Weather permitting, the wife wants me to bring her to the drive-in tonight. Both drive-ins that are near us have Indiana Jones paired with Iron Man, and she really wants to see both movies. Unfortunately, we don't have my pick up truck anymore (I donated it to the Salvation Army) so we can't just raise the half-cap and throw a mattress in the back like we have in years past. Hopefully once we get the new car it will be comfortable to put the back seats down and sit in the back (it'll be a Honda Fit, which is a hatchback.) Hopefully we can get the light to turn off if we have the back open. Right now, though, we are limited to a Le Sabre or an Accord, which will mean sitting outside. As for what I'd like to be doing this weekend, I'd like to be running this: http://mainetrackclub.com/pinelandfarms.html (or even just volunteering!) They put on a good party afterwards and it is a beautiful course(s). Unfortunately, my friends think it is a good idea to get married on holiday weekends, so the first time I might have a chance to run that will be 2010. This year I have to go to the same hotel in the same middle-of-nowhere town in Pennsylvania on both Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends. Sheesh. At least I'll get to hang out with some old friends a lot this Summer, and there aren't as many weddings as there were 2 years ago. On a bright note, my lumber got delivered this morning, so hopefully I can start putting my square foot garden together on Monday afternoon after I get home.

*sending New Age Hippie vibes to Globule* Good luck, Jeff!!! I'm sure you're going to do great. Blaine, I'm actually jealous that you get to go to a wedding. But that's cuz I'm a girl and I like those kinds of things. There aren't any drive-ins by my house any more (the last one closed more than 10 years ago). I think people miss them because there's been this trend towards going to outdoor movies in the summer at parks. This series at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary is surprisingly popular. http://www.cinespia.org/home/

MTA: Dragon, the natives in the swamp are starting to clamor for the latest edition of The Swamp Week in Review.

Thanks, saw that. I think Friday is a better day for it than Wednesday. Who knew you people would have a long enough attention span to keep asking for it?

DH has been putting in quite a long string of 80+ hour work weeks, but he's decided to take off Saturday and Sunday!! We need to figure out the grading/landscaping plan around our new addition (he is a civil engineer, so he can figure out that stuff, thank goodness). Then on Sunday, some old friends are coming over in the afternoon for a cookout. The weather in Maine is supposed to be beautiful, so we're happy! This is the time of year we look forward to for 6 months, since we should have 4 months of great weather coming up. I'll be running 4.5 miles tomorrow (to hit 35 miles for the week), and some more on Sunday, and taking Monday off. As all Beautiful People should do frequently, I got a massage today from a sports massage therapist. Wow, did that help my stiff neck and upper back! I get sore from all the time I spend on the computer (darned RA!). I hope all you BPs have a wonderful weekend!

Indiana Jones...bad. Really, it's kind of like Matrix 2 and 3. Should have stopped while they were ahead. It *could* have been a good movie, but Spielberg/Lucas just kept adding shit that ruined it. REALLY over-the-top ridiculous stuff. I'm generally not very critical, but the more I think about it, the more I want my money back. It's almost like I was Rick Rolled for 2 hours on my dime. No big plans this weekend. Lotsa yard work, housework, then BBQ with friends on Mon. Probably won't do all the running I had planned. I think Marcus' knees and my right knee are in kahoots.

I'm definitely not a cine-snob...but I will admit that sometimes I see a movie and wonder WTF the positive reviewers were thinking. That said, I LOVE Transformers and that got some pretty mediocre reviews. I went in expecting so little and loved EVERY moment of that movie. It did exactly what it was supposed to--kept me at the edge of my seat and visually awed. So well cast, too.

5 Movies Ruined by Last Minute Changes seems appropriate here.