13 February 2022

Train to Busan

 World War Z meets 28 days later meets Ravenous



Workaholic father takes his daughter to visit his estranged wife.  


06 August 2020

Shimmer Lake

 The Usual Suspects meets Memento except you don't see it coming and it has good comic relief.

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.

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

03 December 2018

The Craft (1996)

Magical Mean Girls.






Oldie, but still holds up.  Soundtrack is now musak in supermarkets and CVS.

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. 

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.

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.

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..











25 March 2014

Vikings Season 1

No one expects the Viking Invasions.




Swords, pillaging, beheadings, dirt, muck, rape, meat, slaves, ships, starvation.

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.

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?