I did not watch the Superbowl. I'm not even aware who was playing, much less who won. I simply don't care.

Instead, I went to Barnes and Noble and drank coffee while flipping through some photo magazines, and met up with Miss Apple who went with me to see Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I thoroughly enjoyed the film, which had an incredible, inspiring visual style and was entirely worthwhile. I will most likely end up purchasing the DVD at some point. It was wonderful to finally meet Apple, who is a very neat lady and someone I hope to spend plenty of time around in the future. She even bestowed upon me one of her marvelous paintings, which I hope to frame and use to adorn my walls.

I must note that I have the utmost contempt for the movie people in this town. I had planned to see The Hours, which I was shocked to find is not even playing here. They are just now debuting Chicago. It's shameful. But at least I discovered a great movie in the mix. It's been a good night. I needed that.