llcoolvad | Vacation Day 7

Ack! Already a week gone. Only five more days of time off — past the halfway point! Got some stuff done today — brought mom to her surgeon's office to get her staples out. Ran some errands for her. Went out with Brian in the evening to get some dinner, then did some shopping. Home to nothing on TV and energy flagging.

Ended up watching "Knowing" on demand. Man, what a bad film. I was so happy when [ SPOILER ALERT ] everyone on earth died at the end in a fiery sun flare! And the children were dropped in a field on another planet by so-implied friendly aliens with no food, shelter, water, or grownups. Well, there were a couple of bunnies, but YAY! Annihilation!

I guess my most pressing question, though, is why on earth did Nic Cage's stylist allow him to shave off his sideburns? I mean,

before...

and after...

Has he become a monk? If he were starring as a monk, maybe a ninja monk, (ok, especially as a ninja monk) I could see it!

But his last few roles have been National Treasure, Kick-Ass, some other stuff I never saw, the craptastic thing I saw tonight, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice, where his delightfully tousled wig

managed to hide whatever mess was crawling around the sides of his head. No ninja monks! Not even a little bit!

Oh Nic. You've gone so, so wrong. I think I need to blame Ghost Rider. You still had sideburns then, but I think your head being on fire might just have been a bad idea. Come back to us, Nic!