My new goal is to get tuned up enough to run a ten miler in May. And then? The Around Cape Ann 25k, which, according to Good Runnings, I apparently last ran in 2003. That's kinda a long time ago now. I was inspired by chatting with my friend Chris at the annual Thanksgiving Eve Party this past week. He's been running a lot. And so has rayvaillancourt. I kinda ( Read more... )

Martin Freeman as Bilbo! Richard Armitage as Thorin! POTENTIALLY Bill Nighy as Smaug! Peter Jackson is doing it right. Again.

I haven't written up a movie review in quite some time, mostly because of laziness, but I can't really hold back on this one, because M. Night Shyamalan has ( officially failed me )

A SWOT analysis of Eclipse.

God, am I tired. Midnight movies are not something I can do anymore, now that I'm old and crotchety.

This is so aggravating ( Read more... )

When I picture the board meeting for the creators of PBS's new fall hit, "Dinosaur Train," it goes down kind of like this ( Read more... )

I went into Berk's on Thayer Street tonight with the intention of finding fun shoes, preferably Awesome Boots. Unfortunately, most of the store was dedicated to trends that were popular in 1987. Yes, there were a dozen pairs of boots, but they were all approximating those worn by Mona on "Who's the Boss?", and I don't roll that way ( Read more... )

valancy_s was home for a bit, so we decided to watch the Rifftrax to "Twilight." It was an EXCELLENT DECISION. When the Blockbuster clerk found out why we wanted the movie he even chipped in a quarter towards the rental fee. How about THAT ( Read more... )

Big Hairy Paleontologist-Guy: *hiding from T-Rex in shallow cave* "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! T-REX!!!"
T-REX: RAAAAAAHHHHR! *Gnashes*
BHP-G: *feels snake crawling into his shirt* "AHHHHHH!!!!! SNAKE!!!" *runs into gnashing jaws of T-Rex*
T-REX: "Well, if you insist buddy! THAT was easy!" *crunches* "Ooooh! Snake-flavored!" *gulps*

*Lots of blood flows down

tinuviellen, valancy_s, Tinuviellen's Husband Charming and I just went out to see "Pan's Labyrinth" over at the mall movie theater. Little did we know as we were cooing over the cuddly, loveable golden retriever puppies in the pet shop window what was in store for us.

( The movie that reaches through the screen and throttles you with good old-fashioned nightmare material... )