Day 4, and I’m literally too tired to stay awake. Woke up, went to display at the show. Everyone broke down a little early, so after breaking down the booth, I went to change into street clothes and found myself waking up and groggy 3 hours later. No Disney park for me today, so I walked out the door of the hotel and straight into Downtown Disney for a bit of a stroll and some last minute shopping.

A quick boat ride later, and I’m at the other end of the big mall, standing in line to see the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace.

One-paragraph review is that the latest Bond flick is much more consistent with the action in this second installment of the “reimagined Bond” starring Daniel Craig. To me, he’s much more Bond-like, much less cheesy than Roger Moore or others. This movie however really feels very much like an episodic sequel to the last movie, picking up exactly where the last left off.

Would it stand on its own? I don’t think it would because of the tightly wound continuance, but I believe that the writing for this movie was completed before the last one even wrapped. It’s that tightly linked to the last.

6.5 out of 10.

After the movie, rather than catching the boat back, I strolled the entire mall, ending up at a forgettable chain, pseudo-irish pub in search of a real Irish stew. Unfortunately since the Henry the VIII hotel in Saint Louis closed about 10 years ago, all I’ve found in “Irish Pubs” was canned beef stew with a little Guiness poured in.. Yuck…

Ended up with a yuppy Chicken dish and topped it off with a sip of 12-year-old Glenfiddich single malt scotch. Suitable, but somehow disappointing.