It seems when I wake up early on the weekends, I always get more stuff done. Yesterday, Lynn and I went to the Farmer's Market early in the morning to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables. We also milled around for a bit staring at old trunks and fresh baked bread, inhaling the scent of basil that permeated the city square.

Afterwards, we got free BBQ at my company-sponsored summer picnic down by the waterfront. It was lots of fun, primarily because of the free BBQ :). And also, we passed by one of the plethora of dog-related businesses in Old Town and they were having an adoption day with the cutest puppies in the world in a little pen. This was especially prescient because just the other day Lynn was mentioning that she wanted to have a business where the other thing it would have is a pen full of rumbling, tumbling puppies. I concured, if only because then I would get to work at said rumbling, tumbling business. So, now our new own-your-own business dream includes: a coffee shop/bookstore/used CD store/puppy pen. I think it just might work.

Later in the day, we got had planned to go into the city because we had stumbled on Restaurant Week reservations at The Oval Room downtown. Since there are few times that we will want to plunk down $200 for dinner, we jumped at a chance to get some decently priced food from a Modern (read: fancy) restaurant. So, we decided to head in early and catch a movie at the lovely Landmark theater on E street. And since there is a movie with Parker Posie playing (Broken English), that got first billing, so to speak.

The movie was okay; romantic comedies usually aren't a favorite of mine. Broken English at least had a tinge of melancholy that tempered the inevitable pseudo-happy ending. However, I think what ruined the movie for me were the actual movie-goers inside the theater. The lack of common respect for keeping quiet and just, what seems to me, common theater-going etiquette always baffles me every time it happens. If I could afford a huge widescreen TV, and a decent sound set-up, the idea of going to the movies would seem quaint and unnecessary.

After the movie we hustled to The Oval Room and enjoyed a very good dinner. The waiter was a tad pushy (I am assuming that during Restaurant Week they make most of their money on alcohol, although one review I read said that the service is pushy during normal serving times, as well). It is fun to go out to "fancy" restaurants once in a while, even if sometimes the servers seem to speak down to us. However, trying new combinations of foods is always exciting. It just obliterates our food budget every time we do it.

We walked to Georgetown afterwards, which was maybe a mistake. By the time we got there I was hot and Lynn's feet were sore from her shoes. We made our customary stop at Barnes and Nobles to hit up the restroom and then ventured into Urban Outfitters for a quick look around before heading home.