Well, we got snowed in today. At last check, I measured over two feet of snow outside my front door. And, the end isn’t expected until sometime tomorrow. I hear tell the Governor has issued an executive order banning all non-essential (as in government, as they have a monopoly on ‘essential’ and the definition there of) traffic on the state highways. So, as Tony Soprano often says “whadda ya gonna do?”

I spent a good part of the day watching movies (thank goodness we still have electricity). First was The Time Machine. I’m always pleasantly surprised when I watch a movie that has been panned by the critics only to find it quite enjoyable. On my verbal scale, I would give it a “pretty good” while on my star scale (I recently converted to the 10 star system), I would give it 7 out of 10.

Next up was Brazil. I’m still debating whether or not to call this the perfect movie. On my verbal scale, it rates a “brilliant” while my star scale fluctuates between 9 1/2 and 10. I think I’ll have to watch it again for a final verdict. I do know this, Terry Gilliam is a genius.

After the kids go to bed, we’ll be watching From Hell. From the looks of it, I am going to have plenty of time to watch my backlog of movies and perhaps finish up my current book. So, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.