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Ok, did not do faire, still not king. I woke up and it was still raining and my eagerness to play in the mud was still lacking. That, and I'd spent until 2 am going round and round the Baltimore beltway, but that's another post. I slept in until about noon.

By the time I got up it was still gray and chilly, but at least not raining anymore. D. and I both wanted to see "Good Night and Good Luck", and D. has been doing these long, scenic walks around our neighborhood of late, and it seemed like a good idea to take one today - most streets between us and the theater are well outfitted with sidewalks so we went.

A very good walk, through the historic parts of town that you can't see from the main road, and good exercise. We got to the theater early and stopped off for soup/sandwiches. It felt kind of like playing tourist in my home town, unexpected but fun :)

The movie itself was excellent, and I highly recommend it! If you are interested in history, media, news, censorship, or just subtle performances and evolving story, you'll love it :) It's not action or fast paced, but facial expressions and gestures mean a lot, so I suggest seeing it on the big screen if you can.

By the time we came out of the theater it was raining; I'd brought an umbrella but it wasn't big enough for both of us :( Once we got moving we weren't too cold, but for future reference I'm not embarking on one of these long walks again if it looks like it might rain - just too much of a mess.

I have to say all that walking was great exercise though! One shower and change of clothes later, and I feel pleasantly sore and exhausted, big and buff and strong, and I'll sleep well tonight. Chilling out/warming up with an Irish coffee didn't hurt either ;)

I did do the fencing demo last night, and it was illuminating and fun, but more on that in a separate fencing-geek post.