rain sucks

so, "bridal week" started on saturday, which meant that i had to go into work on sunday to capture some footage and make some dubs. it was raining. i got in about noon, was done by 4, and made my way back to grand central as quickly as i could. not quickly enough, as it turned out.

my train made it a little past 125th street in Harlem and then just stopped. there was flooding up ahead. after about 30 minutes, we made our way back to 125th so that people could get off the train if they wanted to try their luck getting out of the city by some other means. after another half hour with no luck clearing the flooding on the part of the MTA, the train was sent back to grand central.

no trains were getting out of manhattan... at least, not for a while. i grabbed some food, went back to the office (it was 6:30 by then) and settled in for some dinner while watching a copy of "300" (not bad, not great either). it just wound up being more convenient to settle in for the night at B, so i crashed on a couch in one of the edit rooms.

had to spend all day at work on monday in the same clothes i'd slept in, not having showered, and worst of all, without my ipod or a book for the ride home (i'd left my ipod at home because i didn't want it getting wet, and i'd finished the book i was reading before going to sleep sunday night)... all because of some stupid water. rain sucks.

by the way, today i started a new book: World War Z - An Oral History of the Zombie War. It's by Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks, but don't let this fool you into thinking it's comedic... more "28 Days Later" than "Shawn of the Dead". and so far it's good. real good.

Casino night!

Last night the casino came to us... we got together to watch the incomparable Daniel Craig portray James Bond in Casino Royale! First to arrive was Gianki, then Tio Yuri, who took us to get coffee and a treat, which we enjoyed as the film began. Paola and Chris arrived about a quarter into it. We hung to the edge of our seats amidst ooh's, aah's, and eek's! We all agreed Casino Royale is one for the home shelf. It's just a bonus that Daniel Craig looks so, so nice. Yes James, we did notice. After a bit of chit chat, Tio suggested we go out for a drink, which we did minus Gianki. It was lots of fun, but lacking the stamina of true Bond dames and gents, we were all ready to turn in after just one.

Thanks for the fun and the company! We've got to do this again!