Odds and Ends
I should be in bed since I swore I was going to church tomorrow, but I haven't posted in awhile (priorities! LOL!) I wanted to post pics of my current projects, but that won't happen tonite.
I've seen a bunch of movies lately. So I'll do a couple of quick reviews.
1) Star Trek
Wow. I thought I would be bored since I've gotten out of the Trekkie phase, but boy was I wrong. My only problem was trying to reconcile it as a prequel to the first Star Trek movie. Don't. LOL. Its basically an AU. But it was very well done and it was done in such a way that they can do sequels if they ever decide to. Excellent movie.
2) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
I LOVE the soundtrack to this movie. I've listened to it so much on free.napster that hubby finally got me the CD. But the movie? Not much plot. Lots of blowing stuff up. But...it seemed like the little bit of plot was shoved in between an excuse for lots of pyrotechnics. I was kind of disappointed in it. But, one of these days, I want to go back and rewatch the first one and then maybe try watching the second one again.
3) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
I loved the movie. I really didn't like the book. I never had any desire to go back and re-read it. My SIL said they left key parts of the book out of the movie, but I honestly don't remember the book well enough to know, so I can't say i was disappointed. I think the movie was very well done. I was only disappointed in the fact that they left out the funeral at the end. I think that would have been one thing I would have liked to have seen in the movie. But other than that. Excellent movie.
I was excited to actually see some movies in the past month. Hubby and I don't go too often. Usually because we have different tastes, and movies are soooo expensive. But there are still a couple of movies I really would like to see, so I hope we'll go a few more times this summer. :) But I know I can also go see them on occasion with my SIL too if hubby and I really can't agree (like New Moon - I already have my "date with my SIL" planned. LOL)
I've read a ton of books in the past month, but most of them have been for review. I have Common Sense by Glenn Beck and The Graveyard Book sitting on my TBR pile to be read as soon as things slow down a little for the two review sites (yeah - who am I kidding? LOL!)
Like I said earlier, I've been working on a bunch of stuff quilting wise. I finished the three table runners, I finished the fairy quilt - even though I'm really not happy with the quilting, I made a backpack purse and now I'm in the middle of making a "sizzling circles quilt" with batiks. I'm really excited about this one. So, I can't wait to finish it. :) Then next up is hopefully two super sekrit projects and then I'll finish the runners for my bedroom and then creating a scrap quilt or two - since I have a TON of scraps with all my projects I've finished lately. Then I have a kitty quilt I hope to possible make using the sizzling circles pattern. Depending on how this one comes together. If not, I'll be looking for suggestions on how to use my kitty fabrics.
I need to post about my canoeing trip too, but that won't be tonite.
But I'm off to bed, so have a good night and as always, thanks for reading! :)
I've seen a bunch of movies lately. So I'll do a couple of quick reviews.
1) Star Trek
Wow. I thought I would be bored since I've gotten out of the Trekkie phase, but boy was I wrong. My only problem was trying to reconcile it as a prequel to the first Star Trek movie. Don't. LOL. Its basically an AU. But it was very well done and it was done in such a way that they can do sequels if they ever decide to. Excellent movie.
2) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
I LOVE the soundtrack to this movie. I've listened to it so much on free.napster that hubby finally got me the CD. But the movie? Not much plot. Lots of blowing stuff up. But...it seemed like the little bit of plot was shoved in between an excuse for lots of pyrotechnics. I was kind of disappointed in it. But, one of these days, I want to go back and rewatch the first one and then maybe try watching the second one again.
3) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
I loved the movie. I really didn't like the book. I never had any desire to go back and re-read it. My SIL said they left key parts of the book out of the movie, but I honestly don't remember the book well enough to know, so I can't say i was disappointed. I think the movie was very well done. I was only disappointed in the fact that they left out the funeral at the end. I think that would have been one thing I would have liked to have seen in the movie. But other than that. Excellent movie.
I was excited to actually see some movies in the past month. Hubby and I don't go too often. Usually because we have different tastes, and movies are soooo expensive. But there are still a couple of movies I really would like to see, so I hope we'll go a few more times this summer. :) But I know I can also go see them on occasion with my SIL too if hubby and I really can't agree (like New Moon - I already have my "date with my SIL" planned. LOL)
I've read a ton of books in the past month, but most of them have been for review. I have Common Sense by Glenn Beck and The Graveyard Book sitting on my TBR pile to be read as soon as things slow down a little for the two review sites (yeah - who am I kidding? LOL!)
Like I said earlier, I've been working on a bunch of stuff quilting wise. I finished the three table runners, I finished the fairy quilt - even though I'm really not happy with the quilting, I made a backpack purse and now I'm in the middle of making a "sizzling circles quilt" with batiks. I'm really excited about this one. So, I can't wait to finish it. :) Then next up is hopefully two super sekrit projects and then I'll finish the runners for my bedroom and then creating a scrap quilt or two - since I have a TON of scraps with all my projects I've finished lately. Then I have a kitty quilt I hope to possible make using the sizzling circles pattern. Depending on how this one comes together. If not, I'll be looking for suggestions on how to use my kitty fabrics.
I need to post about my canoeing trip too, but that won't be tonite.
But I'm off to bed, so have a good night and as always, thanks for reading! :)