drwex | The days, they are amazing

I'm blessed with an employer who gives me lots of days off and doesn't mind when I actually use them. So yesterday I took a day off to be with the wifey.

We had meant to go walking once we got the kids safely off to school, but the rain put the kibosh on that plan. So we, um, had some indoor exercise.

We went to the Border Cafe near the mall. I was expecting standard mediocre large-chain Tex-Mex; this was a significant cut above. For one thing, they're got a lot of Cajun influence and that's good. (mm, crawfish enchiladas) For another, they're getting more serious about food quality including using only fresh fish and meats, and making more things like the guacamole and tortillas themselves, more or less when they're ordered.

Then we went to see Burn After Reading, the latest Coen brothers' film. As you'd expect from such a film it's hilarious and dark and bloody. Pretty much everyone in it gives a good performance. My sole problem with the movie is that every one of the characters is horrid. I mean, really, there's just nobody to sympathize with, even a little. And, like just about every other Coens' film I've seen (Hudsucker, Fargo, and O Brother being the ones I can recall now) I ended up sad and down at the end. I should know better, really, but I keep hoping for another Raising Arizona or something. It's a good film, don't get me wrong, but it's not a mood-lifter.

Today has been quite the day as well, even though it's only half over. Tryoing to balance the fact that our production system went kablooie (that's a technical term) three times this AM against the fact that the company brought in a catering company to do lunch for us and I'm now STUFFED with amazing lobster bisque and baked chicken... erm, I'm somewhat at a loss for how to feel today.

Tonight I get to see the g/f at least for a while, and go to a school technology thing. And maybe watch the veep debate.