Catching Up This Week

Some odds and ends from this week:

• Belated birthday hugs to demcub! I'll see you Saturday!
  
• I finally caught an episode of the Showtime series Dead Like Me on the Sci-Fi Channel. Is it me, or is this show really good? Naturally it has been canceled.
  
• I found out there is a three-week work trip to Canada available in August. Reading through the description, I would be perfect for the trip. It coincides with my class in DC though, so I can't go. GRRRRRR!
  
• Traveling to Louisville next week for work.
  
• A visit to my orthodontist yesterday yielded good stuff. She gives wooden nickels to her patients on every visit that you can collect and kids can trade in for toys, grown-ups can get gift certificates. I had enough nickels for two Best Buy gift cards and one Target gift card, worth $10 each. Yay for free stuff!
  
• Blew the Best Buy cards on the first season of Dead Like Me on DVD :D
  
• The rain came this morning to heal my molested yard.
  
• Looking forward to seeing ericdabear tonight. Drive safe!

More Ogling at Skyline and Movie Talk

I went to lunch solo today as the office is somewhat deserted. When I'm alone, I generally go to Skyline because it's fast and I can watch TV. As usual, there was a bear who caught my attention. A bit taller than me, he was balding with dark hair, blue eyes, black mustache and graying goatee (always a hot combination in my book), very broad shoulders, furry chest and arms, rubbable tummy, and no wedding band (it helps to know I guess). I had a great seat to sit and watch him smile at his friends and far enough away that I could act like I was watching television instead if he looked my way. Sigh.. :D

While my eyes were occupied, my ears caught a conversation behind me of some 20-somethings discussing movies. One lady didn't like Keira Knightley in the new Pirates film. She says the only reason it made money was because it was well-hyped and marketed. It made me wonder, what truly makes a blockbuster movie, a good marketing strategy or a good movie, or is it a combination of both? There are good artsy movies out and I wonder if they had a better marketing budget, could they have made more money?

Discuss???

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