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{July 7, 2013} The Lone Ranger

Really liked it!

It was an interesting concept, the way they told the story of The Lone Ranger and Tonto, how they met, worked together, how the Lone Ranger became…The Lone Ranger.

There were plot twists and turns, laughter, family, honor, learning, trust, guns, bow & arrows, the mask, Silver and revenge. What more could you want?

Just to warn you, there are a few very violent scenes, with the main villain and between the Calvary and the Indians, some of it made me uncomfortable, a few tears were shed.

There were some funny moments, good one liners, Johnny Depp was great as Tonto, just like a lot of other roles, he nailed it, he was funny, serious, witty, confusing and respectful to the role.

Johnny Depp, lately, seems to think about the roles he takes and takes his time creating the character to make it and the movie meaningful, give real tribute to who he is portraying and I liked that.

Helena Bonham Carter was fun as Red, she was a tough old west broad who ran a pub and her girls, and took nothing from nobody! Armie Hammer was great as The Lone Ranger, steadfast, true, strong, goofy, sometimes tortured in choosing right from wrong. Tom Wilkinson was endearing and surprising and it took me until almost the end of the movie to recognize William Fitcher as the very bad bad guy!

Silver was great! I don’t know the real name of the horse, but s/he was great! Funny, intuitive, gentle, smart and steadfast, what more could you want. Oh, and very limber and had great balance!

As soon as I heard the music, I knew it was composed by Hans Zimmer, it had remnants of the music from Sherlock Holmes. We were waiting, waiting and finally heard it towards the end of the movie, the Lone Rangers theme! It was awesome, the William Tell Overture is such an iconic piece of music and movie history. (But…I kept hearing Anita Renfroe singing “The Mom Song”
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YYukEAmoMCQ). When you hear the drums and the da, duh, da, you know what’s coming and it was that iconic moment! And anyone who had grown up watching or listening to the Lone Ranger on TV or radio, got goose bumps and very excited! I was glad no one was sitting in front of me, because I was keeping time on the seat!

All in all, I think it was a good movie, told a good story and was a long time coming.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210819/?ref_=hm_ad_t1

{July 6, 2013} Boy how I love me a little fashionista monkey!

I woke up wishing I had taken the day off, oh well.

I started working this morning and luckily, since its a holiday week, it wasn’t too heavy with calls and emails, got caught up. DCM got up eventually and we went to lunch after my one call of the day. Welcome to Moe’s! After lunch, DCM went to see his kids, DCM, KAT, CS, LB and new baby A, lucky dog!

I went back to work and eventually CTS came over to pick up her new lawn mower and we caught up for a bit, it was great! She said that since I said I was moving and moved, we’ve seen each other more than we did before! No complaints here!

A few hours later, I went to meet SDL, her sister, DJL and you guessed it, Miss A!!! Ahhhh…snuggle, hug, kisses all over, bounce, jump, bounce, jump, giggle, snort, snuggle, kiss, hug, jump, bounce and do it all over again. Miss A was cute too!

We met at Texas Roadhouse, the rolls were great and the Caesar salad was tasty, veggies, not so much, but that’s not the main reason we were there. It was great to catch up with SDL and JDL and play and snuggle with Miss A, I got to play with her while her mom ate, then I handed her over and she had dinner, sweet potato, salmon, pork, apple & pomegranate sauce, fall colors!

She was in her normal fashionista fabulousness! Bright, sparkly and put together nicely, with a cute, pink, sparkly bow! Perfect! Made my night to get to spend time together with good friends, always happy when they can make time for me!

{July 4, 2013} I heard that holidays mean relaxing…

Happy Independence Day!

And a BIG THANK YOU to all the men and women who are currently serving and have served in our nations military, so that we can enjoy our freedoms. Hint hint, DCM, DA, CA, KS, MA, just to name a few.

