Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter Weekend

I actually had a bit of a social life this past weekend! On Friday night, Dan came over for a little visit to cheer my spirits (although, I ended up trying to cheer his!) Saturday and Sunday morning, I spent with the Brenne's and at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Campbelle sang her little heart out in a children's choir; she did warn me that part of her song goes pretty fast and it might be hard to keep up! She did great! On Sunday, I went out for sushi and saw the movie "In Bruges." I loved this movie and highly recommend to anyone who loves those witty English comedies. Here is a synopsis:

Bruges was filmed on location; Bruges (pronounced "broozh"), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travelers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloƫ, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.

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