Leaf review

A short video that pretty much explains the driving experience so far..

Very quiet drive in a small car. 

So far have gotten used to knowing all local distances so the whole "what if we just end up with a dead battery somehwere?" phobia is gone.. for everyone in the family.

We are also keeping to approximately 50 miles or less a day. 

The kids love the ride and San is slowly tempted to at least go Hybrid...

So, in short, the Leaf has done its job!

Goooooooooo "ARGO"

Watched ARGO last night after the kids went to bed. 

In case you have not seen it.. go see it. Ben Affleck does an outstanding job of directing this edge of the seat suspense movie, if you can call it that because you know what is going to happen in the end but he still made you come to the edge of the seat and wish you had not drunk that extra bottle of water before coming to the movie theater!

A few things that stood in my mind other than all those facts already mentioned in the reviews?

The background score for one. There are two places in the movie where the song just starts off in the background and just soars. The Knopfler guitar solo from "Sultans of Swing" and Zeppelin's "When the Levee breaks, there is no place left to go".. they were brilliantly placed. Brought you back memories of early eighties, and the words made a few connections in the brain which fit the situation.

The second thing was the look and feel of the movie. They had taken great pains to bring a late seventies feel to the movie, right from the lighting to the clothes to the landmarks. Truly amazing!

Ben Affleck truly shines as a director. Eagerly awaiting his next directorial effort!