weekend update

[chanaleh]

Eureka Puzzles in Coolidge Corner is having Summer Game Nights every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm. So far, the only one we've managed to go to was Word Games on July 8 (where we saw 530nm330hz and family)... but tomorrow night's theme is Settlers of Catan!

We saw The Dark Knight at the Somerville Theater on Saturday night. Since then, I've been enjoying catching up on other people's spoilerrific comments, but I don't have too much to add by way of analysis. It was... intense, and terrifying. Stylistically, "gritty" doesn't begin to cover it -- extremely well-executed in that way, but made me want to go rewatch the "original" 1989 Michael Keaton Batman (which I saw five times in the theater for its gorgeous and gleaming cinematography) for contrast. Also, unfortunately, I still can't bring myself to like Christian Bale, in general. I don't dislike him, just... meh. Also also, incidentally, we finally got to check out the new home of the MOBA (Museum of Bad Art), which thoughtfully provides just enough floor space for the ensuing ROTFL. Aww yeah.

I've been finding that the "members-only" Goldstar site is almost entirely useless in terms of actually buying discounted tickets -- their supposed "half price" deals never come out to more than a few dollars' actual discount, once you count in "convenience charges" and actual availability -- but their mailing list is very good for simply Finding Out about upcoming things: Underground Railway Theater is doing QED: An Evening With Richard Feynman July 24-Aug 3, in the brand-new Central Square Theater! Turtle Lane is doing Falsettos Sept 12-Oct. 12! (Hey, maybe by that time I'll have some brain cells freed up again for, like, non-mandatory recreational activity. Not in time to audition for theatreatfirst's Rimers of Eldritch, though, more's the pity.)

Lastly: Our wedding photographers offered to throw in an "engagement" shoot (hey, we still have more than a month of engagement left) at no extra charge, so we went with them to the Arboretum the weekend before this. They've posted some of the results to their blog: one teaser shot, set of six sample shots. It was fun -- and remarkably energizing to do something that put the focus back, at least briefly, on "hey, look, we're in love" instead of "OMG PLANNING ARRGH". <3

Comments

How cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

[cycon.livejournal.com]

I love that one of you two putting your heads together on the library floor. :D

[bluepapercup]

Gosh, you two look so beautiful together. I also love the library shot, but it's the last one that really stands out to me. You look blissed, and that's so wonderful and aweing to see.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

I love the library pictures! The others are pretty good too, but the library ones are wonderful!

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

Your photographers did a great job--those are wonderful!

[laurion]

Eureka is a very cool store. I heard a fabulous interview one time explaining their very customer focused attitude, and it was a spark of hope that we're not all doomed to crass commercialism.

[navrins]

Game night tomorrow, eh? Maybe I'll go to that.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Don't know if you did, after all, but we unfortunately ended up bailing in favor of chuppah-making and other such productive pursuits (and at least one of my other friends wrote this morning to complain that I wasn't there!). However, now I will put you on the mental list of People Who Play Settlers in case we hold a games night sometime this fall, which seems fairly likely to happen.

[navrins]

I didn't... the time I ended up leaving work (which is not far from there) was sufficiently early that going straight there didn't make sense, and going home (which is much farther from there) sounded appealing, and I was kinda eh on the idea of being social anyway, so... I didn't. I may go some other Tuesday, because meeting new people would be a good thing to do and would probably even be fun once I stopped thinking about it.

I haven't played Settlers in a while as it happens, but I do play, socially.

[caperbush.livejournal.com]

Wow! Beautiful pictures - these guys are really talented, and the subjects are pretty excellent as well :)

It was great to see you over Shabbat! I am going to NY tomorrow, will be back next week. Will you have time for us to get together? Let me know.

Hugs,
K.

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

hammercock and I like the one with the bubble.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

The Museum of Bad Art really was rotflarious, wasn't it?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, yes.

I wanted SO MUCH to enter the title-and-introduction contest for the current "nameless" piece, but I was totally coming up dry compared to the brilliance all around me. It's like the Overheard In New York headline contest.

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

An engagement shoot is such a good idea--I think it really helps the photographer to learn how to work with you and what you want to look like in your wedding photos. And I'm glad you got an occasion for schmoop.

[besamim.livejournal.com]

Those are some sweet photos. I particularly liked the last one.

[thevortex.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

[gilana]

Those are so fabulous! Looks like you had a lot of fun taking them.

[bluebythebook.livejournal.com]

I *LOVE* the library pictures! That was a fantastic idea for a setting.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Great pictures! I love the one of the two of you with your heads together.