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I totally did something just to make B happy yesterday. Two hours of my life and $30 of my money gone, but she was happy. I took her to see Furious 7. Yeah, I know. Look, don't get me wrong - they're not awful movies, they just sometimes forget that they are movies about cars. They get so intense and try to be so deep. Not to mention the 73 subplots you have to try and keep track of that make no sense whatsoever. Rotten tomatoes puts it at an 81% and I would agree. It's not a horrible movie but at the same time there's a lot where you try to suspend belief and just can't. B and I were talking about that on the way home. She put it this way about me - in order for me to not nitpick a movie, it either has to be really real or SO over the top that I can get into it 100% without question. Perfect description. Movies that just hover right on the edge of things drive me nuts. You know why Die Hard is such an enjoyable movie? The cops and FBI and Duane all outside Nakatomi all yelling at John McClane. Makes it more real. That's the kind of stuff that drives me nuts in movies like Furious. They get into a party and their off the shelf laptop can plug into a million dollar security system and bam they can control everything? Um. No. Shit doesn't work like that. That's the kind of stuff I nitpick.

But all in all, it made B happy, it was a nice tribute to Paul Walker, there were some cool cars, and it wasn't the end of the universe.

Other things - taught all morning. Students appeared happy. Got scheduled for a training on 4/14 and 4/15. Going to crash at a friend's house because it's an internal training 'locally' where they won't pay for a hotel but I sure as fuck ain't driving it. The box to return the TV in came. Need to go to FedEx this morning and take care of that. B got an Easter package from her Dad which made her happy.

Talked to my director to confirm we are publicly announcing tonight that we are retiring. This should be fun.

Um... about it I think. I really need to have sex soon. Both B and I are suffering from a lowered libido. I think in my case it's the damn prostate meds and in hers it's birth control. I also am feeling fat and unattractive right now which isn't helping. We need to remedy this situation soon.