Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

jarhead

Hoo-rah.

That’s the only movie quote I can remember and it came from this movie. But, I like it. I also liked this movie. (so did Brian. in fact, he hadn’t even planned on watching it, but got sucked in from the beginning. i knew that would happen. he’s so predictable.) You can’t really classify it as a war movie, though there was some war action at the end. It was more of a pre-war movie. It followed one character from the time he joined the marines until he got out after the Gulf war (it was based on a true story). Anyway, two thumbs up from us.

movies

syriana

We both really liked this movie. It was quite compelling. It was a political thriller about the Middle East, oil, American oil companies, and the government. The movie had numerous storylines that I won’t get into here, but it makes me wish I would’ve bought the Highlander Hybrid rather than the plain old Highlander. Too bad it cost more.

movies

in the cut

I heard a lot of complaints about Meg Ryan’s acting in this movie, so while I thought it sounded like an interesting movie, I never watched it–until now. And, I have to say, I thought her acting was just fine. The movie was pretty good up until the last few minutes when the “twist” came into play. I hate it when there is a plot twist that comes out of nowhere. You know, when the writer is thinking, “hey, you’d never guess it was this guy!” I just don’t think that does anything for the story. But, other than that, the movie was pretty good.

miscellany

alone again

Wednesday night, Jake and Brian had a pinewood derby thing going on at our church. It was for “men” only, so I spent the evening at home doing my usual stuff (cleaning, laundry, nap, etc.). They ate supper there, too, so I didn’t have to cook that night. It’s always nice to have a night off cooking. Of course, Brian now cooks a few nights a week, so I catch some breaks there. But when you don’t cook at all, there’s also no kitchen to clean (alright. I had to eat something, so I fried up a couple of eggs, but I’d hardly call that cooking.)

Tonight was “go and see it” night for Jake’s cub scout den. They went to a Johnstown Riverhawks game. Brian handles all of the scout stuff, so he went to the game. So, here I am again. I thought about going shopping this evening–I need to run to Ollie’s and to Boscov’s (not to mention go grocery shopping at some point), but after working at home all day, I hate to go out in the cold, so I’m going to save that for the weekend when the weather is a little nicer. Many people, after working at home all day, might relish the thought of getting out of the house. I’m not one of them.

celebrations

superbowl

We had a little get-together for the Superbowl. We weren’t planning anything special other than maybe making some food while we watched the game. But, last week, Brian’s dad called to see what our plans were, so we invited him over to watch the game with us. We had him over last year, too. So if it happens again next year, I guess that will make this our new tradition.

Brian was supposed to have practice yesterday, so I suggested he invite his bandmate (Shawn) over, too. Practice ended up getting cancelled because Brian had the “beer flu” (see previous post for the cause). Otherwise known as “I’m too busy to practice because I’m trying to get ready for tonight by sitting on the chair by the fireplace and taking a nap”. Ahem. Shawn still made it over, though.

Anyway, the game kind of sucked, but the conversation was good. The food was good, too. I made two kinds of sandwiches–Italian and roast beef–and a batch of chili. For dessert, some no bake cookies. Brian’s dad brought the appetizers, a cheese and meat platter with crackers and some chips–potato and tortilla. Wine and beer were on tap (pun: intended or not?) for the drinks. As usual, I made too much food, but we weren’t sure of the final headcount until the last minute, so that is my defense, this time. But, the leftovers made for a super lunch today. And, depending on how much is left, they might also make for a super supper tonight.

I’m not positive, but I think just about everyone in attendance was rooting for Indianapolis just so that Peyton Manning could win his Superbowl and we wouldn’t have to hear about that anymore.