Best Day in a Damn Long Time

So, Courtney and I had a record-length day date yesterday. It was based around the premise of our seeing Rent on stage (as in the musical, made obscenely famous by the release of the film version and it's astonishing popularity on Broadway). That was amazing, infinitely better than the movie, simply because so much more was explained, and it was much more interesting to see how things played out on stage as opposed to in film, where backgrounds actually are Santa Fe or New York City, instead of a stage resembling an abandoned and graffitied warehouse with people dancing in amazingly choreographed numbers. I don't know, somehow when everythings not spelled out for you in hyperreal, two-dimensional picture form and you have to use your imagination it's just infinitely more engaging. Go figure!

That said, following the musical and our mutual 4th weekends in a row in the city (yeah, we decided we've really become more San Franciscan than Stanfordian on weekends), we came home and ate at Janta (a.k.a. best restuarant in Palo Alto) and watched Imagine Me & You, Courtney's current favorite movie (in case you haven't heard). That was enjoyable, and got the Turtles stuck in our heads for awhile (as if we didn't already have the songs from Rent running through our heads). It also got me thinking about the characters I tend to identify with in movies, which is naturally a reflection of my character. But then, a movie about discovering lesbianism is always going to be entertaining. Especially if one of the girls has a hot and exceedingly sensative husband.

Following this film, we went to see...you guessed it! Another movie! Hehe, it was amazing! It was Scoop! It was Woody Allen! So yeah, if you haven't thought about seeing it, first off - where have you been? - and second - it should be your highest priority next movie to see! It's a hilarious movie, with Scarlett Johanssen and Hugh Jackman (who, without the Wolverine hair, actually has a surprisingly small head). Ms. Johanssen is amazing, as always, as an awkward American journalism student. I mean, need I say more? It's Scarlett Johanssen for "Bob's" sake!

So, what can I say to summarize this amazing day, except that it was amazing in every way! I haven't had a day so fun in awhile, which is proof yet again that Courtney is leading a double life as Courtney Hill by day and Batman (woman) by night. Now it's time for me to spend a day vegging, in order to recover from, well, you know...