I am beat today. Lots of working and a run in the dark last night have me tuckered out. I need to force myself to bed early tonight. Very busy day today: code, drop kids off at Mom’s, go to BNI, pick up kids, teach piano lesson, and code until sleepy time.
Movie review…
To Catch a Thief – Cary Grant + Grace Kelly + Alfred Hitchcock = it’s awesome.
Bubs has his first soccer practice of the season last night. He lost his love for soccer a few years ago. He attended a soccer camp that consisted of great one-on-one training for the kids that really wanted to play soccer. Unfortunately for kinetic 5 year olds, it was a hot bed of bad behavior – lots of one-on-one training surrounded by 50-60 5 year olds sitting around on the grass with soccer balls and crap to play with. Ergo, he ended up getting in trouble, not paying attention, and hating soccer.
But this was not soccer camp, this was practice for his team filled with all of his buddies and he had a blast. He even… wait for it, scored a goal during the scrimmage! The only disturbance during practice was a deer that came sprinting along the side of Brooks Field(the boys loved that). I was hoping to have lots of pics and video of the practice, but my iPhone was absconded by Viv so she could get her fill of Talking Carl and Pocket God. Prior to the game, Viv did Abbe’s hair and toenails… so pretty….
And Abbe helped Viv get dressed up as a cheerleader…
And here’s the lone picture I got of the team (Bub’s is in a Raul Ibanez shirt behind a bunch of kids, can’t even see him)…
Movie reviews… Crazy Heart – first off, you know I’m going to love a film made in New Mexico, but this film is a perfect example of how effective a character study with great acting can truly be. The only discount I would place on this film is I really did not find Colin Farrell believable as a country music star. L’Eclisse – Criterion Collection – I’ll admit it, I had to go read a review of the film to really get it. And to me, that’s the mark of a nice piece of art, but not a great film. The extremely well-respected Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni creates this statement of society’s disconnect from itself mostly through technology (very much ahead of it’s time) and how sexuality was the last real grasp humanity truly has for feeling human. See what I mean? I absolutely appreciate anyone attempting a statement like that, the problem is it tends to become more a lesson and less entertainment.
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Abbe took my son to Binkley’s yesterday. She needed some thread and Bubs just wanted to take a ride. Whenever you take a kid to a store that has toys, it happens, they ask for something. But, I was really impressed with what my son requested – modeling clay. And he even asked to get some for his sister too.
So why did Abbe need the sewing thread? She’s making wine carriers and gift baskets for the Carriage Trade Cheese Shoppe… check ‘em out…
Yesterday while taking out the recycling, my neighbor Kristen stopped me and thanked me for their Trail-A-Bike. See, I got a trail-a-bike last year from my mother and Viv quickly learned to ride her two wheeler. So rather than just have the trail-a-bike get rusty in my backyard, I gave it to LarryMac – someone else could use it, it’s in brand new shape. So he set it up for Kristen’s bike so her son Ben could use it. Very happy they will get some more use out of it.
Rest in Vinyl – your cremated ashes made into vinyl records
Yesterday’s run was tough! I thought we were done with all that plus 90 degree crap… but oh no! I endured 7.42 miles around Cooper River Park. I was so sweaty that I spotted dried lines of salt on my face while driving home. I thought that was kind of cool, last time I had that was sailing on a choppy day (but instead of sweat, it’s salt water).
After our run, Abbe and I made a really good dinner – tilapia marinated with soy sauce, pinch of garlic salt, and a pinch of red pepper; sliced up squash with butter, salt, pepper, and topped with zucchini bruchetta; and baked sweet potatoes. Abbe wrapped up the fish and veggies in foil and I threw it on the grill. I really should have taken pictures, because it came out awesome!
Sneaking up to scare Abbe while sewing…
Movie reviews…
Cold Souls – at a certain point, these medium-cool, Wes Anderson-type movies need to have some sort of something that happens, not just situational awkwardness. I love Paul Giamatti, but this film literally had no soul.
– first off, you know I’m going to love a film made in New Mexico, but this film is a perfect example of how effective a character study with great acting can truly be. The only discount I would place on this film is I really did not find Colin Farrell believable as a country music star.
– I’ll admit it, I had to go read a review of the film to really get it. And to me, that’s the mark of a nice piece of art, but not a great film. The extremely well-respected Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni creates this statement of society’s disconnect from itself mostly through technology (very much ahead of it’s time) and how sexuality was the last real grasp humanity truly has for feeling human. See what I mean? I absolutely appreciate anyone attempting a statement like that, the problem is it tends to become more a lesson and less entertainment.
– at a certain point, these medium-cool, Wes Anderson-type movies need to have some sort of something that happens, not just situational awkwardness. I love Paul Giamatti, but this film literally had no soul.