late night double feature picture show

Happy Belated Saint Patrick's Day! And since inquiring minds probably want to know, no, I was not out swilling green beer and puking in gutters and alleys. That was LAST weekend, thank you very much.

No really, I did not do a damn thing yesterday that even acknowledged my Irish heritage. Oh wait, I DVR'd The Field starring Richard Harris (to be viewed at a later date). Other than that, 'twas a paddy-free day for me.

See, I've been sort of run ragged these days and I got socked with a nasty sinus condition this week. I had that wonderful combination of nausea, aches, pains and fatigue kicking me arse but good. Even my teeth hurt. It, in a word, sucked. So I declined all social invites and set aside the weekend to convalesce.

After tromping home through the snow on Friday night, I put on my pajamas and then focused on one thing and one thing only: being a lazy fuck. I'm happy to report that I succeeded in the task.

Yesterday, I slept in, woke up, watched some TV, took a long nap and then engaged in a rather random movie marathon: A Cry in the Dark, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, A Farewell to Arms, The Departed and The Remains of the Day. Up next: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Wow... baby-eating dingos, dead mobsters, war, Nazis, death, destruction... I just realized that I have a rather fucked-up notion of what constitutes a relaxing distraction.