August 4 - Great Eastern Tour Day 19

Movies: 2
Mutant corn: 1
Gifts given: 2

9:58 a.m. - Check movie times. Was contemplating asking fun-guy to delay pick-up time by an hour, until realize had movie time wrong. Our movie begins 2 hours earlier than anticipated. Instead of going later, decide to leave early.

10:50 a.m. - Arrive 10 minutes early. Fun-guy is not dressed yet. Meet her cats while she readies herself. Laugh at my movie time mistake.

11:23 p.m. - Dig into the details of our recent lives over deep-dish pepperoni pizza. Finally get to see a picture of the fiance. Had completely forgotten yelling at fun-guy for not having a picture of him at Christmas. Glad she remembered. There is worry over how much her back will ever heal from multiple surgeries. Perhaps now there is less camping and hiking in our future, but one certainly does not need a good back to share a deep-dish pizza.

2:33 p.m. - Blinded upon exit from viewing my first Woody Allen movie. The problem with afternoon movies is the sunlight shock when you exit the theater. The problem with Woody Allen movies is he gets a little annoying. Movie itself was fun, good plot, well written, and enjoyable. The continuing weirdness off Allen's character becoming just over-bearing enough to bring the movie down a notch.

2:55 p.m. - Turn the corner to see a giant dumpster sitting in the driveway. Park on the curb/in lawn. Baby brother did it - can blame him if there is flack from Dad. Wonder if Mom's car is trapped in the garage. She is not home and thus clearly not trapped. Fun-guy and I hang out on the porch until the parents arrive home so she can see them both.

5:51 p.m. - Shucking corn for dinner with baby brother. One ear has a tumor corn attached. Set it aside to check out later and continue shucking the normal ears. Baby brother points out mutant corn has fallen onto deck. While leaning over to pick it up, chair snaps underneath me. Nothing hurt but the chair and my heart rate. Chuck the chair into the lawn where it shatters into a few more pieces. Back to mutant corn. Shuck it and contemplate daring brother to eat it. Think better of dare given his recent sickly state.

7:02 p.m. - Give parents slightly belated anniversary gift, as well as early birthday gift for Dad. Parents will be going to see The Blue Man Group in October. Warn them binoculars may be necessary to actually see blue men from their seats. Dad will now be sleeping on funny foam pillow like baby brother's. Discuss whether or not it could feasibly be packed for his upcoming trip to CA. Decide it's probably not quite squishy enough for suitcase travel.

8:38 p.m. - Family is watching The Killing Fields. Still not entirely sure how or why baby brother wound up with this movie. Movie is interesting, moving, and educational. Slightly disappointed in myself for knowing nothing about the topic prior to this viewing. Much of the film is in a foreign language or unscripted, leaving me to feel it is probably a similar experience to that of my students watching an uncaptioned movie.

11:56 p.m. - Start packing, trying not to think too hard about reality of having to leave tomorrow.