BLACK MASS...And a Huge Coincidence...

Early this morning, I watched the new crime biopic starring Johnny Depp as former Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger. Black Mass was good... I'd say that Depp's performance as Bulger is Oscar-worthy despite the fact the make-up work done to make him look like the notorious Winter Hill Gang leader is not. On another note: I just found out through my journal (yes, I keep a journal; it's not online though) that I was working in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011—the day that Bulger was found and arrested in said city. (He was a fugitive since 1994.) On a more coincidental note: We both had our run-in with law enforcement that day— Bulger was taken into custody by the police outside an apartment, while I got a citation (for $64) for not having a residential permit when I parked outside another apartment. (The street parking throughout Santa Monica is atrocious.) Yea, I'm sure that Bulger preferred getting a measly parking ticket too...instead of being sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years in prison for his crimes. That is all.