February, 6, 2006 archives

on saturday, celia and i headed over to chinatown for the 107th annual golden dragon parade. we got to be up in the grandstands, so i had an excellent vantage point for taking lots of pictures. i managed to fill a 1gb flash card, and hadn’t thought to bring my spare.

i’m not sure how the 42nd regimental pipes and drums fit into a chinese new year parade, but it worked. at least as well as the marching band from baja california.

we actually bailed out on the parade before it was over and headed across the street to get some food, and the parade was just wrapping up when we were done eating, which seems to me like an awfully long parade.

while i’ve just been flicking beans out of the can, celia has gone and spilled the whole thing. if she wants to claim that i have swept her off her feet, i guess i would be a fool to dispute it. pay no attention to the lack of ground beneath my feet.

celia and i watched happy endings the other night, which as a whole falls just a little bit short of its performances and soundtrack. maggie gyllenhaal is particularly amazing, both acting and singing. bobby cannavale is also great as the masseur (with the happy endings). the title cards that comment on some of the scenes are pretty heavy-handed, but at least don’t sink the movie.