This movie was ok, but it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. For one thing, they kept playing “scary” music and then nothing would happen. For another, the setup for the actual scary stuff was at least over half of the running time. Being the Halloween season, I was up for a slightly more thrilling thriller. I did like the ending, but it took a while to get there.
another house
A couple of weeks ago, we went to look at another house. Well, we didn’t have an appointment with a realtor, so I guess you could call it “trespassing”. We just walked around the property and peeked in the windows. This place had a lot of acres, but they weren’t as usable as the first place we looked at. Of course, this place cost half as much so I guess you can’t say too much about that. The house was in pretty bad shape, though. It needs a lot of work. And, the house isn’t much bigger than our current one, so that’s another minus (I would like something at least slightly larger).
One thing I’ve noticed is that there are quite a lot of really nice houses for sale at great prices (thanks to the crappy real estate market). However, none meet all of our requirements and I’m beginning to wonder if any ever will.
alice update
I took Alice to see the vet this morning for her nose issue. The doctor wasn’t sure what was wrong–it could be a number of things. My options were to treat her for the most likely issue (discoid lupus) or to have a biopsy done (for which she would need to be anesthetized). I opted for the treatment because it was the same diagnosis I came up with (yay, internet) and it was the simpler of the two options. So, she’s on vitamin B and antibiotics. It will take a few months to determine if the pills are working. If they are, she will need to continue with them for the rest of her life. If they are not, she will need to undergo the biopsy.
It’s official–all of our dogs are now on pills. Lizzy’s currently on vitamins, glucosamine, and steroids (the steroids will be ending shortly, but the other two will remain) and Buster’s on his crazy pills (and I don’t think he’s going to stop taking those any time soon). I think I’m going to have to get a second job to pay for all of this.
from dusk till dawn
After spending the afternoon at a pig roast, we came home to a Movie and Margarita Night. We kicked off our Halloween-themed month of movies with the action-horror flick From Dusk Till Dawn. This movie was written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez. If you need more information than that, it’s probably not something you want to watch. The movie had a pretty good cast–George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, etc. And, I have to say, it was the first movie I’ve seen Harvey Keitel in, where he didn’t play a badass. That, in itself, was interesting. Anyway, we liked it–it was a good, non-thinking kind of movie.
lizzy update
I had to take Lizzy to the vet today to get her annual shots, so it gave him a chance to look her over and judge her progress from the last time we were there. He was happy with how she was progressing, so that is good news. Of course, the way she runs around the house, she could easily tweak her back again, so we’re going to have to try to keep the craziness to a minimum around here.
In other doggy news, Alice’s nose looks weird (for lack of a better description), so she’s going to see the vet on Monday. It never ends.