wednesday that felt like a friday

If not for the pile by the curb getting picked up, I could have sworn today was Friday.

Truly.

I even almost went to Jalapenos of Sandfly at 5 PM!

But I refrained.

I kept thinking I would go to a movie earlier today, but I did not.

Finally, I saw that "MaXXXine" had an advance screening at 7 PM, so I tried to get mi amigas to come along.

Carolyn was the only one to do so.

She's definitely the more adventurous of the trio.

We both sat in the front row, with a couple behind us who who very hip on that story.

That turned out to be a boon, as we chatted with them afterward about the titular character.

I knew what we saw tonight was the third part of a trilogy, but I was unsure where "Pearl" fit in.

That one, in reality, was the first in the screenplay trilogy, but that movie premiered second, as a prequel, hence the confusion.

"Pearl", as you may recall, was set around 1918 and followed the story of a young woman who wants to be famous to the whole world...

and sets about killing all who would deny her that goal.

"X" was the first movie, one I missed, but it follows that young woman as she became a star in the porn movie industry.

So that was actually the second part of the trilogy.

"MaXXXine" continues the tale, now in 1985 and with another twist: Maxine Minx wants to be a real movie star, not just known to the porn watchers.

So, her agent gets her a role in a horror movie and she was fine with that.

After all, that's how Jamie Lee Curtis got her start!

The only snag is: young women are getting killed by some crazed person, and they're all women that Maxine knows.

It really was a good thriller!

And afterward, Carolyn and I popped down to Carey the H on Abercorn for a late nosh...

and a two-hour catch-up session!

That was very nice!

To get to share a leisurely meal with a friend, as I did with Sandy yesterday and with Carolyn today, is something I've very much been missing.

I'm looking forward to Barbara's birthday next week, as the four us will be going to an early dinner and a musical movie!

Plus, I've gotten in touch with Lynn down in Kissimmee to let her know I'll be down there soon, and she's quite excited to see me, too!

That will all do me good, it will.

Trying to determine whether I'm selling the house or going broke trying to keep it insured has been weighing heavily on me, it has.

One thing for sure: I need to have more of these get togethers.