So, over a month from the Film Fest, I still have two films left to review. Good thing I don't do this for a living, hey? However, I imagine that if I were getting paid for it, blogging would be a much higher priority in my life.
In the meantime, two mini-reviews.
I can highly recommend The Casbah Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Madison. I stopped in earlier this evening with a friend, and we took advantage of their half price appetizers at happy hour. Not only were all four appetizers and one dessert we tried consistantly excellent, but the service was prompt, friendly, and very helpful. I loved our waitress.
Second, I'm have started watching season one of The Amazing Race on DVD from the library, and I'm really enjoying it. As a concept, the race is a very cleverly done competition, and the show is well excuted. I frequently find myself grinning and cheering with various teams as they find new wonder and amazement in the places they go and the tasks they accomplish. Loved..LOVED the zipline/bungee jump challenge on the first leg of the race. Everyone managed it that set out to do it, and many people overcame great fear to do so.
My favorite team is Frank and Margarita, but I like quite a few of them. I absolutely can't stand the Guidos. I'm sure that I am not alone in that sentiment. Not only are they prissy, annoying bastards, but the eyebrows of doom freak me out in a serious way. I love it when they other teams call them Bert and Ernie. What really amazed me was during the 6th episode, they pulled a majorly bastardy stunt in an airport to try to make three other teams miss their flight. It was all on camera...we listened and watched them plan and execute the blocking. Not nice, but I suppose that is part of the race. What flipped my biscuit, though, was listening to them talking--not to the other teams but to the cameras and offscreen interviewers--about how it was all just a big misunderstanding and coincidence and that they hadn't done it on purpose and, furthermore, that they were afraid of violence from the New York frat brothers team (who they call "the fatties"). <eyeroll>
Anyway, I'm having fun and avoiding spoilers, though this all happened several seasons ago.
