Unseasonably nice.
We took mom shopping yesterday. Despite my best efforts of being prepared, I was still late. lol I don't know why I'm always late, but I am! At least she doesn't get angry. :P
We took her grocery shopping for the month then visited with her for a little while. It was actually pretty nice. We would have stayed longer but Joel and I wanted to go see a movie at the cheep theater ($1.50 for a movie!), so had to leave after about 2 hours. We went and saw Divergent, which I really wanted to see, and it was good. It's hard to say if the movie was good in and of itself since I've read the books and really liked them, so of course your brain just fills in missing detail. Joel has not read the books though and said that he liked it as well, so there's that. I was pretty impressed with the casting - whoever they got to play Tris and Four fit the role well imo. Both had the edge they needed for action, but still have a softness and vulnerability that was important in the books. Even though the female lead is young, they didn't her into a simpering idiot! they didn't I was also really pleased with how they handed the romance. They didn't make it into a huge focus of the movie, but instead opted for a downplayed side development, which really worked well. I mean, whoever was playing Four is *smoking* hot, but even when he took off his shirt to show Tris the tattoo on his back, the camera cut away totally to focus on that - no gratuitous abs or chest even. Anyway, if you haven't seen Divergent, you should. Worth a watch. :) Of course, the books are far superior as always!
While we were a mom's my foot and ankle were hurting, so she gave me two or her pills to see if it would help. Narcotics don't work on me at all (neither does alcohol, hallucinogens, or anything that isn't topical). Dentists don't like me *at all* for this reason, as no, I'm not just being a baby, I don't care how much Novacane you've given me, it's wore off. Now just inject it in the nerve and hurry up, that will give you 15 minutes before you have to do it again. >.> *ahem* Anyway, I'm not quite sure what she gave me, but it shocked me that it actually worked! My ankle has been shot forever, and I always have some amount of pain in my joints (Last two doctors said it was from weight, even when I was 145lbs and the pain was in my wrists, elbows, and neck as well. Last time I saw a doctor was 15 years agao and it's just degenerated since then.), but after a while it took away all the pain. My neck and shoulders actually uncoiled and let the joints hang in a relaxed state for once. Unfortunately (fortunately?), about 3.5 hours after I had taken them (the pain was greatly reduced at the 45 minute mark), I was a little stoned. Lightheaded, gregarious, and just happy. Go figure. Joel was amused. I also wanted to touch everything. lol I was in full control of my mental facilities, but there was a curious distance between me and everything. For an anxiety ridden basket case, it was pretty nice.
So, that was my exciting day. I invited mom to come visit mid Aug. right before shool starts, so hopefully we will have the house completely done by then. The only think I have left to buy is stretcher bare for my paintings, but the rest of the odds and ends Joel is going to purchase. We just have to keep motivated and get this done!
Hope you all are having a happy day. :)
We took her grocery shopping for the month then visited with her for a little while. It was actually pretty nice. We would have stayed longer but Joel and I wanted to go see a movie at the cheep theater ($1.50 for a movie!), so had to leave after about 2 hours. We went and saw Divergent, which I really wanted to see, and it was good. It's hard to say if the movie was good in and of itself since I've read the books and really liked them, so of course your brain just fills in missing detail. Joel has not read the books though and said that he liked it as well, so there's that. I was pretty impressed with the casting - whoever they got to play Tris and Four fit the role well imo. Both had the edge they needed for action, but still have a softness and vulnerability that was important in the books. Even though the female lead is young, they didn't her into a simpering idiot! they didn't I was also really pleased with how they handed the romance. They didn't make it into a huge focus of the movie, but instead opted for a downplayed side development, which really worked well. I mean, whoever was playing Four is *smoking* hot, but even when he took off his shirt to show Tris the tattoo on his back, the camera cut away totally to focus on that - no gratuitous abs or chest even. Anyway, if you haven't seen Divergent, you should. Worth a watch. :) Of course, the books are far superior as always!
While we were a mom's my foot and ankle were hurting, so she gave me two or her pills to see if it would help. Narcotics don't work on me at all (neither does alcohol, hallucinogens, or anything that isn't topical). Dentists don't like me *at all* for this reason, as no, I'm not just being a baby, I don't care how much Novacane you've given me, it's wore off. Now just inject it in the nerve and hurry up, that will give you 15 minutes before you have to do it again. >.> *ahem* Anyway, I'm not quite sure what she gave me, but it shocked me that it actually worked! My ankle has been shot forever, and I always have some amount of pain in my joints (Last two doctors said it was from weight, even when I was 145lbs and the pain was in my wrists, elbows, and neck as well. Last time I saw a doctor was 15 years agao and it's just degenerated since then.), but after a while it took away all the pain. My neck and shoulders actually uncoiled and let the joints hang in a relaxed state for once. Unfortunately (fortunately?), about 3.5 hours after I had taken them (the pain was greatly reduced at the 45 minute mark), I was a little stoned. Lightheaded, gregarious, and just happy. Go figure. Joel was amused. I also wanted to touch everything. lol I was in full control of my mental facilities, but there was a curious distance between me and everything. For an anxiety ridden basket case, it was pretty nice.
So, that was my exciting day. I invited mom to come visit mid Aug. right before shool starts, so hopefully we will have the house completely done by then. The only think I have left to buy is stretcher bare for my paintings, but the rest of the odds and ends Joel is going to purchase. We just have to keep motivated and get this done!
Hope you all are having a happy day. :)