So I got to be in a parade and watch a parade today.

OK, I wasn't in a parade as much as a procession. It being the feast of Corpus Christi, we had a procession from our church to the nearby church school as part of its observance. I'd never been to a church that did this, and even here I think this is the first time they've done the procession (or at least the first time in a while). The last time I got to walk down the middle of a street like I did this morning was during our biggest blizzard of the past winter.

Then this afternoon we happened upon Beverly's Memorial Day parade by accident - we were trying to cut across downtown and there was the parade going down the street we needed to cross. We stopped to watch; pretty typical Memorial Day parade, a couple of bands and various groups of veterans. There were some current soldiers, and even a howitzer.

Last night we went and saw Revenge of the Sith, which I'd say is the best of the first three episodes, but not as good as any of the middle three. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, so I've not tried to delve as deeply into the story as over in Craig's blog. What I can say is that the action was pretty good, large chunks of the dialog were crap, and I'm still not sold on the how or why Anakin became Vader.

As for trailers:

Fantastic Four looks like it'll finally make it into a major motion picture of reasonable quality. Michael Chiklis (BU alum) makes a good Thing, and there's nothing wrong with getting to see Jessica Alba for extended periods of time.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe looks promising, though I'm sufficiently removed from reading the Narnia books (or book; I don't know that I ever got past this one) that seeing this in the theater isn't a priority.

Sharkboy and Lava Girl, which I really wish was actually a live-action Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl.

I think that was it. Kind of a paltry collection, considering the usual nine preview buffet that gets thrown at you.

Also perplexing - the local megaplex is now charging $10 a movie. Gee, I can't wonder why the box office is off this year.