Odds and ends

This is a waterfall Grumpy and I visited in Hawaii (the big island) in 2005. I just stumbled upon it and fixed it up a bit. There are so many cool, green places to be.

This morning we took off about 5 am for one of our five-mile canal walks. Nights have been cool again due to monsoon season and its little stormy dust-ups that occasionally drop some rain. Grumpy set a fast pace. He's been keeping up with exercise better than I because he doesn't mind mall-walking. When I go off with Homie, on our own, we walk in a more leisurely fashion. I discovered today that I have lost a notch or two in the fitness department.

It was a good walk, but it did me in. I showered, fell naked into bed, and didn't stir until 2 pm. I guess I must have needed that, because now I feel absolutely great (and wide awake at midnight). What's to do on a hot Sunday afternoon? Why, movies of course!

Grumpy will almost never go to a movie with me. He's not much impressed by movies. Nothing compares to "Howard the Duck" in his opinion. But today for some reason he was willing. First we saw the latest Woody Allen film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." I had read Ebert's review, so I was prepared. It's always tough when a celebrity tries to change a bit after boring himself almost to death. This film must have been fun to make. I've never been to Spain, and now I want to go. Javier Bardem is so sexy. I would run off with him in a second. A furious Penelope Cruz is a sight to behold. I'll bet she absolutely loved letting go like a toxic fury. Those lips were made for curses.

Grumpy was bored. He left in the middle to get more popcorn and missed the threesome part.

The ticket price was outrageous. AMC has set themselves up to rip off the public on the weekends. "Evening" prices start at 4 pm! So, we decided we were justified in our quest to get our money's worth by sneaking into a second movie. "Hellboy II" was starting at just the right time. Now, I am a Hellboy virgin, never heard of him, didn't see "Hellboy I" if there was one. This was over-the-top weird. I have to admit I was deeply impressed with the variety and creativity of critters they came up with for this film. Otherwise it was a garden-variety tale of good vs evil and unlikely romance (bad-ass guy with a heart of gold).