I’m trying to get the main living areas (living room, dining room, foyer, and hall) painted before the end of the year, so I started on that this weekend. I did the dining room, foyer, and hall ceilings. Ceilings are the worst! Anyway, I’m hoping to have those three areas done by Thanksgiving and the living room by Christmas. Pretty much the whole house needs repainted, so this is going to be my winter project for probably the next few years.
joe satriani
Jake and I went to see Joe Satriani at The Palace Theatre last night. While I haven’t listened to him for quite a while, I was very into his music in the 90s. Luckily for me, he played a bunch of older stuff in addition to his new stuff. Anyway, he was very good. I can’t imagine having to play like that for 2+ hours (he was basically soloing the whole time).
minty
Jake and I have been overpaying for cell service for a very long time. While we each had unlimited data, I hardly use any data, and he maxed out at around 15GB, so we were paying for service that we weren’t using. Unfortunately, AT&T didn’t have any cheaper options other than pre-pay and we couldn’t keep our numbers if we switched to that. So, we ended up switching to Mint Mobile last week. So far, so good. I’m on their cheapest plan, which is only $15/month (plus fees)! Jake’s trying the 15GB plan to see if it’s enough. They also have unlimited, so he can always upgrade to that. I guess their coverage isn’t as good as AT&T and they run on the T-Mobile network, so there’s always the risk of being de-prioritized for their customers, but 90% of the time I use my phone I’m either at the house or office, so I haven’t noticed any issues. What I’m saying is that it may not be good for some people, but it works for me.
mr. harrigan’s phone
This was the Netflix adaptation of the novella from the collection If It Bleeds. The movie was ok, but I really liked the book a lot more. I can’t quite pinpoint why, but the critics agree. It followed the book pretty closely from what I can remember, so it must have been the execution that was lacking. Anyway, not a bad movie to watch in October!
My rating: 3/5
goodfellas
This was a great movie, of course. A classic. I saw it before, but decided it was time for a rewatch. I don’t know if I knew this before, but it was based on a true story, which makes it all the more interesting, in my opinion. And despite the movie being 32 (!) years old, it did not seem dated at all.
My rating: 4/5