12/25/06: Tranquility

[davidlevine]

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A very laid-back Christmas Day here. Woke up at a reasonable hour and fixed gingerbread waffles, then went back to bed for another couple hours. We opened one present each -- I got Kate an orange juicer because she always orders fresh-squeezed OJ when we go out for breakfast, and she got me a copy of Lost Girls because I asked for it. Lazed about for much of the day, and watched the DVD of So I Married an Axe Murderer that the guys at work had loaned me so I wouldn't be culturally deprived.

In the evening we had our traditional Christmas Day movie and squid dinner with our friend Michael -- the movie was the new Casino Royale, which has a lot to recommend it (not least the hot new Bond, Daniel Craig) and the squid, unfortunately, was at a random Vietnamese restaurant because Thien Hong, home of the finest pepper-salted squid we've ever eaten, is closed on Mondays. Even if Monday happens to fall on a Christmas Day. Bastards.

Back to work tomorrow, for one day, then I'm taking the rest of the week off. Life is hard.

Comments

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I really dug the Parkour chase scene at the start of the movie. I thought a lot of it was really good.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Yes, Chinese and other Asian restaurants should open up special if Christmas falls on a Monday. Sheesh. Canter's is much too far a drive now. (24-hour kosher deli being the other acceptable choice for dining out on Christmas Day.)

Happy Boxing Day.

[nancymcc.livejournal.com]

Our traditional Christmas day movie outing took us to see "Holiday." Since it was just me and M, we enjoyed it as a date movie with appropriate seasonal decorations. I can't think of the last time we watched a "romantic comedy."

That pepper-salted squid..

[fairiegodmother.livejournal.com]

.. is to die for. I used to drive halfway across town at lunch time just to get it with a friend from work.

Your post made me drool..