As I mentioned yesterday, CKM and I have volunteered for the Peachtree Roadrace for the last 3 years, this being our 4th, next year, we get a hat and a special 5 year pin! The alarm went off at 3:45am…what? DCM had just gotten home about an hour earlier! (I did snooze for about 10 minutes, it was glorious! Ever notice that the few minutes of snoozing are sometimes more enjoyable than the entire night of sleep!)

Up, dressed and out the door by 4:08, go me! Off to Phipps Plaza to park and check in. We checked in by 5am, got our volunteer T-shirts, (we like them best this year) our pin, clearance badges and Waffle House discount card.

Pack everything we can in our plastic bags inside our bags inside our rain jackets…did I mention it’s been raining in Atlanta all week and there were flash flood warnings until tomorrow? Then we walk to Dante’s Down the Hatch to do our jobs. This consisted of telling the elite runners go this way and everyone else, no entry. Not very exiting or incredibly organized, but since when do CKM and I need something to do when there’s an opportunity to talk!

Next year…new assignment!

After the wheelchair racers went, wicked cooks by the way! Then the elite women, then the elite men, then…the elite volunteers, well, us! We went out after the A group, after finding out that you don’t have to cross the start line to get your time clocked at the end, so off we went! We’d already walked the .2 miles (as that tshirt says…it’s that darn .1/.2 that gets you ever time!) so we were in good company!

All I wanted was to finish before my official corral, P came by! We were hoofing it, getting our groove on! We went by the Moe’s and got tshirts there! (We walked a 10 Queso!) all of a sudden we’re at mile marker 2, then 3, were we faster than last year? I do know that the rain helped, not as hot as past years, but all in all, it felt almost anticlimactic when we got to the finish because we were finishing so early and it felt like no time had passed. We finished the run before our normal start time, how cool!

We held hands and ran across the finish line, got our coveted Tshirts, then went in search of snacks: bagels, bananas, cookies, all the good stuff.

When we left Piedmont Park, we must have walked another 2-3 miles to the MARTA station and instead of taking the train, hopped on a shuttle headed for the train, then…jumped in a cab back to or cars. Two reasons we took a cab… First, it was less hassle than the train and second, CKM had never ridden in a taxi, cross that one off your bucket list!

Got the cars, headed home and took a long hot shower, what a mechia!

Two of DCM’s daughters came over and brought new baby M, to meet his grandpa for the first time. What a doll baby! What a great to see them together, it was love at first site! After what seemed to be a very long time, DCM relinquished the baby to JJ! So soft and sweet!

KAT, DCM, DCM, Baby A and I all hung out and played, chatted and got caught up. I left to go meet CKM AND A for dinner and let DCM have some alone time with his kids.

We met at a Turkish restaurant, shared seem great food, great stories, lots of laughs and then went to see The Heat and we all know how much I liked that!

Now I am home writing to you, dear readers, ready to catch up on some much needs sleep!

{June 29, 2013} Jason Statham

Enough said, right ladies?

I can’t remember the last time there was an actor that when you say his name, women swoon and will go see whatever movie he’s in, just because he’s in it.

For those of you who have not been outside, read a paper, seen a movie or a preview, the Internet or been sleeping for a long time, here is a link to give you an idea of who Jason Statham is.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005458/?ref_=sr_1

Jason Statham started out as a championship diver, yes, I said diver. He was on the British National Diving Team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992. He’s been a model, go figure, a salesman and now..an actor.

He’s a ladies man, has that smoldering look that turns women to mush, he wasn’t Handsome Rob for nothing! He’s a man’s man, men can appreciate the way he fights and drives and for the women…of course, there’s that accent, sigh.

He’s got grace in a fight, can smooth talk his way into and out of different situations and even when he’s playing a bad guy, he’s good, you end up rooting for him.

People keep wondering what it is about him, there have been other British actors who do it, but none like him. Hugh Grant is charming and funny, Hugh Jackman is sexy and talented and I love Wolverine, but even he doesn’t garner the same reaction from all women.

