animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

(500) days of summer

Plot-wise, this was a typical date-type movie. But, the story had an interesting twist–instead of telling the story chronologically, the scenes were from a single random day in the relationship of the two main characters. Not that this is an original concept or anything, it was just well-done. I would …

more progress

Today, Brian installed a ceiling fan/light combo in our library. Slowly, but surely, the upstairs is getting some attention. We also bought a door for the office. So, I guess painting the door, door trim, and window trim is next on my list. In comparison to painting the room, that …

dead ringer

My mom goes to a lot of book sales and is always picking new stuff up for me. I had never heard of the author (Lisa Scottoline) of this book before, but I’ll pretty much give anything a shot, so I put it on my reading list. I was pleasantly …

zombieland

Zombies and comedy–what more could you ask for? This was a pretty funny movie. I particularly liked Bill Murray’s cameo–it was a classic. Woody Harrelson was great, too. Two thumbs up.

the weekend has been canceled

Well, not entirely. Our Superbowl shindig is still on tonight. Only our families are coming over, so I’m sure they will make it. Even if they don’t, there’s still going to be a party. New Orleans-themed food–you can’t beat it! However, the rest of the weekend was pretty much a …