I am lazy. I do not have the time or the energy to put these things in narrative form. Still, they should be said.
[Ed. note: more links will be added later when I am hopped up on goofballs and not before.]
1) Jonno's family rocks. I'd met his mom and dad and brothers before, but this time I was introduced to his aunts and cousins and his grandmother. I'd been on his case forever about that, about the fact that I'd never met all these people before, people he grew up with--not just casual acquaintances, but people whose deaths would warrant the sudden purchase of airline tickets and the pressing of our best suits. My grandparents, aunts, and uncles meant the world to me as a kid; now that most of them are long gone, I'm sorry Jonno never had the chance to meet them. I don't want him to feel the same about his own relatives.
2) The Ring is not as bad as you might think. I went into it knowing it was based on a Japanese film. I went into it knowing Japanese films make two dollars and no sense ("Mommy, why is that cat talking? Why is the girl wearing a bikini to school? Mommy, I want to wear a bikini to school!"). I got what Jonno paid for.
3) The Transporter is far worse than you can imagine. Jason Statham is hot and the production values are high, but there is no plot, or if there was, it was written by a non-talking cat.
4) Aside from Jonno's family, I spent time with many other wonderful people, most of whom I'd never met before. We had drinks, we laughed. Some people made plans. Mardi Gras may be very interesting and crowded this year.
5) There was one notable absence.
6) We were stupid and missed two very good shows.
7) I miss the bagels and the change of seasons but not the iced tea or the radiators.
