The Aerie

Mid-Slog

Ah, here we are, mid-Slog, starting the last week of January. We've weathered one bitterly cold snap, now we're in for our January Thaw. The air will briefly contain some humidity, skin may temporarily stop itching, and slush may replace ice as the basis for slippery footing. You can always tell when the January Thaw is on its way, because the St. Paul Winter Carnaval ice sculptors are getting to work.

Went out with The Boy yesterday, had a great evening. Everything went perfectly, which was weird but pleasant. What I mean by perfectly is, we got to the watch store at 5:59 and learned it closed at 6:00. After the watch got fixed, we went next door to the vietnamese restaurant, had dinner. Got to the movie right when the previews were starting. After the movie got back to the restaurant to retrieve my hat just as the restaurant was about to close. Then we went to the professor's where The Boy became the newest member of the Tekumel Thursday Night Group.

The movie we saw was Cloverfield, which was terrific. It was exactly what I expected it to be, which is saying something. Usually I get an impression of the movie from the previews, but the movie turns out different from what I expected. In this case Cloverfield was exactly what I thought it would be. Lots of fun.

Okay, I'm trying to write shorter (and more frequent) entries, so this is enough for now. Go see Cloverfield!