So my cousin and I went to see I am Legend last night - or I guess I should say that I saw it and she saw about a third of it. Parts of it were actually pretty scary, and Megan doesn't deal well with that as it turns out; she had to hide behind the bill of her hat for a lot of the movie. I suppose the premise (Will Smith is the last man alive after a virus kills everyone and turns some into zombie/vampire things) might have alerted me to this possibility, but it was actually a really sad movie. I thought Will Smith, who is a surprisingly good actor (considering where he came from), did a great job in it, though most (if not all) of the special effects were somewhat lackluster. In fact, I was pretty disappointed with all of the CGI, frankly. I am, admittedly, a bit of a special effects snob... At any rate, I will forgo a lengthy review for fear of spoiling the movie for all of my rabid fans. It's definitely worth seeing, if you're in the mood.
In other news, I just returned from my first ski lesson, and it was a lot of fun. I was concerned that the lessons were going to be too slow and boring, but the pace was actually pretty good. It was a great opportunity to focus on the fundamentals and actually learn how to ski instead of just learning how to not fall. There are some nice people in my group, especially 50-year old guy named Bruce. Bruce is from Texas, and he was having way more fun than any of the little kids out there. He kept things entertaining, and it's way more fun to enjoy something like this when there's someone else who's having a great time. I'm really looking forward to having my family up here in a few days to ski, etc. Hopefully Bruce will get a little bit better by then - he's still kind of a scourge on the slopes, and it'd be a shame if he rand down a member of my family.
As a bonus, my cousin showed us this clip last night. It's from Robot Chicken, and it's short, disturbing and funny - just like most things from that show.
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