I'm back...

... but not without some troubles.

After a lovely dinner with the relatives, my sister, my cousin and I went to go see Charlie St. Cloud.

It was actually a very good film, all considered. Characters were well developed, the plot moved along well, the cinematography was beautiful, and the acting was really well done. There was an implied sexual encounter and some kissing, but otherwise the film was surprisingly clean. There was no religious blasphemy and there were actually some very pleasing religious overtones, which was kind of surprising. The religious aspect of the story was definitely toned down, but seeing as how it does play a pivotal part in the plot, it still had a large impact on the story as a whole.

It makes me want to go search out the book at the library, which may not be a bad idea, actually...

...blast. A quick search reveals that there is only one copy in the library system, and it is checked out.  So, I guess I'll have to wait. I'm really just curious to see if the Catholicism hinted at in the movie is more prominent in the novel... never mind the fact that often times the book is much better than the film.

Anyway, I'm back from the film, and I have more time for a longer blog post! Yay!

Even still, I'm feeling conspired against. I got on the laptop when I got home to find that the ISP was totally flaking out and wouldn't let me connect. I'll admit that I had a very tiny moment of freaking out, but then I remembered that I had posted the mini-post, and it's hardly my fault if the internet provider decides to be stupid. So, I took a deep breath, offered it up for some poor soul in Purgatory, and did some other work on my netbook.

And what do I find twenty minutes later? The internet has been restored, and I can write this blog post! God is good, is He not?

I feel like I'm kind of floundering with this post, however... It's probably because I have so much to say and also probably because of the nice glass of Catawba wine that I'm currently enjoying. I think I've decided that wine and blogging go very well together, actually. Almost as well as blogging and tea go together... Well, except for the wandering bit, but I suppose that can't be helped.

And before I do any more meandering though the random shuffle of information that is my brain, I am going to bid all and sundry a good night. I shall now finish my wine, read a good book, and go to sleep.

I'll see you all tomorrow, God willing!