In the realms of the unreal Seattle International Film Festival Mapo Tofu and Puerto Rico

In the Realms of the Unreal was a real pleasure tonight, and I wrote up a long, long review of it (which I'm not posting here). Although I waltzed in to an afternoon showing of a documentary, I decided to not take these kinds of risks later, and bought tickets to "Darkness Bride," "Hero" (the 9:15 show was sold out so we'll see the 4 PM Monday show at the Cinerama), and "Goddess" (the silent Chinese movie about prostitutes). I'm open to more movies next week but waiting to see if anyone wants me to go with them to see things.

Afterwards I took my sweet time walking home from Capitol Hill, then picked up dinner (Ma Po Tofu from the Sichuanese Cuisine restaurant) and went to Cathy's for a game of Puerto Rico. I created a new drink while I was there: the black Dahlia, a combination of tequila, blue curacao, and a splash of cranberry juice. It was pretty good - almost as good as beating shadowdaddy at long last.