Pride, Prejudice and Harry Potter
The wife and I saw the new Pride & Prejudice yesterday. I had hoped to see it while I was in the States, but it wasn’t playing anymore at any local theaters while I was there. It’s only been out a week or two here. I enjoy period movies, particularly dramas (my favorite for a long while was Dangerous Liaisons), and anything with Keira Knightley will pull me to the cinema. We both loved it. My wife had expected not to enjoy it, but she really did.
After the movie we stopped by our regular music & DVD shop. The balance on my membership card there was large enough to get something free (5% of every purchase is added to the balance). The wife immediately grabbed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, since we’d not seen it yet. I picked up the first three Potters as well, since they were on sale. I can’t say I’m a Potter fan. I’ve never read the books and I thought the movies were only mildly entertaining. Still, they are nice movies to have in the DVD collection for our future kid(s).
So Sunday was a good day. Much better than Saturday. We were going to see the movie then, but the showing we wanted was sold out. The next showing only had seats available on the front row (where my wife can’t sit because her neck hurts when she does). The next showing was just later than we wanted to be out. So we went to the music & DVD shop only to find a long line outside and several employees blocking the entrance. A Korean celebrity was coming for an autograph signing session. I didn’t bother to ask who – I was too annoyed that I couldn’t go in and pick up a free DVD. Outside, it was pouring rain and, thanks to my wife’s romantic notions, we only had one umbrella (I brought one, she didn’t). It’s romantic when you’re dating to walk arm-in-arm under an umbrella and the guy doesn’t mind that one side of his body is soaking wet. We’ve been married for seven years. That guy doesn’t exist anymore. I don’t like getting wet at all. Ultimately we wound up at Outback and had a great dinner. Steak and cheesecake will always save the day.