Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

pirates of the caribbean: dead man’s chest

Jacob and I watched this movie tonight while Brian was at band practice downstairs. It was entertaining enough, but kind of long, if you ask me. Do we really need 2 1/2 hours of swashbuckling? Probably not. Sure, it was a fun movie and Johnny Depp was terrific as always, but it seemed like there was less of him in this move than the first one. More Johnny Depp is always better, for the record.

The evening wasn’t a total wash–I continued to make headway on the annual update of my electronic recipe file while watching the movie. I only have a few more recipes to type. I was hoping to finish these up tonight, but I guess it’ll have to wait until next time.

movies

blue velvet

A David Lynch movie and a Margarita can almost make you forget your problems. Almost. This was a pretty good movie, though I do have to say that I like the latter-day Lynch (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and the I-can’t-wait-to-see Inland Empire) more than the early stuff. At least he’s improving with age, which is a lot more than you can say about most directors. I have to rank this as my 3rd favorite Lynch movie, pending my viewing of Inland Empire.

work

still here?

This has been one of the most stressful days of my life.

Today, a whole bunch of people were laid off in my department. I was not one of them. I am still undecided as to whether this is a good thing or not. One thing is for sure–my role will be changing from development to support. Having done support in the past, I can tell you this is not my cup of tea. On the other hand, I can still pay the bills. I guess I’ll have to wait it out for a bit to see how things go.

movies

the godfather

What can you say about this move that hasn’t already been said? I wasn’t sure if I saw this movie in the past or not, but I figured it was worth watching either way. Every gangster movie/show has stolen something from this film. So much so, that I’m still not sure if I saw it before or not. I’m looking forward to watching the two sequels–those’ll keep me busy until the last season of The Sopranos.

food & drink

do you want some cheese with that?

Jake and I just mixed up a Chilean Carmenere/Cabernet Sauvignon wine kit. It was one I bought last year but was waiting for another batch of wine to come through before I made it. Last fall, the wine store where I buy my kits was selling 5 gallon containers of grape juice. I bought a Chianti one to try out. Next month, it is due to be bottled, so that’s why I waited so long to make the kit (the kits only take about a month before they’re ready to bottle).

I’m not holding out much hope for my Chianti, though. I tried it the last time we racked it and it tasted exactly like Riunite Lambrusco. And, I don’t mean that as a compliment. And, yes, I am a wine snob. My mom occasionally asks for a bottle of my wine to give as a gift to someone. I don’t mind giving some away, but I prefer to give the wine to people who actually like decent wine. The last time she asked me for a bottle, she mentioned that this person’s favorite wine was Franzia (otherwise known as “wine in a box”). I declined to part with one of my beloved bottles, but boy, will I have a bottle of wine for this person next year.

So, if anyone out there likes Riunite Lambrusco, let me know. I may be looking to unload two cases of a Lambrusco clone this summer. I promise I won’t judge you. At least not on a public forum. Well, I won’t mention your name, anyway…