in which I revel in lofty cultural pursuits ;)

So, I am almost done catching up with flist, emails and other online stuff. I see that there is a lot of Viggo news/pictures floating around the web, which makes me very happy. I am eagerly looking forward to all his upcoming movie projects.:) Speaking of which - I just found out that A Dangerous Method will be shown at the Chicago International Film Festival next month. Along with a bunch of other highly acclaimed titles. Incidentally, it just so happens that I have a shitload of unused vacation days, and my boss has already warned me not to save them all for December.:) So it looks like I might be taking at least a week off during the festival, in order to catch as many premieres as possible. I don't have a better idea for a vacation, anyway. I've been sort of saving all this time off in case something happens regarding my nearly-forgotten byuing-a-condo project - but since I haven't been doing much to make things happen in that area, they are obviously not happening. It's a truly impressive case of procrastination on my part, actually. I've been meaning to call this realtor woman whose number I got from my parents (she's a relative of an acquaintance of theirs, I gather), to ask her advice on the matter - but I keep putting it off, week after week after week. I just can't seem to find a good time to call when my mind isn't too preoccupied with something else. As a result of this, I've hardly taken any time off this year (other than individual days here and there). And it's a "use it or lose it" kind of deal, so I'd better start thinking of scheduling some vacation time pretty soon.

Also, I've been busy downloading music, which is something I had been aching to do since before the infamous thunderstorm that killed my modem. I was just about to go on a massive rampage through Soundike.com in search of new, exciting stuff when that crappy incident happened. So I'm nearly bursting with pent-up desire for fresh aural delights.;P ( Read more... )