So yesterday, I saw Sleepy Hollow. Rather scary, with good special effects. The only previous experience with this story is Disney's version where the last or nearly last scene you're looking through Ichabod Crane's eyes as this flaming pumpkin hurtles towards him. Well, this movie is decidely different, although it does have Mr Crane who is rather timid, and the Headless Horseman who is rather fearsome.

My brother didn't want to see this movie. He heard it wasn't all that good. I think he missed out. Truthfully though, he might not have liked the movie, although he does like horror. But this isn't contemporary horror, it's more Gothic, more suspense, more of a mysterious menace that can't be stopped. Not simply hack and slash, there's a reason for people getting their heads chopped off. Strange that the horseman is an uncredited role, although the actor is instantly recognizable. Maybe it's just me...

That night I watched the X-Files movie on cable. This could have been a good movie, and maybe it was a good movie -- to people who actually watch the X-Files. Since I've only seen an episode or two of the show, this movie is very confusing. There are many characters that aren't properly introduced, references that make no sense and add nothing to the movie, and a certain familiarity that I can tell but can't empathize without the background. But other than that it was an ok movie. Just one that was only aimed at people who watched the show, hence why it didn't do well at the box office...

Admittedly, I haven't put a huge amount of time working this past weekend. But I've worked a good six or so hours, getting most of this program I'm working on done. Haven't even tried to compile it yet; well, it won't until I finish it. I still need to get it to at least compile by tomorrow, and if by some miracle of a chance it mostly works then so much the better. Then I have to start working on my real assignment. Ah well, such is life...

The other thing I was doing this weekend was playing Gettysburg, and old wargame by Avalong Hill (this is the American History version). Very simple, designed introduce newbies to wargaming and military simulations. It's relatively well balanced, although I think the Confederate side has a distinct advantage in the full campaign game.

This is one of the things I wanted to do now that I don't have a Friday game that requires my living room table. I can start playing all these games I bought oh so many years ago. Next up I'm going to play an American History version of the Battle of the Bulge. Few pieces, small board, not too much chrome. But it looks good and it has a wooden board, haven't seen that in a while. Heavy counters too. Ahh, as time marches on, components get cheaper and cheaper. Graphics get better but cardstock is too expensive...

As a last topic, I'm watching the Moonlighting marathon on Bravo. It's the whole first season: the pilot and five episodes. It was a mid-season replacement. Not the greatest season, but a glimpse of better things to come when the show hit it's stride in the second and third seasons...