Dead Men Tell No Tales

Finally saw the sequel I've been waiting for - Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and my oh my! It was GOOD! I would not say it was better than the first but I didn't expect it to be either. It was thrilling, entertaining and all things a movie should be. It's a long movie - near 2.5 hours but it went by like a flash. When it ended, I was surprised and said "How can it be over?!"

It's amazing what a phenonmenon this movie has become. Almost everywhere around Orlando you'll hear someone say "Capt Jack Sparrow" or "Pirate" - it's really become a cult classic. For it's first weekend it's already grossed $132 million. The woman at the box office today told us that the midnight showings were sold out over 14 screens!!!!

Yesterday was a nice day as well. After some hemming and hawing I decided to head out to Satellite Beach and spend the day out there. I went with my friend Maria and hit Bunky's and then spent the remainder of the day in the surf. The water was kind of rough and wild but warm. I loved being out there - it feels like home still in an odd way. Had a surreal moment sitting at Bunky's. I've only been there about three times since I last ate there sometime in 1985. The place has moved from its original location but is nonetheless the same. Back in 1985 if I wanted to talk to a friend, I had to go home, get on the corded phone in the kitchen and dial a rotary. I had no privacy and calls cost money (I'll never forget the time I had a $5 charge to Micco, I thought my parents were going to bury me at sea). But there I was eating the same wings I always have - albeit with a Corona rather than a Sprite - and my little tiny Motorola Slvr buzzes and I got a text message from C. It seemed so futuristic in the land that time forgot.

On a personal note, the text message was a of a safe landing. I thought that was very sweet thing to do and completely unexpected.

So that was the weekend and now work really begins - we're ramping up for an 8/8 go live and the heavy hitting rises again.