The Usual Suspects meets Memento except you don't see it coming and it has good comic relief.
Drinking coffee and watching movies. My goal is 12 words or less. Sometimes it takes more.
06 August 2020
Shimmer Lake
Labels:
cops,
dead spouse,
drama,
dramedy,
good and evil,
justice,
moral ambiguity,
movie reviews
01 August 2020
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: The Story of Fire Saga
Wholesome version of Spinal Tap set in Iceland.
I laughed my ass off. Highly recommend.
Here, watch Volcano Man.
Labels:
campy,
comedy,
Iceland,
mockumentary,
movie reviews,
music,
romantic comedy,
sarcasm and snark,
social commentary
Gun Akimbo
Nerve with Harry Potter instead or Emma Roberts
Underdog internet troll forced to step up and find his inner superhero
Old Guard
Prequel to The Fifth Element
or
Leeloo in the past
or
Charliez Theron being a badass
Labels:
action,
good and evil,
movie reviews,
sci-fi,
social commentary,
violence
14 June 2020
The Lodge
The Others in Heaven's Gate
Labels:
children of the corn crap,
horror,
movie reviews
03 December 2018
The Craft (1996)
Magical Mean Girls.
Oldie, but still holds up. Soundtrack is now musak in supermarkets and CVS.
Oldie, but still holds up. Soundtrack is now musak in supermarkets and CVS.
Labels:
1990s,
action,
Fairuza,
magick,
movie reviews,
music,
social commentary,
vengeance,
violence,
witches
18 April 2015
FitBit Charge
I lost my FitBit Flex back in September 2014. I've been a little, well, a lot lax with my activity levels without it. . Enter the Charge. I started March 26th 2015 and synced it with Facebook to see about a little boost from comparing my stats with those of my friends.
The Charge tracks my sleep far better than the Flex ever did. I find that I don't have to go in and log naps, the Charge has me covered. I work nights irregularly and the Charge even manages to figure out when I've fallen asleep on the couch watching a movie vs me actively watching a movie.
It also tracks flights of stairs really well. Laundry day means an easy 6 flights alone.
One thing that happened though, and I find it to be a big thing to me, the time syncing. It was behind by an hour and 34 minutes. The app on the phone showed the correct time, but the Charge was off. I noticed because I forgot my analog work watch and was using the Charge's stopwatch to do vitals, I went to check the time for meds and found the discrepancy. Very not okay.
Looking on the FitBit site offered no solutions to my particular issue. Resetting isn't an option because I was at work. There were vague workarounds and none worked for me. What I did do, though, was to reset my time zone to GMT, sync, and then set my time zone back to EST and synced again. Voila. It worked.
I don't leave my bluetooth on all the time, so the Charge only syncs when I let it and maybe that is the glitch. But really, can't they just right the code so it sets its time to the phone or computer instead of making that ridiculously long drop down list?
When I do leave the bluetooth on, it is for the convenience of using the caller ID feature. It vibrates once and displays the callers name, which is great for when the phone is in my pocket or my bag...also on vibrate.
I liked the Charge+HR model and really want the heart rate feature, but the footprint of that on my wrist was a little too large, especially when I do remember to wear my analogue watch.
My FitBit Profile, friend me if you like.
The Charge tracks my sleep far better than the Flex ever did. I find that I don't have to go in and log naps, the Charge has me covered. I work nights irregularly and the Charge even manages to figure out when I've fallen asleep on the couch watching a movie vs me actively watching a movie.
It also tracks flights of stairs really well. Laundry day means an easy 6 flights alone.
One thing that happened though, and I find it to be a big thing to me, the time syncing. It was behind by an hour and 34 minutes. The app on the phone showed the correct time, but the Charge was off. I noticed because I forgot my analog work watch and was using the Charge's stopwatch to do vitals, I went to check the time for meds and found the discrepancy. Very not okay.
Looking on the FitBit site offered no solutions to my particular issue. Resetting isn't an option because I was at work. There were vague workarounds and none worked for me. What I did do, though, was to reset my time zone to GMT, sync, and then set my time zone back to EST and synced again. Voila. It worked.
I don't leave my bluetooth on all the time, so the Charge only syncs when I let it and maybe that is the glitch. But really, can't they just right the code so it sets its time to the phone or computer instead of making that ridiculously long drop down list?
When I do leave the bluetooth on, it is for the convenience of using the caller ID feature. It vibrates once and displays the callers name, which is great for when the phone is in my pocket or my bag...also on vibrate.
I liked the Charge+HR model and really want the heart rate feature, but the footprint of that on my wrist was a little too large, especially when I do remember to wear my analogue watch.
My FitBit Profile, friend me if you like.
13 March 2015
Better Living Through Chemistry
Unhappiness unravels as a series of fortunate events takes a straight edge pharmacist out of his head.
Sam Rockwell in the burbs.
Sam Rockwell in the burbs.
Labels:
black comedy,
drugs,
good and evil,
moral ambiguity,
movie reviews,
movies,
quirky
Better Call Saul
You can't escape your past.
Based on the supporting characters from Breaking Bad, Saul Goodman and Mike Ehrmantraut, the viewer is taken into the back stories of these characters, how they met and ended up being partners. It is black comedy and drama and the dialogue is better than in Breaking Bad.
Well worth watching.
Labels:
black comedy,
cops,
dramedy,
fall from grace,
series review,
violence,
writing
16 May 2014
Old template
Had to revert to the classic template as it seems there is a virus in the new ones.
13 May 2014
Elysium
Good Will Hunting lifts weights in District 9 before making Contact with Jodi Foster channeling Jack Nicholson in a Few Good Men..
Labels:
movie reviews,
politics,
post-apocolypse,
sci-fi,
space
25 March 2014
Vikings Season 1
No one expects the Viking Invasions.
Swords, pillaging, beheadings, dirt, muck, rape, meat, slaves, ships, starvation.
Swords, pillaging, beheadings, dirt, muck, rape, meat, slaves, ships, starvation.
Labels:
gritty,
history,
period pieces,
series review,
swords,
vengeance,
violence
24 March 2014
Game of Thrones Season 1 & 2
How many puns can be made out of snow?
I watched part of season one when it first aired, but lost track of the characters and couldn't keep up with the intrigues. I started watching it again last month and I'm hooked on Peter Dinklage.
I watched part of season one when it first aired, but lost track of the characters and couldn't keep up with the intrigues. I started watching it again last month and I'm hooked on Peter Dinklage.
Labels:
based on a book/story,
costume porn,
dead spouse,
fall from grace,
good and evil,
gritty,
horror,
invasions,
scenery porn,
series review,
sex,
social commentary,
vengeance
Queen of the Night
Cirque du Soleil meets Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Medieval Times Restaurant meets a Roman Feast.
What happens when you make the audience participate?
What happens when you make the audience participate?
Twelfth Night
Men playing women playing men.
Stephen Fry playing Malvolio. Done with strict attention paid to authenticity, the costumes were glorious, stiff collars and boned waists, lace and linens. Hilarious live theater.
Stephen Fry playing Malvolio. Done with strict attention paid to authenticity, the costumes were glorious, stiff collars and boned waists, lace and linens. Hilarious live theater.
Labels:
comedy,
costume porn,
period pieces,
plays
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