Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

the maze runner

Is it just me or is there a glut of dystopian teenage fare going around these days? This was probably my second favorite next to The Hunger Games. It had a lot of action and a unique plot, though I think I missed a couple of important plot elements while mixing up some Margaritas. I’ll have to look into that.

My rating: 3.5/5

tv

parenthood

This series finally wrapped up last week. I was ready for it to go. For the most part, I enjoyed watching it, but there were some moments…

Brian’s favorite thing about the show was that it gave him a reason to complain (he wasn’t a fan). The funny thing is that I probably wouldn’t have watched it except for the fact that Peter Krause was one of the main characters and I loved him on Six Feet Under, so I gave the show a try.

My rating: 3.5/5
trips

weekend getaway

Since we enjoy going to Forest County so much, I thought it might be fun to take a weekend trip there this winter. We stayed at The Storybook Cabin, which is the place we stayed at our first time up there. We left Friday around lunchtime and returned today. The cabin was very cozy and we stayed in all weekend, with the exception of an afternoon trip to Blackbird Distillery. The offerings at the distillery were delicious.

We did have some excitement at the cabin. On Friday night, just as we were finishing our supper, two guys knocked on our door. One was carrying a tire iron. At first glance it looked a little nefarious, but it turned out that they were two boy scouts with a flat tire. Brian tried to help them out, but they ended up stripping one of the lug nuts, so he ended up taking them to the camp they were staying at, which was about 20 minutes up the road.
Regardless, we’re all refreshed and ready to tackle another work week. And, best of all, it’s only 5.5 months till we go to Forest County again.
movies

the hunger games: mockingjay part 1

Jake and I went to the Westwood Plaza Theatre to see this movie. Bonus: it was at 6:15 so we had supper there.

The movie was quite good. It’s been a while since I’ve read the books, but I think it followed the story pretty well. Much like in the Harry Potter series, they have broken the last book up into two movies. I was wondering how they were going to pull it off, but I was fairly satisfied with how this one ended.

My rating: 4/5

movies

horns (the movie)

I was kind of excited when I heard they were making a movie out of this book because I really, really liked it. On the other hand, how often is it that the movies made from books are a disappointment? Pretty often.

That said, the movie started off pretty slow, so I was a little worried at the beginning, but once the horns popped out, things got interesting. Overall both Brian and I liked it, but could it have been better? Definitely.

My rating: 3.5/5