Having enjoyed Nick Robinson so much in every single movie I’ve seen him in* I decided to catch up with some other performances.** And he was, well, okay in this. It was one of those moments where the movie isn’t super strong and left me feeling like Nick Robinson has his Nick Robinson thing and there might not be much more than that.
That dark green box in the sidebar tells me that I’ve got $1,942.21 left to pay on this loan. It’s almost worth using up the last of my emergency fund for and I’m very tempted to do so. But I will hold steady with the current plan
I heard this song while watching the McMenamins Theater slide show before A Wrinkle In Time began. The line, “In a future five years from now/I’m one hundred and twenty pounds” caught my ear and I snorted in amusement. I’m often guilty of living a perfect life, but in the future. I didn’t have my phone with me, so when Matt returned from a phone call, I asked him to text me “Amanda Palmer 120 pounds” so I would remember to look her up. He wanted to know why I was having him text Neil Gaiman’s wife’s name. And that’s how I learned that Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman are married and have a child.
“The Way It Seems To Go”
Rachael Yamagata
Continuing on the theme of finding songs through movies, this was the end credits song in the film Lucky Them. A film which I am realizing I did not review on this blog. Now I must go back and do that.
Anyway, I like Rachael Yamagata’s stuff and this was a nice addition.
The other thing both songs have in common is that I wrote this post at work and didn’t actually re-listen to the songs. Time will tell if I like them or not.
Old-school:
“Glycerine”
Bush
Here is a song I will happily listen to when I encounter it. It’s very early-adulthood swirling sadness for me, but I like how plaintive it sounds.
And the song that is not going on the song of the month playlist because it is a super earworm:
“Sober Up”
AJR
If this song didn’t include so many ways to get stuck in my head, I would like it better.
This is one of those movies where there is a very clear episodic setup and then the movie marches through that setup. In this case, it works well, giving all major players their turn in the spotlight. I particularly enjoyed Lana Turner’s story and found her shrieking breakdown to be mesmerizing, though not super realistic.
Cost: $2.99 through Google Play, part of Filmspotting’s Minnelli marathon.
Where watched: at home
It’s taken all winter, but I finally have pictures of our side yard project.
One of the reasons the reveal has taken so long is because I think our side yard path looks very homemade. I’m glad we did it, and to have the project done. Eventually, I will stop noticing the many flaws but I don’t think it looks fabulous.
Things started off well. Five pavers fit just right, taking up the entire path. My eyeballing of spacing was okay.
After those six rows, the house jutted out the tiniest bit and suddenly there was a problem. Four pavers were too few, but five pavers wouldn’t fit. I knew from reading the various how-to books, that I was supposed to cut the pavers down to size. But that was beyond my capabilities, so I tried making big spaces between the pavers. And I tried to make them even, but it didn’t exactly work.
By the time I got to the gate, I remembered that I should be using guides to place the stones in just the right spot. I didn’t go back and fix what had gone wrong (forever marching forward is one of my best and worst features) but made some plans for what would happen just past the gate.
On the other side of the gate, I started using spacers to better arrange the pavers. My spacers were two of the stakes we used to mark the edges of the project. I also started filling in the extra space with the bricks we used for the edging, but placed sideways. This allowed for some play when things didn’t fit just right.
And I learned that properly leveling things is very important, as is establishing some straight guidelines.
This was very much a beginners project and we made a lot of mistakes, but all this winter I walked on that very solid path without getting my feet muddy, and this summer I will not be striding through weeds. So ultimately, this is a win.
Next up: a redo of the backyard. And I’ll finally sweep that extra sand off of the path.
These are my favorite style of postcards, especially when the downtown doesn’t look like it has quite enough visual attractions to fill up all six letters. Sara reports that the temperature got up into the 50s during their walking tour.
This postcard came from Rochester Minnesota, where Sara and her husband stopped on their way to Galena.
She reports that there was a picture of corn also painted on the water tower in Rochester.
Another film in my project to catch up with Alden Ehrenreich before Solo: A Star Wars Story is released.* Both Ehrenreich and Collins were good in their roles, and it’s always nice to see Annette Bening, but overall this movie was not very good. This movie could not decide if it was film about two people who work for Howard Hughes, or a film about Howard Hughes.**
Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home
*He seems to have an inherent stiffness–which I find delightful–that seems to be directly in contrast to Harrison Ford’s laid back Han Solo. I’m very interested to see what happens with the movie.
**Probably because Mr. Ego was both directing and playing Howard Hughes.
This movie offers another great performance by Nick Robinson and a delightful supporting cast, including Alexandra Shipp as Abby and Katherine Langford as Simon’s best friend Leah. While the movie was a tad bit slow, overall, it contained a great rollercoaster of feelings. Even when things are good and life is easy, coming out can be hard.
Cost: $5.35 (but free due to gift cards)
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12 with S. North
