I went to the “hundred-dollar depot” twice this weekend. Therefore, I had a good weekend. Too bad everybody else in the family is sick…that did kinda drag things down a bit. The illnesses range from a head cold to pneumonia + fever & ear infections.

Saw U-571 today, starring Matthew McConaughey (thanks Netflix). Very good movie. Sorry it took me so long to watch the darn thing. It sat on my entertainment center forever. I am definitely one of Netflix’s best customers in that respect. I’ve only seen McConaughey in comedies before, well no I guess he was in Contact too. Anyways, he’s an excellent drama/action actor. The movie was really solid and quite believable I thought. At no point did I look down at my watch wondering how much was left, it was pretty engrossing. I opted to watch it on my computer downstairs instead on the TV upstairs and that worked well. I’m nearly blind so I have to sit so close to the TV to enjoy a movie it’s not even funny. Sitting with my eyes about 10″ from the monitor is much easier to do.

I give U-571 an 8/10 and would have said 9 if there was a little more plot development.