My family went to see Cold Mountain, which, after a rather slow start, turned out to be really good. Renée Zellweger was especially good; Nicole Kidman did the strained romantic heroine bit, and our good friend Natalie even made an appearance. As was the case when she dined in Adams House, I didn't recognise her until she was pointed out to me.

I got my sister Pirates for a Winter Holiday Celebration present and we watched it from 1 to 2.45 am last night. Yo ho!