Two weeks ago (opening weekend, of all things), I went to see the final installment of Star Wars. I didn't get a chance to write about it then, and I've forgotten enough that it probably isn't worth me making much comment here. However, apart from several moments of exceptional cheese and the ever-miserable Star Wars dialogue, the movie is quite good. It brings an interesting sense of closure to the series.
I then spent last weekend at Warm Beach Camp for my church's annual men's retreat, which they have decided is an "advance," not a "retreat." In the interest of avoiding semantical wars on the lead up to the weekend, I opted to call it "the men's thingy." Some of it was good; some of it was not so good for me. I did take lots of flower pictures, and I'm hoping to post some soon. Our house internet connection has been frighteningly slow lately. Coupling that with not spending a lot of time posting means that photos stay few and far between.
Following along the computer front, I updated to the newest version of OS X this week. I haven't explored too thoroughly yet, but I really like the new dashboard feature. It's dictionary has been particularly helpful already. I'm sure some of the other features will come into play as I look around some more, but that one alone is a fairly good reason to upgrade.
Friday night one of my housemates and I went to see Millions at the budget theater. It's a well-told story of a little boy who collects saints like baseball cards, to paraphrase one review. Little Damian Cunningham knows more about Catholic saints than probably any living person. And he should, as he happens to chat with them on a regular basis. Throw in a death in the family, a sudden fortune, and a robbery, and you've got the makings of an extremely enjoyable film. I relate frighteningly well with Damien (not in the seeing and chatting with saints thing). He just has an attitude that fits very naturally with me, an attitude that I had for many years and wish I could find again. Millions is more or less a family film, although I'd recommend that parents see it before taking their children due to a few scenes (one involving an older brother and the internet, one involving the father and his new girlfriend, and a couple of scary sections).
To cap off the weekend, what should I find Saturday but a sale on the collector's edition DVD of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I had forgotten just how funny sparrows and coconuts can be.
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