Double-O Awesome

On Friday night, Garrett and I went to see the new James Bond movie - "Casino Royale". We set out in his car, intending to stop at Ikea to pick up some items for his new house. However, as we drove the first block, Garrett had to fight the wheel quite a bit. He pulled over and got out, muttering 'I hope I don't have a flat tire.'

Guess what it was? A flat tire! Arg!

You may recall a month or so ago, I wrote about our experience with the idiots at Fountain Tire. They lost Garrett's keys and took forever...anyway, he had gotten the back left wheel repaired. Now, the front left wheel was completely flat. We limped back home and put it back in the driveway, but by that point the tire wasn't doing so well and was starting to come off.

Plan B. We used the university truck that Garrett has been driving in Fort Mac. Luckily, they recently traded in their university logo'ed truck for a 4-wheel drive, unmarked Budget truck, so we didn't feel conspicuous driving it. In any case, we made it down to Ikea and the theatre with time to spare, picked up what we needed and took in Casino Royale.

I thoroughly enjoyed Casino Royale. Despite all the controversy about Daniel Craig as a blond Bond, I approve of him as he did a great job in this role. The movie was action packed, intriguing and fun, as well as a little bit sexy too (that's what Bond is about, isn't it?). One of the odd things about the film was the mixture of an early Bond at the beginning of his career with current events - it's a little weird how they decided to tie it all together. Still, great movie and you should all see it at the big screen if you can.