Movie note: The Kids Are All Right

FOUR STARS

The costume department really nailed the lesbionic clothes.

Movie note: Gia

THREE STARS

I was a bit shocked to see Juliet from Lost being all naked and lesbiany!

Cat people

Walking home after dinner with Reebs and her husband, Puppy and I were discussing our cat nanny, the lady who visits with Stefano Di Mera and Victor Kiriakis when we're both out of town. We described how she got around with a cane, loves to eat the sweets in our home and leaves cards describing how she spends her time with the cats.

Just seconds after we discussed the nanny, we heard a lady exclaim, "Hello cat people!" and lo and behold, it was her! She was making her way down the street, wrapped in a black wool coat, a hat and a fur muffler around her neck, which she said was "a former client." Cane in hand, she intercepted us, gave us hugs and asked what special treats we'd leave for her during her Christmastime visit. She complimented Puppy on the banana pudding he made when she last visited.

I don't know how I feel about being referred to as "cat people" in the neighborhood.

Photographer Panda!!!!

After a very tasty dinner last night with Puppy's friends from New York and friends from Lynn, we all went to the nearby gay bar and enjoyed some Friday night libations. DJ Mother Nature met up with us and it was a pretty fun night out.

A tall, pasty, dull-seeming fellow took a liking to Puppy and started chatting him up and doing some lash-batting. Apparently, he was in town for the weekend from Austin and he was looking for fun things to do. Discussion turned to where we should go next and DJ Mother Nature offered to take the new fellow to a different, hopefully more lively bar. But before they left, our friend from Austin wanted to remember his night with Puppy forever, so he pulled out his phone and asked me to take their photo together. The first two didn't come out properly, so I had to do it three times.

Fortunately for everyone involved, Puppy went home with me, but DJ Mother Nature did take the Texan to his next destination. Maybe he pulled a Jersey Shore-style "robbery!"

Stuffed

I have got to stop eating all the Thanksgiving leftovers in the house.

Movie note: Before Sunrise

TWO STARS

This was a pretty boring movie and Ethan Hawke's teeth are kinda jacked, no?

Panda!!!!'s best dishes

Our department admin has been on my case about having too many vacation days that won't carry over to next year, so I took today, Thanksgiving Eve, off from work. It's been a nice, leisurely day so far that began with a visit to my neighborhood Starbucks where I ran into two co-workers who were working from "home."

I visited my gym for a bit, went to the supermarket (horrors!), the post office and returned home to give the cats some treats. After checking in on some work issues, I started baking some pumpkin bars for tomorrow night's feasting. I hope they turn out or I'll have ruined Thanksgiving!