Today, I saw something that made me think hmm…Steve McQueen! Steve McQueen was a ladies man, could make you swoon with a look or a grin, a man’s man, could drive like no one else, hmmm..sound like anyone else you know?

Bottom line, heck, just say it with me…

Jason Statham!

You’re welcome.

{June 29, 2013} The Heat

Go see it! Is that enough of a review?

Our cheeks and side hurt so much from laughing!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404463/

{June 27, 2013} Ghost of a Chance

It’s been a while since I’ve written a book review, so here’s one.

Today, I finished ‘Ghost of a Chance’. I really enjoyed it, it had all the elements that I enjoy and then some, murder, mayhem, mystery, mysticism, ghosts, a china shop, tea, charms, spells, witches and ghosts, is that enough?

The main character is Emerald O’Brien, she’s a divorced mother of two kids, Randa (Miranda)and Kip (Kiplng). She owns a tea shop, where she sells not only tea but china, baked goods and lunch. She’s also considered the town witch, not the “bubble, bubble, toil and trouble” type of witch, but she could read tarot cards, was in tune with the world around her and spirits, something her nanny had taught her how to embrace who she was and she’s now teaching her son who shares her gift.

The book opens with Emerald introducing herself, talking about how she can sense spirits and then about one visiting her in her bedroom asking for help, she’s been murdered, by her husband.

Emerald has some great friends who know about her talents and want to help. Harlowe and Murray are her best friends, Harlowe, since she moved to the town and Murray, since college. She meets a new guy named Andrew, her first since getting divorced, that she’s interested in and he becomes instrumental in helping her, even sticking around after finding out about her abilities, a rare quality.

As I said, there are charms, incantations, spirits, both evil and good, cleanings, tarot readings and lots of tea. There are plot twists and turns, surprises and you don’t know who it is, truly until the end.

Even if the spirit world is not something you believe in, this book is charming, scary, enlightening and a darn fine mystery, you root for the good guys, feel happy and scared with the characters, kind of draws you in, I highly recommend it!

http://www.galenorn.com/Mysteries/

{June 27, 2013} The End

It’s hard to say goodbye when we found something we really like.

Isn’t it always the way? You find a TV series, you fall in love and then it gets cancelled. “Girl searches for show…Show (like a boy) does everything it can to get her attention…Girl takes a chance on the show…Girl falls in love with the show…Network cancels the show.

Sometimes you wonder why a show is cancelled in what seems like it’s prime, some run its course naturally and others, you can’t understand why it’s still on.

There was Firefly, it was cancelled in its prime, Family Guy was cancelled, brought back, cancelled, brought back. The Finder and John Doe, both one season and the season finale was a cliffhanger and then..nothing, the show was gone.

Since I didn’t have cable, I had access to Netflix and Hulu and I would find a show and watch the entire series from start to finish. A lot of times I did not get into a show when it was on television, I discovered it some times years after it was on the air. The cool thing, you don’t have to wait for the summer to get to the next season and if its a new show, you have the option to wait for the season to be over and watch them all at once.

I was led to this post as tonight, we watched the last few episodes of Eureka. There were five seasons total, it was an interesting, funny, sometimes predictable, clever, silly and sometimes made you think…could this be possible?

This was a show that I could have seen continuing past just five seasons, but they went out on a high note, the last season more wonky than not, there were nail biting moments, tears, laughter, doh, expletives, the entire gamut of emotions. Good closure for the main characters and a happy ending.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796264/?ref_=fn_al_tt_

The worst part..after you finish watching from start to finish and you’ve been dedicated, you look at each other and say..what next? I did that after I finished reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series.

So, Eureka has ended, Warehouse 13 doesn’t have new episodes uploaded to Netflix yet and Grimm is on summer hiatus, what will we do? We might have to talk to each other!

{June 23, 2013} Monsters University

Last night we saw Monsters University and all I can say is bravo!

We tried to go on Friday night but it was sold out, all the way through 10pm! We thought we might try again Saturday, the 9:30pm show was sold out so we leisurely walked to the movies and bought tickets for the 10pm show, only 2 seats left!

