Justin and I rang in the first week of our new year by scaring ourselves silly watching "Open Water."

Can I just echo what every reviewer has said about this movie (minus the overused "harrowing")? It keeps you on edge. The director/editor's timing is impeccable. The sharks are naturalistic and just a little bit more frightening than their "heightened reality" counterparts in other movies.

Kudos to the husband and wife team that dedicated their year's weekends to the shooting and editing of "Open Water." It reminds me of another husband and wife film team that I know...I'll have to check in on them very soon.

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You have to check out Meg's art-for-sale page on eBay. Justin and I are addicted to her art, but we're restraining ourselves from bidding on everything.

Our withdrawal symptoms were drastically reduced, however, by this wonderful Christmas gift from Meg: