Always Winter, Never Christmas

This weekend was quite good. Friday night, the crew went to see The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and it was indeed quite good. Visually, the film was great, but what really held the whole thing together was the cohesion of the cast, and the depth that they brought to their characters. Even the CG characters felt real in their interactions with the rest of the world. In fact, I think that the characters had even more depth than they originally had in the book. This is never a bad thing. I won't go into any more detail, as that might spoil the experience, but suffice it to say, it is indeed a wonderful movie.
Saturday was game day, and it was fun. The new characters were introduced, and it seems like it will be a pretty good mix. I'm looking forward to our further adventures.
Sunday night, Justin and I hung out at Shari's, where we once again encountered Sling Blade the waiter. Thankfully, he was too busy awkwardly flirting with the girls at the table behind us to make our evening uncomfortable. Justin's car was on the outs, so I gave him a ride downtown for work yesterday, as our respective offices are about five blocks from one another. It was nice to have company as witty as him on the morning drive, I will tell you that. Work is going well. I've managed to beat my first deadline, so I'm ahead of schedule in regards to my next deadline, and this gives me pleasure. The holidays are fast approaching, and it will be nice to be able to take a week between Christmas and New Year's off. I will be spending that week in GA, though, so we shall see. I have extended family there, so at least there will be some payoff of some sort.