June 7, 1997
3:21PM EST

I slept really late today. Sabs and I tend to sleep late on Saturdays, and laze around in bed for a long time before I finally drag myself out of bed and go to work.

Today was worse than usual. We were awake by 10AM but didn't get going 'til almost noon. I'm cutting my work day short too, because we're going to a friends' anniversary party at four. I feel like such a schlep for ditching work, but at the same time, everyone is pretty flexible. As long as the work gets done by someone, it's not really an issue.

Last night we went to see Con Air. We both enjoyed it even if it's a very violent film. The acting was solid, the cast worked well together and the timing was beautiful. This could have been a very bone-jarringly violent film, but the inerjected humor was timed so flawlessly that it took the edge off of the explosions, fighting, etc. While there weren't any deep messages to be had, it was entertaining, an action-hero/heroes flick with some really good lines and some good laughs. The film still left me a bit disturbed at the end ... it's typical of this sort of film that I should feel this way. A lot of people died or had really horrible things happen to them and this always bothers me. I may be 'used to' being exposed to violence, but it still gets under my skin.

Right now I'm looking forward to picnic foods and good friends and some down-home fun ...