Having waited around in vain for several hours yesterday, I went out to the pool after I got up this morning around 11 to hang out for a while. There was no good scenery but I had an unread issue of the Atlantic magazine to work on for the next couple hours. I called Ami\u2019s phone by request t one this afternoon to wake her. Around two we drove out to Tempe Marketplace. It\u2019s arranged like an outdoor mall. She wanted to buy a multi card reader at Best Buy so we went there first. I didn\u2019t buy anything but I got my first chance to handle the new Canon 7D which is a pretty cool camera. I think I would like my next body upgrade to be full frame though. I\u2019m sure I could be swayed by a lower price in the future though on this new wonder crop camera.<\/p>\n
We had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. The food was pretty decent. I had their version of a meat lover\u2019s pizza. I wasn\u2019t able to quite finish it. I believe Ami had the Hawaiian BBQ pizza which was also quite good. After lunch we wandered around, stopping in a few places. Ami eventually found a place with a large purse she liked and bought a hat as well.<\/p>\n
Not long after that, we went to the movie theater there and saw Iron Man 2. A showing began right after we arrived at 4:30. The film itself was a passable action flick but I found it quite inferior to it\u2019s predecessor. The storyline had the typical laziness of a cash-in that I personally find rather distracting. During the car race scene, I had to wonder nobody seemed to have a gun to shoot the shirtless bad guy standing in the middle of the race track causing all kinds of havoc. That said, it was still kind of fun to watch. I won\u2019t be going out of my way to see it again, though.<\/p>\n
As we were leaving the mall we saw a band, Traveler, was playing at a stage in a plaza area. We stuck around for a couple numbers before heading back to Ami\u2019s place. We stuck around there for a couple hours before going over to Melissa\u2019s apartment. While we waited I put a movie on, Lost in Translation. Shortly after nine, we drove out there. Melissa\u2019s husband Jerry didn\u2019t show up until a while after we got there. We watched The Hangover, a movie that I\u2019d heard referenced more than once in the last few days. Most people I\u2019ve heard mention it speak fondly. I wouldn\u2019t call it cinematic genius but it was quite funny. I also finally got the jab about that \u201csatchel\u201d I heard about earlier.<\/p>\n
Before we left, we were offered cheesecake and beer\u2026 quite a pairing. On the way home, we stopped by the Lone Butte Casino where Ami waits tables at the 24\/7 caf\u00e9. She needed to fill out a vacation request for next week. It was nice to see where she works and I got to meet several of her coworkers including one the managers, Patty, whom Ami speaks fondly of. We ordered some food to take home as well.<\/p>\n
When we got back, Ami put another movie on, Zomebieland… another comedy I apparently needed to see. Again, it had its moments. Before turning in I had a look at Ami\u2019s yearbook. I had forgotten the letter I wrote in it years ago before mailing it to Payson, where she moved after we graduated. We finally went to bed around four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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