I had a great weekend with Jenny and Nancy. We saw the Marshall Fields Cinderella display, had a good lunch, and saw the much-hyped movie Broeback Mountain. Heath Ledger did an excellent job, but I just don't see how this movie has earned so much acclaim. I think it is the novelty of the love story within it that makes it so special. Funny story about our attendence at this film. We got to Uptown an hour and a half before the show. We purchased our tickets, then walked down the street to Zeno Cafe. Jenny, Nancy, and I enjoyed some excellent coffee and a piece of cake, then walked back to the theater to claim some seats. We were still a half hour early for the movie, so we thought we would get great seats. Boy were we wrong! We had to sit in the front row! I already had a bit of a headache going, so straining my neck to see the screen did not help. In addition, Jenny had the misfortune of having the smelliest person ever sit next to her. As there were not other seats left in the house, she was trapped. She breathed through her mouth for the first hour of the film, but them gave that up because her mouth was dry! This may be why I am not singing the high praises of this movie.....
Today is Matt's last day of teaching. We are going to celebrate by finally seeing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We may also got for a drive around Lake Harriet, as Mary our concert master in the HSO says there are a lot of nice lights around the lake. Our concert yesterday was good. I really need to work on the Dvorak some more though, as being the only bass makes it critical that I get ALL the licks (including the impossible speed up in the second movement!)
Well, I have a Doctor appointment today to find out what's wrong with my knee (ok, so I already know what is wrong with it, I just need drugs!) I will not have computer access while in Fargo, and my parent's computer is pretty slow, so don't expect any updates until New Year's.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a safe New Year!