Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

heat

I’d been wanting to see this movie since it was released 10 years ago. Thanks to Blockbuster Online and Brian’s sister, my wish finally became a reality. Though I can’t say it was quite worth the 10 year wait, it was a pretty engrossing film. Brian and I caught it over the weekend (in two parts–it was three hours long!) while Jake was camping with my parents. The two main stars of the movie were Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. Any movie with these two in it has to be good, right? Right. And, it was nice to see DeNiro back when he still used to act in movies unlike the crap he’s been in the past few years (Meet the Fockers, et al). The story was your basic cop versus robber one. I think DeNiro is trying to get into the Guinness Book of World’s Records through the scenes in his movie. This movie had what has to be one of the longest firefights that has ever been in a movie. This, of course, follows up the longest car chase scene I’ve ever seen in Ronin.

In conclusion, a pretty cool film if you have three hours to spare.

do-it-yourself

bathroom remodel: day 26

This evening, Brian finished putting the trim pieces up for the tub surround and I installed the soap dish and shampoo shelf. After that, I did what I do best–caulk. I caulked around everything within the tub surround area, so Brian will, at last, be able to take a shower tomorrow night. I still need to do the perimeter of the surround, but I will save that for another day because I am done working for the day.

do-it-yourself

bathroom remodel: day 25

Jake was camping with my parents this weekend so it seemed like a good opportunity to tackle one of the larger items that is left on our bathroom remodel “to do” list. So, yesterday, from noon-10pm we installed our new Corian tub surround. As you can tell from the amount of time it took, it was a major pain in the ass. And, we’re not quite done with it either–there’s still some trim and the soap and shampoo shelves left. We’re taking a well-deserved break today and will finish that stuff up during the week. The day went ok except for Brian’s near death experience (much like volatile substances, it’s not a good idea to sniff Corian dust all day).

Part of the reason the job took so long was that we have a window in the middle of our shower so part of the surround had to be cut out. This probably added two to three hours to the project which was supposed to take a whole day anyway. The good news is that Brian will finally be able to shower again. The bad news is that our faucet handle does not reach when we put the escutcheon on. You knew we could’t complete something without a problem, right?

out and about

sushi. again.

Our good friend (and Brian’s former co-worker) Steve took Brian and me out for sushi at the Sakura in Altoona on Friday night to celebrate Brian’s new job. We had a great time. Unlike last time, Steve did not consume two pounds of raw fish, so Friday night was a little less entertaining than it could’ve been. I didn’t eat any raw fish this time. I sort of wanted to, but they didn’t have any combination dinners that interested me, so I stuck with the cooked stuff instead. Brian and I both had the tempura and it was delicious. We capped off the night by going out for a few drinks and then made the long trek back home. I’m already looking forward to our next trip to the Sakura.

movies

boogie nights

I caught this movie on Sunday while Brian and Jacob were at the Steeler game. I’ve been wanting to watch it for a long time (I probably taped it a year ago), but Brian and I could never find the time because the movie is over 2 1/2 hours long. Anything over two hours (assuming it isn’t kiddie fare) and you can just forget about it. Jake isn’t in bed early enough for that to ever work out and I need my beauty rest so I’m not staying up late to watch tv.

That said, I rather enjoyed the movie. I thought it was going to be more of a “fun” movie, but it did have some drama as well. Mark Wahlberg did a great job with the main character (good thing seeing that his music career went down the toilet. Remember Marky Mark?) and for the first time ever, I liked Burt Reynolds. He played the director of the porno flicks. This movie was about the porn industry in California in the 70’s and 80’s.

One thing I have a love/hate relationship with with these types of movies (from the 70’s and 80’s, that is) is that the people look all goofy with their hairstyles and the way they dress. It’s kind of painful to watch, really. On the other hand, it’s kind of funny. Or maybe it would be if I didn’t live through it.

You can expect to see a deluge of my pseudo movie reviews in the next two months. In February, Brian’s sister got him a two month subscription to Blockbuster Online. After waiting eight months for him to start up the subscription, we all decided it would be better if I were in charge of it. Our first three movies arrived today. I guess I know what I’m doing this weekend. If nothing else, Brian’s sister is going to get her money’s worth out of that gift.