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13 Days, 12 Rounds

It randomly occurred to me this morning that I never posted about Halloween.  Probably because there wasn’t much to report, really – N was still in Florida awaiting the shuttle launch, so my mom came into town to help me wrangle the kids.  My sister also happened to be here, and she came in handy [...]

Movie reviews x4

In no particular order (or genre, really), here are spoiler-free reviews of what I’ve been watching this summer: Zombieland - I really didn’t think I’d like it at all.  I’m not a Woody Harrelson fan.  In fact, I’m anti-Harrelson.  So much so that my Netflixed copy of the movie sat there for two months (TOTALLY making [...]

Movie review – G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

I managed to talk N into watching G.I. Joe with me, even though after the debacle that was Crank 2 he was sort of a tough sell.  (It’s okay, I told him, just pretend it’s Basilisk: The Serpent King – a made-for-TV cinematic gem we watched recently.  He seemed fine with that.  Like I’ve said [...]

This and that

I managed two whole posts in a row that had a cohesive theme throughout.  Tonight my streak comes to an end. My dryer is a piece of shit, doo-dah, doo-dah* The damn thing has started eating drawstrings.  It happened a few times before, but it was sporadic and so I didn’t think much of it [...]

Anatomy of a bad movie

If you recall, my husband and I have very different expectations and requirements for what constitutes an enjoyable movie.  He needs intellectual stimulation in his films, which usually includes decent acting and a cohesive, well-written plot.  I require none of these things, and in fact most of the movies I watch can hardly be categorized [...]