Summer of sequels

I saw the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie during the week. I liked it much better than the second one - mainly because it actually had an ending.

Until I saw this movie, I didn't realize just how many sequels are out or coming soon. Spiderman 3 is out here too. Then, all of the previews they showed (for American movies) were for sequels - Ocean's 13, Shrek 3, Die Hard 4, Harry Potter 4(?). The Bourne Ultimatum is also coming out this summer. The Bourne movie is the one in the only one in the list here that I'll definitely make it to the theater for but I'll probably catch Ocean's and Spidey when they're out on video.

I've recently read that Indiana Jones 4 is in production (I'd see this too!) and there will be a new Terminator trilogy.

Clearly, I'm missing many since a quick google search turned up 42 sequels released (or scheduled to be released) in 2007!

Stockholm Marathon

I went to watch the Stockholm Marathon today. This whole week has been unusually warm for Stockholm and today was the hottest day we've had so far. It hit 29C (mid-80s F) and the usual high should be around 20C (high 60s F). So, the 2pm start time was just plain cruel to the runners!

We had a picnic near the side of the road at the 13k and 35k markers. Since the marathon was 2 laps, we got to see the runners pass twice. We saw many runners get lapped by the front runners, which really can't help morale. I tried to get a picture with both some of our group and the runners in the background but I guess there was a lull.After we saw the front runners (both male and female) pass our location, we moved into the park, near the water, to continue our picnic/lazy summer day.

I walked home from the park around 10pm and here are some pictures I took on the bridge connecting the island we picnicked on with where I live.