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Last night we watched National Treasure on DVD, and I have a new crush: Justin Bartha, who plays Nicolas Cage’s nerdy, quippy sidekick. He’s especially cute in glasses. I’d never heard of or seen him before, but I’m going to have to keep an eye out for him in the future.

Oh yeah – the movie was better than I expected, a very entertaining popcorn flick, even if it strained credulity many times over.

[Update: turns out Justin Bartha stars in a new NBC sitcom, Teachers, which just began airing last week.]

The weather is so nice today. It’s in the 60s. I needed to wear a suit today but I didn’t have to wear an outdoor jacket over it. And tomorrow it’s supposed to be even warmer. Looks like March will indeed go out like a lamb. Might we actually have a real spring this year? Finally?

I wish we’d had more snow this winter. I know, we broke the record for a single snowfall. But I like being stuck inside watching the snow fall, the world completely quiet. I love spring, but sometimes the weather evokes the times my dad used to pressure me to go outside and play with the other kids on our block. I preferred staying inside, and I liked having an excuse to do so. These days I don’t mind being outside when the weather is nice – no more intimidating neighborhood kids to worry about. Just traffic and more and more boarded-up shoestores.

This spring I resolve to spend plenty of time in Washington Square Park, since it’s so close. You have to take advantage of what’s around you. You have to appreciate it.

I also resolve to go to Shake Shack again. More than once.

Ahh, spring. Mmm, spring.