Quick update before I head out to the College of Commissioner’s Science this weekend:
I came back from the mall a few days ago and as I was pulling down the driveway I see the slobbering, quizzical look of a Saint Bernard peering out from behind my garage. I get out and he comes over (slobbers on me a bit) and takes the affection that I give him (I really do think that most dogs are emotionally codependent). He stuck around for a little bit, mostly sniffing around the grill on the porch and then he began to wander into adjacent yards. I go two doors down to let them know their dog is loose (and out of his invisible fence collar). He gets a leash a dog treat and gets her back. All in all, a fun little adventure.
I’ve been watching "The Riches," a new show on FX, and it’s pretty good. Definitely worth watching.
I went and saw "300" last night at the Waterfront (or as the sign said, the Wat ront) and it was really good. Very artistic (with some fantasy elements added to the historical parts). I was a bit unhappy with the ending, how they went out, it seemed a bit out of character and a bit too fast, but still a wonderful movie. The friar from "Van Helsing" was one of the main characters, although it took me a while to place his voice. I read an article in Newsweek saying that the whole film was shot entirely in a warehouse in Canada, it shocked me a bit. I was also a bit shocked by the small child (maybe 4 or 5) that a couple brought with them to the movie, it was way too bloody, and in some parts, disturbing, I think to bring a child to.
I also learned a new to get to the Waterfront from Monroeville/Pitcairn/Turtle Creek: take 130 past East Pittsburgh and through Braddock and at a red light there are two ramps to the right, take the second one (the signs are extremely small, but they are posted) and that will put you on the Rankin Bridge.
And just to supply some more entertainment, here is the new Fall Out Boy video "This Ain’t a Scene it’s an Arms Race." In the first scene where he is singing, I think the lead (I don’t know his name) looks like Lewis Black a little bit:
