I hate this weather. Just as I thought that things were starting to clear up and warm up, the rain and wind comes back. At leat I'm not cold in the office this morning.

It was a slow work day yesterday. I did manage to get lots of cleaning up done. I wish the boss would just upgrade this bloody computer. If I had a burner installed, I could have backed up the entire thing in an hour. This way, I had to zip all of the files and save everything onto 3.5" floppies. It took 3 days. What a nightmare. And she expects me to do this weekly. I don't think so. I've gotten into the habit of backing up files as I go and doing a system backup once a month. It's not the best solution but I'm working with limited resources here!

I went to see The Libertine yesterday and I must say that I was rather disappointed. Though Johnny Depp was fabulous as the Earl of Rochester, the story was a bit discombobulated and jumped around, sometimes leaving you wondering what the heck was going on. I really liked the prologue which is spoken by Depp in near darkness. It was not only a good piece of writing but it was also beautifully and emotionally recited. I wonder why Depp has never performed Shakespeare...I think he'd be great at it. The other thing I really liked that added great mood to the film was the setting. No embelishments here. The roads were muddy, the people filthy, and even the "rich" surroundings of the theatre and the King's home all have a feeling of filth. In one scene, as the King is talking, you see one of his dogs releave himself in the middle of the hall. And by the end of the movie, Depp has deteriorated to the point where you don't even want to look at him. It's simply told as it was: dirty. John Malkovich is nearly unrecognizable as Charles II. Other than the voice and the credits, one would have a hard time spotting him. In the end, the strong performances are really not enough to make this a great movie. It's worth seeing, but definately a rental. If a period piece about a wicked and twisted man is what you're looking for, Quills is a much better movie all around.