Long weekend

I've just gotten through a long weekend with my parents and thought I'd reflect on the interesting process of the parental visit. I'm not sure why, but the best part of any visit is in the first 5 minutes after arrival and the first five minutes after they leave. I wonder if this is a universal fact for all people with out-of-town guests. There's just something about the initial excitement of people coming and disrupting your daily routine that's exciting but evening more exciting is the quiet you feel right after everyone has left. I don't know why that is. I mean, the rest of the visit is good too and for some reason my mother really, honestly enjoys cleaning my apartment and doing my laundry, which is great for me. I just relax and know that everything in my apartment will be brought into order again as soon as she gets here. I don't know why I was compelled to jot this down this morning but right now I'm enjoying the silence of my apartment again and thought it'd be a apt time to write.

Btw, I got to see lits of most excellent films this weekend and if you haven't gone to see Sideways or haven't rented Open Water yet, please do so. Neither was what I expected and I think that's what I liked best about them. I'm tired of being able to predict the endings of every movie I see anymore. Open Water is especially disturbing, even for those, like me, who weren't afraid of JAWS.

Becoming Millenial

Okay, so I've finally made the jump into the blogging world. Another form of vanity?...maybe. Useful?...definitely. I have no idea if anyone will ever visit my blog (well, that is to say anyone who isn't pushing Viagra or porn), but I like the idea of digital journaling (a la Doogie Howser), so I'm willing to give it a go. Wish me luck...