Russian Sunday, Gay Sunday Night

We had a lovely breakfast with Petie and Duncan. Then I sat out for my big Movie Sunday. I saw "Russian Ark" I kept wanting to really like this film, but I think I should have re-freshed my memory of Russian history prior to going into the theater. I really had very little clue as to what was going on ---- just remembered some of the names, but no background info re: Catherine II or Nick & Alex. However, it was cool to see the famous Hermitage Museum and I thought it was cool that the director filmed the whole thing in one shot. So, I appreciated and noted the artistic and historical merit --- but felt a bit sleepy by the end. Oh, and the ending was pretty cool!

As I stepped out of the Kendall Square Cinema, I realized what a beautiful day we were enjoying so I opted to come home and pick up Karl for a bit of Sunday driving. We didn't do much driving, but it is Sunday. Basically, we drove to the grocery store and purchased more food that will go bad before we end up eating it.

Oh, and we did a bit of detective work. For the past week we've been drivin crazy by some sort of spotlight which shines directly into our living room. It is quite obnoxious. We had assumed it must be some sort of construction spot that needed to be angled down. Turns out it is some wierd-ass spot light that Wendy's (down a street that faces our building) has installed at their drive-thru. So, I guess we need to call the police and the mayor's office to get Wendy's to either turn their spotlight off of us or go pelt big rocks at it til it bursts.

Nothing big planned for Sunday evenging ---- other than an exciting hour around the TV at 10:00 PM EST to watch the sleazy US soap version of Queer As Folk! Not anywhere near as good as the UK show, but much more fun. A sort of R-rated Melrose Place gone totally gay. We are so addicted. I am sure that Six Feet Under, OZ and The Sopranos are much better --- but this is so much fun we've decided to stick with Showtime and skip the whole HBO thing.

...a minor change in plans --- led me back to the movies tonight. I was able to see "City of God" ---- powerful, gritty and I think this place in Brazil may just as well be Hell. Most disturbing.