Unusual Late Entry.

CousinP's baby is here--a baby boy with an interesting name. I'll be sure to ask the whys and wherefores of the name after the parents get some sleep. I'm glad he's here safely and glad the happy pair got a boy to go with their girl.

This afternoon KidThree and I went to see "The Dark Knight." That's not the sort of movie I'm usually interested in seeing, as I go more for plot and character and good acting, but I did want to see Heath Ledger as the Joker.' Aside from the Joker, which was as good a characterization as I'd read, that was about the dumbest movie I've seen in ages. I think it was probably one of the dumbest movies I've seen since I walked out on one of the later Superman sequels, both of which Christopher Reeve had the good grace to apologize for in one of his memoirs. After the first half an hour or so, it was hard just to stay in my seat. The things I do for my kids. Okay, it was for my own curiosity, too. I admit that, reluctantly and shamefacedly. The plot, what there was of it, was indescribably stupid--none of that could possibly have happened. Oh well, now I've seen it and will know not to go to another movie like that for another twenty-five years. And yes, Heath Ledger's performance was that good, just wasted in that stupid movie.

KidThree is working on her algebra homework and I'm happily helping, as algebra makes sense and after watching that movie, I need something to make sense or I won't be able to sleep tonight. My mind needs things to make sense in order to relax. Thank goodness for the inherent sense and logic in numbers.

There is a house here in town that I lust after; it's my Lotto house. Tomorrow I'll have to buy a Lotto ticket so I can continue to dream about that house. If I don't buy a ticket now and again, I don't get to dream about buying and decorating and living in the house--the tickets are the price of the dream. The house has one of the nicest ramps in town and is in a good location for us. Yes, of course I know I'll never have the house, but dreaming is fun and gives me something to do in my head. I do love my Lotto dreams!

And now to bed. Pity about the money spent on the movie. At least it was Tuesday, when all movies cost 'only' four-fifty.

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