Maybe I Should Stop Watching Movies

Every time I leave a movie I always think, "I should never watch movies again."

And then I remember that I told myself the exact same thing last time I watched a movie, but ignored it. When we were in Thailand we went to a really cool theater in the Siam Paragon to watch Indiana Jones 4. I had fond memories of the first three and even fonder memories of the video game.

Within about ten minutes I knew that I was not going to enjoy the movie. I gave it the benefit of the doubt until about halfway through and then I walked out and went down to check out the mall.

Where have I Been?

During the last few days, it's been pretty quiet around here.  There have been no twitter or blog posts from me. I've spent the last few days away.  I guess you can say I needed some down time. First off, I went to watch a good friend do this  .  .  . My friend Ben, who co-produced my album and occasionally plays bass for me, got married.  It was a beautiful ceremony. I also ate some of this .  .  . This elegant little wedding cake was half chocolate and half strawberry.  Yummy!!! Secondly, I went away to  a far off place.  I bid farewell to a dear friend who will be attending law school in Arizona in the fall, and I got to spend a few hours working with another old confidant .  .  . We did a lot of catching up, and he gave me some thoughts on a new song or two. I also worked this .  .  . I was hoping to finish this scarf while I was away and got most of it done until I ran out of yarn.  (Gosh Darnit!) Some good food was consumed including some awesome crab dip and fish tacos with my friend Chris.  There was also some juicy chicken and a decadent peach cobbler milkshake with my friend Darrell.  Good times. I also vegged out and watched a good bit of tv--which I never get to do usually. Here's a list of what I managed to watch: 1.  The Preview episode of a new FOX show called "Glee".  This show is so AWESOME! 2. A couple episodes of the HBO show "True Blood".  (It's not bad actually.  Those sex scenes caught me off guard.  It's pretty racy.) 3.  A movie called "Shelter" which was just lovely. 4.  All four episodes of a hilarious British show called "Beautiful People".  This  show is the BOMB! So, yes, I managed to have some time away to decompress.  I needed this before returning to my busy life. It's back to normal here at Where Pianos Roam and in the wonderful world of Gordon. More posts coming soon. -gordon