Last night I watched the Percy Jackson Lightning Thief movie. It was okay. I enjoyed it. But I kept feeling confuzzled because I'd had the impression that Percy Jackson was, like, twelve. I checked the Wik and yes, he's supposed to be 12 in the first book. Huh. Imagine if Chris Columbus had tried to age up the Harry Potter characters. The ( Read more... )

So I've seen a boatload of movies lately now that I've had more time to catch up on my freelance work. Thoughts on a couple of them.

The Expendables You know what I kept thinking about while I watched this movie? Fox Force Five. Remember in Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman's character had been in a pilot called Fox Force Five about a group of five ( Read more... )

• Being an Adult Report: Slept a little later than intended but got out of the house before 9, got to work at 9:15 (slightly late but no big), packed a lunch last night so aces on that. But I think having my carpets cleaned earns me extra Being an Adult points. Spending $100-odd on having something cleaned is definitely a sign of adulthood, as is ( Read more... )

Owowowowow. I went to to doctor this morning and the nurse did a blood draw and I don't know what she did, she hit something deep in my elbow but it hurt like hell and it still hurts. Owowowow ( Read more... )

I'm having a good weekend. My Reorganize, Purge and Finish Household Projects thing continues unabated but I'm making excellent progress. Yesterday I finally hung my folk art collection on my bedroom walls, then went out in search of frames for a project to display them in an unconventional way (more on that when it's done). I wanted antique ( Read more... )

So, last night I watched the X-Files movie. I wasn't that thrilled by it, although I didn't expect to be based on what I heard from others ( Read more... )

I have seen a whole bunch of movies lately. Would you like to hear about them? No? Then skip over the cuts.

( Zodiac )

I get into these moods on weekends. Sometimes all I want to is write. Sometimes all I want to do is read. And other times, all I want to do is watch movies.
I watched a whole BUNCH of movies this weekend.
You Can Count On Me Netflix. This movie had critical acclaim heaped all over it, so I thought I'd give it a go. I was underwhelmed. ( Read more... )

How is it that long weekends feel just as short as regular weekends ( Read more... )

I spent the entire weekend reading. It was divine. Well, I also did some writing and a bit of movie-watching ( Read more... )