The Importance of Being Idle

You Can't Take The Sky From Me

Somehow I managed to get the house (and particularly the bathroom) clean before Ronnie showed up last night, so she probably (hopefully) thinks I'm a really tidy decorator! If only she'd seen how covered in mess everything was before she got here... hehehe
We had another really good day too, I mean REALLY good! I was just so happy 'twas ridiculous. We went down the Dragoon again as it's our local, frightened the bar staff with our ridiculous cocktail orders, and ALMOST convinced the landlord that the After Eight Mint (creme de menthe, tia maria and baileys) is a really good drink (I think it is, even though they cost a fortune!). We had a good ol' chat though, and Phil offered Ronnie the assistant managers job AGAIN! I was so proud of her too; smart, funny, beautiful, confident and being offered work! We really were very drunk when we got home though, so we just crashed/passed out.
This morning when we eventually woke none of us were feeling too sharp, so Ronnie decided we'd lounge about in bed and watch a movie (she chose The Empire Strikes Back), which was a really lovely relaxing thing to do. But all too soon, as usual, it was time for her to leave and I have to admit that I was sadder than usual. Normally I just accept it as the temporary inconvenience that it is, but it really kinda upset me for a few minutes today. AND we're not gonna see each other for a whole week! Okay, its only a little bit over a week till we see each other again, and she IS staying for the whole week then... so I suppose I shouldn't complain at all! hehe Life is good!
After she'd left I watched the final episode of Firefly and the Serenity movie, both of which were excellent. Serenity in particular was shockingly apocalyptic and generally brilliant; it's a stunning tribute to Joss Whedon's writing that so much can happen in a movie that's just under two hours long, but nothing feels rushed or out of place and every character has their moment in the sun (and there is one thing which happens so suddenly, so unexpectedly that I just shouted "What the fuck!?" at the top of my voice! Oops). Whether the movie has so much impact if you haven't invested time in watching every episode of Firefly beforehand I couldn't tell you, but I loved every minute of it, and it was an excellent pay-off for a show that was cancelled far too soon.

I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

posted by BadMonkey @ 11:15 PM