Self care is not escapism, its a necessity

 I had a good day yesterday. I'm still dealing with long Covssshhh so I decided to take a day off from reality, not watch any news and take a self care day.

I managed to get some groceries, made a healthy meal that according to spouse turned out well and tried not to think about the fact that I had to take naps in between to accomplish that little. 

Then we watched Dungeons and Dragons Honor of Thieves. 

The first DandD movie with Jeremy Irons was probably one of the worst movies I'd ever seen and I remember being embarrassed that I'd convinced a friend to watch it in the theater with me.

This one? Good. In fact very good. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant in what I can only describe as a fantasy adventure comedy reminiscent of the old Indiana Jones movies, not geared to children.

I'm glad a friend kept insisting that I'd like it. There is no deep meaning, at most reminding audiences that we're all flawed, but that value and virtue still matter. I haven't seen this type of movie in a long time and you don't need to know anything about the board game to enjoy it.

Old fashioned story telling, a reluctant hero's journey, great visuals (Lucasfilm), well paced action sequences, no slow lulls, truly original laugh out loud humor interspersed throughout the movie. (An overweight dragon, seriously?) It's really funny and I finally slept really well. I highly recommend it as a stress reliever.

Oh, Jonarthan.