
Kent & I used to visit with Matt W. in NW Washington DC relatively regularly for movie nights. About this time last year, however, we fell out of the habit: Kent & I needed more time for square dance caller training and Matt started a new job which required a lot of ramp-up time. After a chance encounter with Matt while grocery shopping in another part of town two weeks ago, we decided to restart our regular get-togethers.
After Kent returned from work and had a chance to relax a little, I ordered chinese food for pick-up (crispy beef... mmmmm...), grabbed some of our DVDs to provide a selection for tonight's viewing and stuffed Kent into the car.
Dinner was good... Spring Garden at 16th Street above East-West Highway does good work --did I mention the crispy beef?-- and the order was ready very quickly. Matt's house isn't too far south of the restaurant so the food never got a chance to get cold in transit.
Matt has a fabulous basement home theater space with a sound system which can set off car alarms for blocks when cranked up to full. We narrowed down tonight's viewing options to two possibilities: "Serenity" and "The Matrix Revolutions." "Serenity" won... I like that movie a great deal (Kent bought me the DVD as a birthday present) and Matt was unfamiliar with the TV series "Firefly."
I hadn't watched the deleted scenes or outtakes previously... my favourite line:
"Kaylee, find that kid that's taking a dirt nap with baby Jesus; we need a hood ornament."
I guess you had to be there.