Happy Birthday To Me

So I celebrated my birthday in style this weekend, starting on Friday when CarrieLynn and I went out with Ates and Odul to a club called Gimle to catch a performance by Danish electronic band When Saints Go Machine. I'd never heard of the band before last week, but I have to say that they were fantastic, and they put on one hell of a show. The music was excellent, and sort of had a bit of a 1980s feel to it, sort of a cross between White Lies and Haircut 100. At any rate, it was a great show, and everyone seemed to have fun, so the evening was a total success.

Then on Saturday, CarrieLynn and I spent the day walking around Roskilde, eventually making our way to the mall where we pigged out on delicious sushi. After that, we wandered back toward Paradis for ice cream, and then back to our apartment to watch a double feature of Plastic Bag and Crazy Heart. Both movies are quite excellent, and if you haven't seen them, I highly recommend you check them out as soon as possible.

Then today, we went in to Copenhagen to see Solomon Kane, which was pretty good overall, but could have been better. It's a solid genre effort anchored by a really good lead performance from James Purefoy. I would have preferred the film makers eschewed the standard origin story, and rather just have them drop us right into the world of Solomon Kane and fill us in on his back story as we go along. As it is, this is still a decent enough vehicle for the character, and I would recommend it for fans of both horror and fantasy. After that, we walked down the street to have dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, and then strolled around the city for a little while before catching the train home.

Overall, it was a lovely weekend, and a wonderful birthday. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would actually get to celebrate my birthday in another country, but I am so glad I got the opportunity to do just that. I'll try to update this post with some pictures later on in the week, but until next time, thanks again for reading!