animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

this is the end

This was an amusing film about the end times (aka the rapture/apocalypse) and how it affected a group of celebrities that were at a party at James Franco’s house. Given the subject matter, it bordered on the absurd a number of times (though I’m sure this was on purpose). I …

in wake of water

I forgot I had a blog there for a moment. Last week, I finished this novella. It was written by a friend’s wife (SBR Martin). Not a bad first effort. I was particularly impressed by the fact that there weren’t any typos in the book. How does a self-published effort …

rent

Our first set of renters at our rental house moved out this weekend. They were there almost 2.5 years, which was great for us. We need to do a couple of maintenance items at the house and then we’ll put it back on the market (probably by the end of …

paranormal activity 4

We watched this last night. I did not enjoy it as much as the previous Paranormal Activity movies. It was slower moving than the others (basically nothing happened in the first 30 minutes). And, the ending was predictable, too. Nothing special here. My rating: 2.5/5

mama

This was a nifty little horror story. Two very young girls were left in the woods for five years and had to fend for themselves. Once they were found and returned to their family, weird stuff ensued. This movie had some pretty great special effects particularly related to the antagonist. …