Movie Review
Most Patient Wife and I went to see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy yesterday. We both liked it.

No, it's not as clever as the books, or as funny as the BBC series. But it's a fun movie with some laugh-out-loud moments and some strangeness in just the right places.

And for me, Trillian was just the right combination of brains and looks. If this were an American film, Trillian would be a super-model wearing glasses to indicate that she's smart. But this is a British film, thank goodness.

Arthur is a Brit everyman, just as he's supposed to be. There's nothing special about him, but he's in the right place at the right time.

He even makes a few right decisions.

Go in with reasonable expectations, and you'll have a good time. The details (and some funny bits) aren't here as I remember them, but what is here is a sweet boy-meets-girl tale disguised as a fun ride through the universe.

And they got that part right. So go see it already!

A Good Writing Day
Yesterday went into the Good Day column. I opened a new bank account with my first freelance writing check. The amount wasn't all that impressive, but I got a thrill out of it anyway.

But even better was when I got home. An editor I used to work with offered me a job out of the blue: three guest editorials that will run in June! This is great. We're talking about two hours of work, high exposure and a little cash. Not too shabby.

The lesson we learned today, folks, is that writing is only part of the deal...it's also muy importante (going for a wider audience with the Spanish lingo, there) to be kind to all editors.

Letters...We Get Letters
A Ms. Marcia from onedecember.typepad.com wrote to ask me if I got the folks at the coffeehouse to let me do the work they hired me to do.

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: I'm now working primarily in the mornings from 3:30 to 9 AM. I get to bake and do some prep cooking. I'll wait on some customers, but mostly, it'll be me, an oven and a bunchof stuff that needs to be baked. So ... that's good.

I had to jump through some flaming hoops to get there, though. I'd tell the story, but heaven knows who reads this blog. (Maybe no one, but I'm easy enough to find.) So, no telling tales out of work.

Ch-ch-ch-Changes
I've decided to switch to a blog format. Composing and updating blogs is a lot simpler and faster than with a journal, and with my new schedule, I want to spend less time posting and more time doing other stuff.

But I still want to post, for a lot of reasons. Comments are easier to manage as well, and if I feel like posting more than once per day, this format makes that easy too. So, let's get the ball rolling!