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Saturday was generally uneventful for me. I did go and see Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, but before that went to KFC for lunch. KFC has "boneless wings" which are indeed boneless and probably are wings, but somehow didn't do much for me. Even with having lunch before going to the theater, I wound up at the concession stand. The movie itself is fairly entertaining and I suppose I'm not the target audience for it. The villain was over the top stereotypical, think Elmer Fudd crossed with Snidely Whiplash and you'll have an approximation. There were plenty of good gags and while the story is simple and even obvious, it wasn't actually bad. It was generally a good ride. There were a number of cultural references and I think there was one that sailed right over many. It was a line that fit the movie and the scene perfectly, but was also a British reference that I would not have gotten had not pharwarner sent me a couple CDs a while back. If you do see this movie, get there a bit early and put up with the stupid advertising, the cartoon short before the movie was shown in amongst the previews rather than immediately before the feature. And then stay through all the credits for a short and to the point gag at the very end.

Today jmaynard and I went to Sioux Falls for a few things. One was lunch with Duane and melissasutton at Taste of India. We all arrived a bit before the restaurant opened and so we all rode in the newly acquired Melissamobile and they showed off the new Siouxland faire site. As Siouxland has not made their official announcement, I'll not spoil it by revealing where it is. I will say that what issues the site may seem to have I have seen addressed at other faires. The good things about the old site seem to still be there, and maybe in greater quantity, and the mud... looks to be a thing of the past that will be happily left in the past.

We got to Taste of India not too long after it had opened and we all ate very, very well. Buffets are dangerous things, and good ones especially so. The only complaint about the Taste of India buffet is that everything (except the mint chutney, I suppose) is mild. Good food, good conversation, good friends, more good food, and the time flew. It was a pleasure introducing the Suttons to Taste of India. It's also amusing that Jay and I get there less than once a month, but the waitress recognizes us.

After that, we parted ways. Jay and I went to the Empire mall where I took care of some holiday shopping while it's still possible to do without going mad. We stopped at a bookstore, not in the mall, and each bought a book on Python (the language). I bought Learning Python and Jay bought the Python Pocket Reference. Next was a trip across town so I could pick up comics for this and last month, and then we went geocaching. The first cache was easy. "No hints needed" was actually true. The second cache was not so easy, as it was a good hike with a good stretch of a fairly steep grade. It was enough of a workout that getting water before the trip home was foremost on our minds on the hike back to the car.

Oh, and then I made this post and showed off the new restaurant/food LJ icon kinkyturtle made for me. Thanks KT!