Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

django unchained

It only took me 7 years to come up with the almost 3 hours to watch this movie, but I finally did it. Mostly it was spurred by wanting to see the latest Quentin Tarantino movie, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (which stars Brad Pitt!), and is about the same length. I figured if I could watch it, I should watch Django. I do really enjoy Tarantino’s movies and this one was no different. As a bonus, Jake watched it with me. I will say when there was about an hour left, I started getting a little bored, but things picked up again and wrapped up in a nice fashion.

My rating: 4/5

volunteering

volunteer update

I’ve been trying to go to the pack walks at the shelter every week. While I haven’t made it every Saturday, I’ve been hitting most of them. They’ve been getting a pretty good turnout lately, which is great for the dogs.

But, in other news, the humane society has updated their operating hours and they are no longer open in the evenings (except on Fridays). I frequently volunteer after work (from 4-6) so this is no longer an option for me. Fridays aren’t a great day for me, but I might have to make it work on the weeks that I can’t go on Sunday.

Of course, I realize that I work for myself so I can technically go any time I want, but that doesn’t get the work done and I certainly don’t want to be working all evening. I’m sure the change is what’s best for the shelter and the hours are in line with other local shelters, but I’m still disappointed that I may have to give up some of my volunteer hours.

out and about

apples

My mom picked up some apples for me earlier this summer and those were mostly turned into applesauce. She was planning another trip for some fall apples (yesterday) and invited me to go along. My dad and grandma went as well. I was treated for lunch at Slick’s Ivy Stone Restaurant and then we went to Boyer’s for the apples. Jake requested an apple pie recently, so I picked up a small bag of apples for that. It was another beautiful September day, but it looks like the nice weather is going to be coming to an end soon.

miscellany

tuned

I’m planning on getting back into music again this winter–guitar and piano. Just for something to do in the evenings since all of my time won’t be taken up by yardwork and gardening.

The piano was my mom’s and she gave it to us after we bought the house because she didn’t play anymore. It had not been tuned for a long time as no one had played it in recent years, so the tuning schedule kind of slipped off the radar. But, it sounded pretty bad (unplayable, in fact) so, I called Larry Faust, who had tuned it in the past, and set up an appointment. As an aside, Larry was Brian’s high school music/band teacher from way back. Anyway, he came to the house Friday morning and tuned it up. It sounds amazing! Makes me want to play again for sure.

 

books

the handmaid’s tale (book)

While post-apocalyptic might be my favorite genre, dystopian is my second favorite. This novel really delivered. I only wish I would have read it before I watched the show (which is also excellent). I tend to enjoy books more if I read them before watching their tv or movie counterpart. I’m not sure why. The book definitely had some differences from the show, but it was mostly the same (I could totally picture some of the scenes from the show while reading).

For those of you who might want to read and/or watch, know this: the first season of the series covers the book and the remaining seasons are “made up”.

My rating: 4/5