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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Future, Part I

Imaginary Early Kentucky Derby Pick: $4 on Atoned, available at 75-1 at the Wynn.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Thundercats are go

Two movies in four days. Be still my heart. Spent New Year's with the Vice President and the Racecar Driver, and since they live in the sticks, we went to see the fine independent feature Juno. Four thumbs up. I didn't even mind that we had to sit in the damn first row (Much.) But I'm a sucker for witty female writers with a thing for pop references (see Amy Sherman-Palladino).

Monday, December 31, 2007

Attend the tale

We've really slacked off the movie going lately. Ten dollar tickets might have something to do with it, as well as the fact that there hasn't been a whole lot I want to see. But Sweeney Todd I've been eagerly anticipating. I was hoping to see it over Christmas, but since the film was only released on about 1000 screens, it wasn't playing in St. Simons.

So once we got back, we made a plan to see it. Now the musical is hands down our favorite, so we went in with high expectations, I think. Setting aside the inferior voices and the abridged songs, the movie itself is visually stunning and entirely entertaining.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Bikeage

Today I reached my goal of bicycling to work for the year. I had hoped to bike two-thirds of the time, and I made it with no days to spare (I'm off on Monday, New Year's Eve). 232 days worked, 155 days biked = 66.8 percent. Total distance: 2480 miles.

2008 goal: 75 percent! Although realistically, I'll be happy with 70%.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

How Long Till I Abandon This Blog?

Odds of when I'll give up:

One Day: 24-1
One Week: 11-1
One Month: 2-1
Three Months: 4-1
Six Months: 5-1
One Year: 7-1
Three Years: 16-1
Never: 50-1