Funny Movies and a new Purple Watch

Lately I have been taking it easy in the evenings and watching movies. I have Netflix and a few go-to movies for when I want to watch something funny (Night at the Roxbury, Don't mess with the Zohan, Grandma's Boy). But Saturday I watched "The Switch" with Jennifer Aniston--and it was hilarious! I really loved the little boy in the movie who was portrayed as a little strange...everyone seemed to listen to him although he had a different way of looking at the world. Monday I watched "Due Date"--a movie about a man who's trying to make it across the country in a car to witness the birth of his first baby...all the while he is with a crazy man and his dog. They have many escapades along the way. Yesterday I watched "Eagle Eye"--a movie starring "Even Steven's" Shia Lebouf that has an underlying theme of "big brother". In the movie, a computer takes over all the technology in the United States and attempts to destroy the line of command in the executive branch of government. It was awesomely creepy and realistic. We all have cell phones, and there are surveillance cameras all over the place. I am glad to live in the country, though, where we don't have stop lights with cameras, constant cell service, or Internet for that matter. Sometimes it's nice to unplug and pick up a book and a glass of iced tea and forget about anything stressful.

Sara inspired me to get a wristwatch with a stopwatch built in. She got one last week and jogged with it Saturday. I think right now I like the way my watch looks better than the feedback it's giving me. It's purple, and its face lights up green, red, and blue. I used it this morning to find I ran an 11:10 mile. I am going faster than I was several months ago when I was treadmill jogging. Plus, I am happy to get up way early and finish everything before my day starts. I like to come home in the evening and not have the "YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE" thought balloon floating over my head. But back to the watch--I feel all athletic when I have it on...it's the clunky kind that you could look at and count your BPM. I'm pretty sure the watch is the magic gadget that will make me have better endurance ... or it'll encourage me to run 10 seconds faster tomorrow.

I sure hope the sun decides to come back soon. I haven't been liking these 48º mornings. But I think the endorphines from jogging are replacing the natural sunny disposition I have when the sun shines.

Until next time...