Weekend update

My parents and I rented a handful of movies the other day. So far we’ve seen The Sweetest Thing and Kate & Leopold. Despite my initial misgivings, both were actually pretty entertaining, and not as cheesy as the trailers let on. Hugh Jackman, yum.

Yesterday we braved the stormy weather and had dinner at Max’s Opera Cafe in Burlingame (other locations abound in the Bay Area). If you haven’t been to a Max’s: the waiters sing periodically, mostly showtunes, and it makes for a pleasant dining experience. Minutes after our waitress served our main course, we found her onstage delivering a lovely rendition of “Memory” from Cats. I admit it’s a bit strange to make server-like requests of someone who’s just given a heartfelt musical performance: “Can I get another diet Coke, oh, and by the way, great job on the song!” In any case, I haven’t eaten so much food in a long while. It was all fabulous. As their motto states, “This is a bad place for a diet.”

Again, good things come to those who procrastinate. Today we browsed through the stores along Burlingame Avenue in yes, Burlingame–a posh little street that I’d never been to before–and my search for a corduroy jacket finally came to an end. I went into Gap and saw that the price on the jacket I’d been eyeing all season (and basically gave up on, since it’s no longer available at gap.com, thank you very much) had dropped all the way to $29.99 (originally $88). I finally bought the thing, and am quite happy with it. Go me.