anyways

 we had a bit of a break between movie, then continued with batman returns. there're a couple of problematic scenes, but i think the innuendo went over mr smear's head and we all enjoyed it.

afterwards, mr smear and i went for a short walk and talk, which we both enjoyed. i mean, aside from the few minutes when we ducked into a bomb shelter (the sirens weren't in the area we were in, but nearby). the primary reason for our displeasure was that the shelter had two large mattresses on the floor, one of them with sheets on it, and some kids came in and jumped on them with their goddamned shoes on. their mother asked them nicely, once, to stop, but did nothing about them not stopping.

anyway.

we had a nice video chat with my sister and her kids (and grandkid), it was great to see them! but i won't lie, i had to work to keep from making faces or saying anything: she's gotten so much work done on her face that she can't talk properly any more, and that's really distressing.

anyway.

the evening was pretty good, and although we did have a bit of an issue with mr smear going to bed without a night light - i'm convinced it's what's been keeping him up much later than he should be - that part of the evening also went quite well.

as for me, i've just spent another few hours playing shadowrun: dragonfall. i completed two missions, but they were both punishing, and i feel like i'm falling down a rabbit hole.

anyway.

too much social media will rot your brain. i've just finished a cup of tea, and i'm about to turn in.