This was kind of a sequel to Cloverfield, but not really. It did have some clever marketing, though. The beginning of the movie was pretty engrossing, but once you definitively find out what’s going on, the intensity dropped off a bit. And for that, I’m taking away a half point from my rating.
My rating 3.5/5
Jake’s mouth is three teeth lighter and my wallet is about $1,500 lighter (thanks, Obama*). Jacob had his wisdom teeth extracted this morning (he only had three of them). The procedure went smoothly and he’s doing as well as one would expect, so no complaints there.
*We used to have really good insurance (i.e. no deductible), but thanks to the “Affordable” Care Act, our premiums increased so much that we had to switch to a deductible plan (which, by the way, costs us a lot more than the no deductible plan used to). And when I say “our” I mean our office’s plan, in which we cover the full cost for our employees to have health insurance. The good news is that if Jacob needs any further procedures this year, his deductible has been met.
This was a pretty good mobster movie, but by no means a classic. It told the story of James “Whitey” Bulger, an Irish mobster in Boston. But I guess that’s probably redundant to say–where else would story about the Irish Mob take place?
Definitely worth a watch if you enjoy this genre.
My rating: 3.5/5
Speaking of pain…I woke up Saturday morning with back pain (in the vicinity of my right shoulder area). This has happened to me many times in the past, but it’s always super annoying to go to bed fine and then wake up like that (I mean, it’s not like I was doing anything in my sleep). Needless to say, this put a damper on the day as I was unable to do a bunch of planned activities (such as going for a motorcycle ride, weeding the garden, painting outside, etc.). But, it did not stop us from going out to dinner with our friends Carol & Bob. We met up with them at Franklin Street Bar & Grill. This was the first we’d been out with them in over a year. Hopefully, the next time will be sooner than that.
Jacob was fooling around with his friends on Sunday and sprained his knee. I took him to iCare on the 4th for x-rays and such. They didn’t feel that there was any ligament damage, but it’s still bothering him. So, if this keeps up, I guess we’ll be making another trip to the doctor. Luckily, he didn’t have to work until Wednesday this week, so that gave him a couple of days to rest his injury.
I guess I shouldn’t complain–this is the first incident like this ever. Not bad for 16 years.