tina tuesday (on a wednesday)

I had some good advice yesterday: plan myself a nice day for today.

So, that's exactly what I've done!

The day did, indeed, stay in tune with the weather song forecast by WSAV, so that was quite reassuring!

Highs in the mid-50's for today and tomorrow, and near 60 for Friday!

See, all it takes are a few temperatures which are appropriate for this latitude and my entire disposition becomes cheerier!

How to tell?

The preponderance of exclamation points, of course!!!

So, off I went for a 1 PM matinee of "Hamnet", to see that period piece about William Shakespeare's family life once again!

That makes it the third movie for this week's A*List, so I'm quite satisfied about that.

I saw "Zootopia 2" again on Friday, to get me out of the house before the Friday Fiesta with my brothers...

then, I saw "Hamnet" on Saturday afternoon, to get me out of the house before the Soup Party festivities...

both times because I know it's more likely that I'll go to an evening event if I'm already out of the house when night falls...

especially when that night is to be chilly.

(smile!) 

So, even if I see naught else, I've gotten my three movies in, and that's a fine position to be in.

It helps that I really loved those movies.

It helps that others really love those movies, too, so I was not watching solo in the screening room.

In fact, the Shakespeare movie has done quite well in the cinema, causing it to be carried over for next week - that's amazing!

I will say that I am grateful to have had Dr. Joseph Killorin was third-quarter English, as his specialty was The Bard and he made sure we understood the nuances behind the specific words chosen by the writer.

That was made evident in this movie, when the playwright is trying to get the man acting as Hamlet to truly feel the words, not just say them and certainly not paraphrase them in any way.

I knew those words, as I must have read "Hamlet" at least five or six times during Killorin's class, concentrating on not only the dialogue, but the characters and their interactions throughout the course of the play.

However, the movie drives home Shakespeare's rationale for those words and characters: they are an outpouring of his grief over the loss of his son.

Love and loss and remembrance are the core values in the movie.

I do hope it will win the Oscar for Best Movie.

(smile!)

Afterward, I filled up the car with gas, which was $2.63 today.

Not a bad price at Murphy's!

Then, off to Applebee's I went, to pick up two dinners!

Nope, I'm not expecting company, I'm just tired of soup and want something that I have to use a fork to eat!

Thanks for AARP Reward Points, I had $15 in gift cards, so the "2 for $25" special only ran me an extra $11 and change!

Tonight's dinner began with the House Salad, with the Lemon Vinaigrette.

Then I dined on the Fiesta Lime Chicken.

That's been my absolute favorite thing on the menu for years! 

Tangy and tart from the lime, spicy and festive from the salsa, both of which I always mix into the rice - yum!

And the chicken... so moist and flavorful and cheesy!!!

Tomorrow, I'll have the Caesar Salad, then the O-M-Cheese Burger.

It looks pretty danged delicious, right, with that bacon topping and the cheese sauce to pour on top of it?

At least I opted for mashed potatoes instead of the french fries.

(smile!)

I know, I know: what's with me eating beef lately?

Wait, that's not quite right, is it, as I generally have the 'crunchy beef tacos' on those Fridays with my brothers, right?

However, burgers are not usually my choice...

but for the second time in less than a month, I'm having a burger.

I do hope it's as good as it looks!

Meanwhile, let me check the telly and see if I can catch something of interest to finish up this mighty fine day...

so good to have been out of the house! 

(smile!)