Last night was pretty good.

Went to dinner w/ Aubry, Jake, Nathan and his girlfriend at Mt. Fuji in Parker. I had some killer hibachi style lobster and steak. Much deliciousness was had by all.

Then we all went to Ponyo, a new animated film by Miyazaki (maker of Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, etc.) They were actually showing it opening night at the movie theatre in the Denver suburb I live in (Parker, CO). I was happy to see that Miyazaki is now popular enough to get his films shown in small town theatres. Unlike Miyazaki’s earlier films in which there is some degree of darkness and strife, Ponyo was strangely upbeat throughout the entire movie. Although not my favorite work from Miyazaki, I thought it highly imaginative, beautiful and light hearted. If you’ve liked Miyazaki’s previous films, you’ll probably like this one too.

Then me and Aubry went up to Blackhawk, one of three towns in Colorado where gambling is legal. I won over $300. I won over $100 playing a ‘Jaws’ slot machine, and I just couldn’t lose at blackjack. : ‘ )

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