I finally had time to go see Man of Steel! It was a semi-impulsive decision: I was thinking I could go this weekend, and when I checked the showtimes after class at 2:55 today, there was a showing at 3:55--just enough time for me to get home and take Memphis for a short walk before zipping over to the theater and paying matinee price. Score ( Read more... )

I Netflixed The Secret of Roan Inish and watched it this weekend. (::waves at darkpoole::) It was a movie I always wanted to rent when we went to the video store, but whoever I was with would always want something else, and I just never ended up getting to watch it. And then I guess I forgot for a number of years ( Read more... )

It's so strange hearing of the heaps of snow in the Northeast when it was about 60 and sunny here today. Please don't feel like I'm rubbing it in, because I'm already pre-emptively mourning the end of winter, which is probably soon here, and it's only been cold for a little while with snow on the ground once. I want more. I need more. (I know many ( Read more... )

* Grandchildlessness - an interesting conversation on BBC Women's Hour last week about how women deal with infertility throughout life, including when their friends start having grandchildren. I was particularly interested in one woman's description of how she deals with the subject of her infertility in conversation with people who aren't aware. ( Read more... )

I took Action Figure Xander to see Star Trek Babiez! tonight. Afterward, he said he would have liked more ( Read more... )

( IMAX movie )

you should watch to the end of the credits.

I'll say more when more people have the chance to see it. :)

The first crop of hay is laid out in the fields, and it smells amazing, especially on a damp cool night like this, with top notes of honeysuckle.

Saw Prince Caspian at the local crappy theater with Louis and Luna tonight. Thoughts: ( Thoughts )

I have the luxury of a bit of peace and quiet today. (I wish you could hear it! Just windchimes and a bird or two. Oh, and a hawk just landed in the oak tree outside my window.) I've gone from 27 LJ tabs open in Firefox down to 6, in only three hours. Woo. I won't be able to stay caught up, probably, but I'm trying. :) My mom is having a bad pain ( Read more... )

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