This movie was based on a short story by Joe Hill, son of Stephen, and one of my favorite authors. It’s been a while, so I don’t remember how true to the original story the movie was, but I liked it. It was good, but not great. Definitely worth watching, but probably not worth watching twice. I can’t remember if the story got into it, but the movie didn’t say what motivated “The Grabber” to do what he did. Some backstory would have been nice.
My rating: 3.5/5
This movie was listed as a comedy/drama, but it was pretty light on the comedy. Or maybe I missed it because it was a German film, and Germans aren’t exactly known for being funny. That said, I still enjoyed it. It was about 4 teachers/friends who decided to drink all day every day to see how it affected their personal and social lives. The idea was based on some psychological theory that you should maintain a .05 BAC. I didn’t look to see if this is an actual thing.
Given it was also a drama, you might guess that things did not end well, and you might be correct.
My rating: 3.5/5
Jake and I made our semi-annual trip to TJ Maxx last night. For a change, I found some stuff for myself (I got 2 dress shirts and some socks). Jake always finds things he likes–he got some shirts, a pair of shorts, and a rain jacket. They had a pretty nice selection yesterday–I probably should have gotten another shirt or two. They also had some off-brand items that I liked, but I’ve learned that stuff doesn’t wear very well so I didn’t bother.
After shopping, we went to The Fifth and filled up on sandwiches. Yum. Much to the disappointment of Ralphie, I was so full last night, I coudn’t even eat a snack before I went to bed.
I put the labor in Labor Day weekend. I spent some time canning–my first of the season. I put up some red beets and salsa. I also made some yummy things for supper (including pizza in the pizza oven) and an apple galette. I did some things around the house, too, but I can’t even remember what at this point. I still have a bunch of things I’d like to do outside but that’s getting more difficult now that it’s getting dark earlier.
I had some (solo) fun, too. While I didn’t go to any of the local festivals, I did have a chiminea fire, watched a movie, watched some TV, started reading a new book, and worked on my Christmas sweater.