What a lovely weekend. Lee and I started out on Friday with Children of Men which I found to be very upsetting in ways I had not anticipated. It is a very well made movie, though and very good, just harrowing to watch.
Saturday morning dawned so bright and shiny and lovely that I made Lee take me to the zoo. It was a very very good day for the zoo because all the animals were enjoying the sunshine as well. We saw most of the animals, agreed that on the whole the birds are boring and were a bit disappointed that the current renovations take up such a large part of the zoo. I didn’t get to see the African wild dogs with their pleasing roundy ears. I did get some awesome photos of red pandas, lions and cotton top tamarins though, and that makes me happy.
It was so nice we were reluctant to go home so we sat on the grass near the car in the sun and read the paper for a while. Food shopping and then cleaning and then people came over. Played Apples to Apples, Shadows over Camelot and Chez Geek and I kinda won Chez Geek, despite having only one free time. Did very badly in Apples though, it’s been so long since I played!
Corona beer is on sale at New World and it is very nice.
Sunday I wanted to sleep in much more than I was able to. Thorndon Fair with friends is fun, but we didn’t manage to get as many Christmas presents sorted as I had hoped. I bought myself a delicious hat, a wide brimmed pale pink sunhat with a black and white polka dot band. I love it to bits.
I rather like block image’s stuff. I had to be restrained and not buy myself a whole lot of their stuff.
After the fair I had a wonderfully refreshing nap and then Svend and C turned up to encourage us to go to their place. I have to recommend lounging by the pool on a sunny Sunday afternoon with the host providing you with fancy drinks. It was very agreeable. Even if certain people are too mean for words and threaten to throw me into said pool. Mean people that they are.
Lee and I finally toddled home. I feel like I need another weekend just for sleeping though, today it is grey and dark and I want to nap. My stupid cold is still hanging around and my ears are fluctuating pressure at me.
Tonight: patchwork and Veronica Mars.
Public Service Announcement: Prime tv is going to start showing Dead Like Me this Wednesday night. You should watch it, it’s very good. But you need to watch like, the first three or four to really get into it.
PoF: boring but warm
CO: sleep