day trip of las tres amigas to bluffton!

Honestly, when I think of me and Sandy and Barbara, the phrase "the three amigas", or some variation thereof, pops into my mind!
This time, we were off to yet another movie not destined to be shown here in Savannah. Of course!
"The Big Short", about the housing market collapse last decade, was our target. Cinemark was our goal.
I had tried to convince them to come to Bluffton for movies, and more, but I'd had no luck until this winter break. Finally!
We had a great time, together, even though the movie brought tears.
Well, maybe those were only on my part. I well recall that period in time - very scary.
Good to know I had two friends there with me today when the movie brought back those memories.
The best thing about the movie?
How ultra-super-sexy-hot Brad Pitt has become! His 52 years look GOOD on him! Ooh la la! We were all in agreement on that!
Not that he had enough screen time to be called the "lead actor" in the film. All together, he probably was onscreen ten minutes.
The movie was truly an ensemble piece, with no one person having top billing. I have no idea how the folks in the business will decide which of the guys might get a "Best Supporting Actor" nomination.
For instance, Steve Carrell, playing financial analyst "Mark Baum", gave the absolute best performance I have ever seen from him. Barbara agreed. Neither of us have ever been a fan of his work, so this one performance completely revised our opinions of his talent.
Christian Bale was absolutely incredible as the one-eyed financial wunderkind, Michael Burry. He wore the role so well that it was hard to believe this was the same man who had played the Dark Knight.
All three of the actors portrayed men in the tough moral position of being profiteers from the dire, economy-destroying decisions by stupid, greedy bankers.
Rock and a hard place.
(Not that any of them gave money back to all those who lost their pensions, their homes, their jobs, from the collapse of the real estate bubble. So, pot, meet kettle.)

Afterward, we had a major decision to make.
Where to eat?
Chin Dynasty?
Cheeburger Cheeburger?
The new Mexican place, Cinco?
The one from Chicago, Hinchey's?
The Outback steakhouse?
I had billed Hinchey's as "looking like a sports bar, but with great food" and that was the winner!
The big-screen televisions all over the place definitely give it a "sports bar" feel and look, but their menu is way beyond wings and burgers. For instance, I had the Penne Pasta Galisteo - full of tomatoes, garlic, and flavor! That was eaten alongside of dessert, of course: pecan pie! Barbara had the crab cakes, with the cinnamon-sprinkled sweet potato fries - she loved them! So did Sandy, who got the fries with her huge Italian Beef sandwich. We all had to-go boxes afterward, too!

Next on our agenda?
Well, Barbara was driving, so her choice! We went to a craft store, in search of two shadow box frames to round out the pair she already had.
No luck. But she could order them!
Okay, errand done! Homeward bound were we!
And guess what? We never did get rained on!
Such a great day for las tres amigas!