International 'Bond'ing

We finally saw the new James Bond, after hearing the hype for weeks. They love them their double-O. We had heard Casino Royale was the best Bond movie ever, and Daniel Craig the best Bond, possibly second only to Connery himself! It seemed that everyone in this country had or was planning on seeing the film.

Surprisingly, it lived up to all the hype. I was clutching Nick's arm most of the movie, and I kept talking out loud to the film (I wasn't as annoying as I sound - no one could hear me over the massively loud sound effects). One of our friends said that James Bond and Jack Bauer must be related, and that there's something about stern, blonde-haired, blue-eyed men saving the world that is utterly believable!

The best part of the night, though, was the international nature of the company. We saw the movie with about 10 of Nick's co-workers, and the following countries were represented:

• England (a given)
• United States (also a given)
• Poland
• China
• Canada
• Spain
• Malaysia

Arup is like England's melting pot - we've also met some people from India. It's really interesting to meet people from all over. We're having the guys from Poland and Malaysia over for dinner next week, so there should be some good stories to tell.

(A note on the corny title: I suggested it, and Nick said, "Alright, Norm Horstman." So we do turn into our parents as we get older, bad puns and all!)