GOOD: The Incredibles. We saw a late showing on Friday night, and it was fantastic. Great animation, great story, great characters, great jokes. Fantastic movie, highly recommended.
BAD: Before the movie, we’d planned to try the new Thai restaurant, but it was tiny and the wait was an hour long. Instead, we had to eat at Freebird’s. Burritos aren’t bad, but I was really in the mood for Thai.
GOOD: Jude Law. Yum.
BAD: Jude Law’s new movie, Alfie, which we saw on Saturday night. Boring and pointless, with so much inner monologue that even Jude Law (yum) couldn’t save it.
GOOD: Roger Clemens seems poised to win another Cy Young (his 7th) when they announce the award tomorrow.
BAD: “[Lance] Berkman suffered [a torn ACL] while running during the flag football game he played in late last week at Second Baptist Church. Berkman, who was not a member of a league, was simply filling in. “Someone just called up and said, ‘We don’t have a quarterback,'” Berkman said. Now the Astros may not have a right fielder, or at least the right fielder they want.”
GOOD: I had a completely lazy weekend. I saw two movies, watched far too much TV, messed around on the computer for hours (working on a new project, tease tease), and played two soccer games. It only took two games with my new women’s team to get promoted to sweeper, where I played last night. I love sweeper. Though next week I may end up playing goalie…
BAD: My coed team lost on Saturday in part because I played bad defense on a play against a girl who managed to score a goal.
GOOD: NBC aired a one-hour summary of the New York City Marathon yesterday, so I got to watch Paula Radcliffe redeem herself after having to drop out in Athens by winning the women’s race, and Meb Keflezighi finish second in the men’s race, the top finish for an American in a decade.
BAD: I couldn’t run at their speed for even one mile. They are superhuman, I swear.
GOOD: Despite my incredible slowness, I can run pretty far. I did 11.3 miles on Friday night before dinner and the movie, which gives me a little more confidence for the 25K this weekend. Houston Marathon, here I come.
BAD: My throat hurts today, which is never a good sign. These long distance runs aren’t going to hurt my muscles, they’re just going to keep me constantly ill.
