animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

horns (the movie)

I was kind of excited when I heard they were making a movie out of this book because I really, really liked it. On the other hand, how often is it that the movies made from books are a disappointment? Pretty often. That said, the movie started off pretty slow, so I …

progress report

The investment property spruce-ups are going well. We finished painting the living room, dining room and stairwell on Saturday afternoon. This leaves the kitchen, which is going to be a chore because we’re also painting the cabinets. There are some other things to do, of course, but they are minor …

last vegas

Brian and I watched this last night. It was amusing enough–kind of like the Hangover movies, but tamer and with old people. My rating: 3/5

time off

I took a couple of days off over the holidays and I feel like I’m sufficiently well-rested, caught-up, and ready to get back to work. In fact, when I first woke up this morning, I thought it was Monday and I wasn’t even disappointed. I haven’t been doing much in …