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So the movie was great! But it wouldn't have been nearly so cool without the 8 other people who showed up in Greenville to see it. Massive thanks to Sweeney and Phillip for putting the whole thing together and making it happen. Other Erskinites included the aforementioned couple, SB, Zach, and J. Roach (whom I haven't seen in ages). I rode up with Kyle, and we walked into the theatre to see a seriously sweaty Phillip standing by the DDR machines watching his even more drippingly sweaty friend (whom I had yet to meet, but had heard much about) doing really well at the game. (My annoyances with DDR will go unmentioned for now.) Next we all moved to the Time Crisis 3 machines where Phillip and Sweeney went a round, after which Zach and I went in together for some expensive smackdown. Cool game. 3 tokens. .ouch.

So Roach almost didn't arrive in time, but boy am I glad he did make it. The viewing experience wouldn't have been the same without him. He was hoarse for some reason, so whenever he would comment, laugh, or yell in approval at the screen, it would be followed by, ".cough. ... ow." Heh, heh.

The movie was awesome. Definitley my favorite of the three, but I'm stopping there for the sake of those who haven't seen it yet. But I will say this. I'm glad Mystique doesn't feel the need to operate in the nude anymore. .shiver.

So yeah. We had a great time. Especially Roach. I think he slapped his hat to the ground somewhere around 16 times in sheer amazed and bewildered demonstrance on account of a couple points of the movie. .chuckle. That dude is a trip. Kyle and I had great coversation on the way back. Once we had gotten back to his place in Anderson, we talked for about an hour, all the while hearing the Freedom Weekend Aloft concert blaring from a mile away. I could actually make out the tune and lead singer's voice of Train. That was cool. But you could feel the bass. Actually feel it, a mile away. .yikes. Good times.

Life should not pass without moments of such raucous fun.