Several people posted on Facebook…who’s more excited, me or my kid? I know we were! You could tell you were at a kids movie, just by the previews.

The story takes you back to the beginning, when Mike was a little kid and dreamed of going to Monsters University and majoring in scaring. Then we’re at MU and we meet Sully, not such a nice monster..we find out why Randall dislikes them so much and just what Mike is made of.

The cast was great, props to Helen Mirren for playing Dean Hardscrabble, she was cool and really creepy all at the same time! John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Julia Sweeny, Dave Foley, Nathan Fillion, Sean Hayes, John Ratzenberger (did you know that he is the only actor to be in every single Disney Pixar movie? Look it up!), Alfred Molina, Joel Murray, just to name a few…

The funny thing is, you have to remember, this movie goes back in time when they thought scaring was the only way to get the energy needed, remember at the end of Monsters Inc? So, we get to see where they all started.

While you’re watching, you can probably find a little bit of yourself somewhere in the movie. So many lessons to be learned, be nice and play well with others, yes, that’s a good one. Trust in others, but mostly..

you have to believe in yourself, be true to who you are and you can accomplish great things. Words to live by.

{June 22, 2013} Meeting new people

Today was a laid back kind of day, well, in the beginning.

We leisurely got up, did some cleaning, put the last few things away that we unpacked, unpacked the popcorn maker and set it up in the corner and then sat still.

DCM had some work to do, so I went for a walk, it’s really nice all the walking paths that are in the area, in the neighborhoods, some of the cut thoughts between houses lead to walk paths, I’m really enjoying it. After I got back from my walk, we had some lunch, good thing because I was starving!

My friend, AM called, he and I have known each other almost 25 years! I can’t believe it! We met when he was a freshman in high school and I was a senior and we’ve been friends ever since! He and his family were going to a party and invited us, a great opportunity to meet people, of course I’m going!

I headed out for the party. Turns out this is an annual party, been going on at least 10 years and…when they started no one had kids, now, the oldest kid is 6 and the place was alive with little people. It was great to see AM’s wife, NM, I’m so happy they found each other! I was at their wedding in Golden, CO, 6 years this fall. Their daughter is the cutest thing, she corrected me each time I said she was 3, that’s three and a half thank you! Very intelligent and precocious 3.5 year old, and very sweet.

I met a bunch of their friends, I hope to see them again, make friends. After we left, we went to a very good Indian restaurant to grab some grub, it was very good. After, I headed to Kohl’s to return the two bathtub suit tops and at Old Navy I spent $2 less than I got back! Got a bathing suit (fingers crossed) and July 4th tshirts.

Tomorrow…movie review!

{June 21, 2013} Ain’t technology grand?

I may have already blogged about technology, but here I go again, besides it brought some good stuff today!

After a thrilling day at work…I called TS and we caught up on the trip that she earned, way to go TS! She took her sister-in-law, LF, to Naples, FL and did a lot of fun stuff m including a ride on an air boat and hugging an alligator. Not many people can say that! She was on her way to see her daughter, KS, at school and help her pack.

Next, I had my weekly catch up with JCT, which was great. She calls me in her way home from the airport, it’s kind of a tradition with us and I like it. It’s funny, since she’s been working on the road, I talk to her more than when she was based in Atlanta! Hopefully I’ll get to see her when I’m back n Atlanta soon!

Next was the best, sorry friends, but…SDL called to see if I and time to FaceTime with her and Miss A! Are you kidding?! It was great! I love having an iPad and the ability to FaceTime or Skype, a few years ago, wasn’t even this easy, but now…one call and hello! I see you!

We caught up on what’s been going on, all the while Miss A was jumping around, walking, climbing, squealing, giggling and just being her goofy self. It was great to see them. I told SDL to get me a list of some children’s books that Miss A might like and maybe I can read some bedtime stories to her, via FaceTime!

What a world and time we live in! I wonder who I will get to talk to or “see” next!

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