The 50/50 challenge is not as easy as one would thing. Alas this past weekend I knocked three more movies out and then last night enjoyed a 4th. That’s 5 movies down only 45, and 49 books. roh roh!!!
Let’s start with the book. This month’s book discussions for my woman’s group is “The 19th wife” let me just say AMAZING!! Although a fictional historical book it truly was informative and enjoyable. I kept turning the pages wanting to know more and more about the Mormon/Later Day Saints/First beliefs. Learning about how their faith started, how people followed and what life was like back in the 1800’s was a real page turner. I’m now stuck on wanting to learn more and more about Bringham Young and his 19th wife Elizabeth Webb. At 28 she wed Bringham who was 65, I can’t even imagine, but it was interesting the dynamics of the book. I can’t wait to discuss is with the girls and see their impressions, I can see it will be a heated discussion.
I’m still struggling through Shantrum so hopefully that will be my next book down. *cross your fingers*
49 more books!!
Movies are always easier, you can enjoy them with others, have it on in the background while doing just about anything around the house, or on a rainy weekend. This was what I did this past weekend, while enjoying some much needed kiddie time with my god daughter and best girl friend.
We started the morning with Mr. Poppers Penguins. What
a wonderfully warm and fun movie. I think penguins maybe my new favorite animal, right after hippos, although Jess might have something else to say about that. So Mr. P’s Penguins consisted of a divorced father whose children blame him for the divorce and really don’t want to spend the weekends with him. Until his deceased father wills him penguins. (Of course wouldn’t you want to hang with penguins? I WOULD) various cute antics occur from the penguins and trying to keep the penguins away from the zoo’s catcher who wants to separate them and pawn them out. In the end all is good, and they lived happily ever after.
While the little one napped we watched Abduction with Taylor Launter. It was a suspenseful movie, enjoyable a bit predictable but over a good movie. I thought a few parts of the movie made you want to say “REALLY?” like beating the crap out of your son because he got drunk. As you watched you understood why in the end, but still REALLY? *smiles*
We then popped Glee the movie in.
Let’s start with the book. This month’s book discussions for my woman’s group is “The 19th wife” let me just say AMAZING!! Although a fictional historical book it truly was informative and enjoyable. I kept turning the pages wanting to know more and more about the Mormon/Later Day Saints/First beliefs. Learning about how their faith started, how people followed and what life was like back in the 1800’s was a real page turner. I’m now stuck on wanting to learn more and more about Bringham Young and his 19th wife Elizabeth Webb. At 28 she wed Bringham who was 65, I can’t even imagine, but it was interesting the dynamics of the book. I can’t wait to discuss is with the girls and see their impressions, I can see it will be a heated discussion. I’m still struggling through Shantrum so hopefully that will be my next book down. *cross your fingers*
49 more books!!
Movies are always easier, you can enjoy them with others, have it on in the background while doing just about anything around the house, or on a rainy weekend. This was what I did this past weekend, while enjoying some much needed kiddie time with my god daughter and best girl friend.
We started the morning with Mr. Poppers Penguins. What
a wonderfully warm and fun movie. I think penguins maybe my new favorite animal, right after hippos, although Jess might have something else to say about that. So Mr. P’s Penguins consisted of a divorced father whose children blame him for the divorce and really don’t want to spend the weekends with him. Until his deceased father wills him penguins. (Of course wouldn’t you want to hang with penguins? I WOULD) various cute antics occur from the penguins and trying to keep the penguins away from the zoo’s catcher who wants to separate them and pawn them out. In the end all is good, and they lived happily ever after.
While the little one napped we watched Abduction with Taylor Launter. It was a suspenseful movie, enjoyable a bit predictable but over a good movie. I thought a few parts of the movie made you want to say “REALLY?” like beating the crap out of your son because he got drunk. As you watched you understood why in the end, but still REALLY? *smiles* We then popped Glee the movie in.
My GF has never seen or gotten into Glee so it was fun to explain to her who was who. I’m definitely glad that I didn’t waste money and see it in the theater. It was a concert on film, I thought they could have done better songs and the concert seemed to be quite lacking to me. I did like the additional little stories on fans that added depth to the movie. Over all it was a ½ thumb up.
With the wet weather continuing into the early week, a friend and I decided to snuggle up with a movie at my house. He choose Punk Drunk Love from the unseen movies in my cabinet. Let me just say we both kept looking at each other saying what is going on? It definitely was one of those movies that at the end you say HUH? My friend laughed and said well now we know why it was in the $1 bin. I was quite saddened for an Adam Sandler movie, I suppose they can’t all be winners.
So 45 more movies!!
My goal between now and the Oscars is the watch all the Oscar nominated movies for best picture. That’s only eight as I have already seen “The Help”. So the adventure continues! I have feeling I’ll get through the movies faster than the books, regardless its been fun!
With the wet weather continuing into the early week, a friend and I decided to snuggle up with a movie at my house. He choose Punk Drunk Love from the unseen movies in my cabinet. Let me just say we both kept looking at each other saying what is going on? It definitely was one of those movies that at the end you say HUH? My friend laughed and said well now we know why it was in the $1 bin. I was quite saddened for an Adam Sandler movie, I suppose they can’t all be winners. So 45 more movies!!
My goal between now and the Oscars is the watch all the Oscar nominated movies for best picture. That’s only eight as I have already seen “The Help”. So the adventure continues! I have feeling I’ll get through the movies faster than the books, regardless its been fun!
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