Christmas day we went to my aunt's in Westminster. It's always a little ridiculous when the whole family gets together, and yesterday was no different. We do an Italian Christmas, which consists of homemade pasta, raviolis, meatballs and sauce. It's probably my favorite meal of the year. Of course. the liquor was flowing as well, so we did get a little loud and raucous.
Christmas night brought a first for me - I went to the movies! I always wondered why films were released on Christmas day (and not the day after), and if people actually went to the movies on Christmas. Well, a lot of people go to the movies on Christmas. Miss Alison Hay and I ventured to Cinemaworld in the 'burg to see Sherlock Holmes. It was quite good - Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law made a great duo as Holmes/Watson, and Rachel McAdams spiced things up as Holmes muse Irene. This time out, Holmes and Watson were out to thwart the evil Lord Blackwood from "altering the course of history". It was pretty slick, and the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer was excellent. The story was a little convoluted in the beginning and it took a little while for me to figure out what was happening, but once I was finally able to figure it out, I really enjoyed it. It was really cool the way you thought one thing was happening when it really was something totally different. Guy Richie did a really great job updating the Sherlock Holmes characters for the 21st Century but was still able to remain faithful to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original characters. RDJ was wonderful as Holmes. He is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and if this year's Best Actor field wasn't so crowded, I feel like he could easily pull of a nomination. Same goes for Law as Watson - he was so good that he almost stole the show from Downey. I was a little disappointed with Rachel McAdams, she didn't really have a whole lot to do, and could have played up the sexuality a bit more. One question I had after watching it though - was it always raining in 19th century London? Every movie I've seen lately that's been set there, it's been rainy and dreary. When I went a couple years ago, it was beautiful! Over all though, this is a great film to end the year with, and I encourage all of you to catch it in the theater - the camera work and cinematography were quite good and should be appreciated on the big screen. Grade: A-Santa didn't arrive at 39 Winnecowett Drive until this morning, but it was worth the wait! I got some new running clothes, a couple of dvds, and....drum roll please....a new camera! After I got back from Disney and uploaded my pictures to my computer, the quality was terrible, and there were spots on the lenses even after I kept cleaning them, so I asked for a new camera from Santa. And he delivered! I got a Canon PowerShot SX120 with 10x zoom and 10 mega pixels - hooray!
I'm excited to use it next week when I go to....LAS VEGAS! That's right friends, less then a week til my maiden voyage to Sin City and I couldn't be more excited. We're taking a day trip to the Grand Canyon, so I'm sure it will get all kinds of use. I also found out today that there are quite a few In-N-Out Burgers in the greater Las Vegas area, so you can be sure that I'll make multiple visits there. There is the potential of staying at Bellagio the last night we're there, in a room with a view of the fountains. This trip is going to be epic, I cannot wait. And even better? I'm spending Tues-Thurs with Rachel Weiner in Philly/NYC - huzzah!Readers will know how much I enjoy Glee, so you can bet how excited I was when I saw this:
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