night owl ways

status check - wide awake
background ambiance - silence

advantage to working nights: no problems arranging at the last minute to meet up with a friend for a midnight movie screening. caught the second spidey movie at the majestic in williston (GORGEOUS theater, by the way). fun company (thanks, johnoghue!) and a great movie to boot.

(side note: since doing away with the pompous "why don't we just refer to it as '2'" notion, i've been looking forward to the sequel. i thoroughly enjoyed the first movie and have adored tobey maguire for eons already. although i still maintain he was at his best in "pleasantville" and "wonderboys.")

and any hal sparks fan needs to see it. trust me.
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realized i should also mention (since i nearly forgot) an interesting experience had by yours truly this past weekend. driving from franklin to quincy, i was chatting with michelle and looking out over the surprisingly flat stretch of highway in front of me. all of a sudden, an explosion of green and gold lit up the sky directly ahead. followed by reds, blues and purples. a fireworks display dead ahead - jarring, surprising and lovely.

one of the few times i will ever earnestly start singing "the remedy." how could you not? michelle laughed and joined in, as i turned onto our exit ramp just as we hit the chorus.

and since i'm on the subject, check out the new journal entries. made me feel better realizing i wasn't the only one to think of the significance of a 27th birthday.

well i saw fireworks from the freeway and behind closed eyes i cannot make them go away and you were born on the fourth of july freedom ring ...