I am anticipatory of signs of its emergence in two days.
Thursday, March 15th, marked the day that I began awaiting the release of 300 onto DVD. This film proves that knowing the ending ahead of time does not necessarily spoil a movie. This is the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name. Some feel that it is actually about 90% historically accurate in its depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae. The gist: King Leonidas and 300 Spartans ally with several hundred other Greeks to oppose Xerxes' Persian army of more than 100,000 troops, including the infamous Immortals. Our elite group of heroes are, of course, destined to fall. However, there must first be character building, plot thickening, gathering of the audiences' allegiance, and much bloodshed, naturally. I loved it and don't really care about all the people who think they are the victims of the director's agenda. ...it's against Bush, or Iran, or gays, or the disabled, or whomever has a complex and a desire for attention. Bull! It's historically inspired art; enjoy it. There must be something appealing here; 300 had the 3rd best grossing weekend ever for an R-rated movie and was #1 at the box office after weekend two.
