Starfarers of Copenhagen

This weekend was quite enjoyable, thanks in no small part to the gorgeous weather and our lovely friends, Ates and Odul.

On Friday night, CarrieLynn and I noshed on some pizza and watched Paranormal Activity, which is pretty much every bit as creepy as advertised. It's been a long time since a movie managed to get under my skin like that, and while it's not without its flaws, I still enjoyed it quite a bit (despite the fact that it made sleeping a bit difficult that night).

Then on Saturday, we had Ates and Odul over to play Starfarers of Catan, which is probably my favorite board game. I was a little nervous about what everyone would think of it, but I needn't have worried. After some initial hesitation, the gang ended up really getting into it, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves immensely. The copious amounts of wine and mead may have had something to do with that, though.

Today, CarrieLynn and I took the train into Copenhagen. It was my first time visiting the city, and while the weather was a bit cold and the sky somewhat gray and overcast, I still found Copenhagen to be a lovely and rather exciting place. Since I'm a giant movie nerd, I made sure that our first stop was the Danish Film Institute, where I picked up a couple of posters and a book on Neo-Noir Cinema. After that, we spent the next three and a half hours wandering around the city and taking in the sights. The architecture is amazing, as is the metropolitan nature of the populace. As we walked down the street, we were greeted by a multitude of different languages and accents. While there, I got CarrieLynn a belated birthday present; a pair of amber earrings that she fell in love with when we visited the Amber Museum. We were also going to visit the big comic book shop in town, but it was closed, so we'll have to wait until next time.

For those who are interested, we took lots of pics, all of which can be found here. I'm also hoping that there isn't so much time between blog posts, as now that the weather is starting to get better, we should be able to get out and do more things.

Anyway, until next time, faithful readers!