Thankfully Thursday

I'm reaching for those blog titles... just a geyser of creativity, what can I freaking say! Sorry... excuse my language.

Today, today... what should I write about today? Well, it was a rather slow day of meetings at work. I gave the second half of a journal review presentation, then there was an additional meeting with several people from my group primarily to discuss me training other folks to use some instrumentation. Fun fun.

I had spaghetti and Meatballs for lunch courtesy of our cafeteria. (Meatballs is capitalized because that's the best part!) The pasta was a bit over cooked as cafeteria pasta tends to be. That aside it did come with a dinner roll! The cafeteria worker smashed the roll right in the middle of the plate covering it with sauce. In my mind I imagined myself launching the plate at the worker's face and saying "Thanks for nothing ASS!" Instead I removed the roll, poofed it back into shape (poofed is a technical term), and proceeded to check out. The roll was fine, I probably would have dipped it in the sauce anyway.

Anywho... after those work day thrills concluded I walked from Central Square to Porter Square and went to the gym officially endorsed by lovable franchise enthusiast "Old Speckled Chainer", you guessed it, "Bally's Total Fitness". While at Bally's I worked hard to get totally fit... results still pending.

I then boarded the noisy subway and took the journey to Melrose. (Fascinating Eh?) Upon arriving at my residence I enjoyed an apple, a drink of blueberry tea, and then I watched "I'm Reed Fish". Another real good film, and this one is perhaps more approachable than last night's Wilby Wonderful. The kid from Fox's short lived "Undeclared" sitcom, as well as the mentally challenged boy in "Million Dollar Baby" plays "Reed Fish" In real life he is called Jay Baruchel... he may for ever be the mentally challenged kid from Million Dollar Baby for me, only time will tell. His character is in the vein of a John Cusack role (Think- Say Anything, High Fidelity, etc, etc...). I suppose it is high time there is a replacement... after all Cusack has been playing these roles for what... twenty years? All kidding aside, Baruchel rises above his sophomoric teen persona and does well in Reed Fish.
Schuyler Fisk, Sissy Spacek's (Carrie, Badlands) daughter has begun to make a name for herself and this film serves as a nice addition. I've only seen Schuyler in Orange County, an enjoyable teen comedy that has some comic relief from Jack Black. Apparently Schuyler, (who is an attractive redhead) in addition to being an actress, is also a singer-songwriter.

Well gotta go... when you read this, your work week may or may not be more than 80% complete! Fiesta!

Welcome Wednesdays

Per usual, Wednesday night served as an ideal fulcrum to my week. Monday and Tuesday are the longest days, but then there is Wednesday sweet Wednesday... Half the week is over and when you awake Thursday morning it seems as though you are only a breath or a heartbeat away from freedom. Freedom of course is the weekend.

After work this evening I met Kate at her place in Brookline and then we headed out to Moogy's. Moogy's is a hip little eatery on Chestnut Hill Avenue which is a short walk from Cleveland Circle at the end of the Green C line. After several years of trying different restaurants Kate and I haven't even come close to exhausting our options in greater Boston. That is one of the perks to living in the city I suppose.

Moogy's has a hipster/bohemian atmosphere and was established by Philadelphia natives. They specialize of course in (drum roll) Philly cheese steak sandwiches. While the atmosphere was decidedly more laid back and crunchy than Jim's or Pat's, (of Philly) the sandwiches were about as close as I've had to the real deal.

After eating we walked back to Kate's apartment and I picked up my book bag which I dropped off earlier. Kate's roommate Diane was watching the Sox/A's game with her boyfriend and it was pleasing to see that we were up 10-5. Kate and I left and began walking into the city. When we arrived in the proximity of Fenway park the atmosphere was festive. The chowder heads were smiling and my face was a reflection of the mood. The Red Sox had won and the fans were flooding the streets heading to Mass transit, cars, bars and their homes. Kate and I stopped and watched a group of street dancers in Kenmore square in the midst of the madness. These guys were intense... performing feats of flexibility and strength that belong in a competitive arena. We watched for 5-10 minutes, I threw a dollar in the bucket, and then we moved on. The weather was absolutely balmy and we enjoyed every minute of it. We walked to the Copley plaza where Kate got on her Green line, and I headed towards the nearby Back Bay stop for the Orange Line.

When I got home I decided to watch a Netflix film, after searching around a bit I picked Wilby Wonderful. This was a "slice of life" indie film... as the critics say. It was phenomenal, sort of a Freaks & Geeks for Adults. If you liked "The Station Agent" then you'll probably enjoy this movie. Sandra Oh of Sideways and Grey's Anatomy fame played a large role in the film. I pulled this review off of Rotten Tomatoes which is largely positive but does say it can be simplistic. I'm not certain I'd agree with that last bit... I mean what were they expecting Memento? But alas... perhaps I'm just a simple sort of guy (If there is such a thing).

Anyway... now I'm going to go to bed and wake up knowing that 60% of my work for the week is behind me... By the time some of you read this you may already have reached the 75% percentile!

Fading September Warmth

Kate and I went apple picking at an orchard in Danvers, MA at Connor's Farm. It was a beautiful day and we filled up a small bag with 20 apples give or take a couple. (We may have eaten a couple too....shhhhh!) The initial plan was to head up to Salisbury beach and walk around a bit. En route to the beach up route 1 from Danvers we discovered a mini golf course and spontaneously decided to play. We were both pretty awful, Kate had some especially unique putting techniques. (Scotty & Mike...We'll have to fit in that Orange Dinosaur course in Saugus soon if we are going to do it!! I can't wait to try out "the best" soft serve) Anyway I documented one of Kate's performances on probably the 5th or 6rh hole. Notice the foot on ball technique.... that's professional right there!

Concentration....

Into the Rough...

Hmmmm.....

On the green... The moment of truth...

Yes!!! Not bad only a triple-bogey!