I am so happy to be “working in the city”. One of my greatest delights is perusing the various and sundry gastronomical venues. Here’s a rundown… Continue reading “Vegan options in downtown Raleigh”
8.5 Mary and Max
First off, even though this is adorably animated, this movie is full of adult themes and not recommended for kids.
Second, this movie is full of adult themes, from alcoholism to atheism to mental illness to sexuality, all through the unblinking lens of an under-mentored 8 year old girl. And that’s where it gets its heart. Continue reading “8.5 Mary and Max”
9.0 Animal Kingdom
A gritty web of tension from start to finish, half this film is shot in slomo, with gorgeous camera work, and it crackles. How do you survive hopeless situations with your morality intact? Bits of Trainspotting and Guy Ritchie are the icing.
Raven Rock horse trails
We took the dogs to the Raven Rock horse trails today, because 1) they are close to home, and 2) we wanted to see how the dogs would do with horses. Turns out not very good. But we did find a nice waterin’ hole to play in! :-)
Thirsty Turtles nab 2nd place in Soggy Bottom Boys VA adventure race
A brisk day of fun, we were stripping off layers of gear as the sun came out. 2nd place overall in the 6hr category for Chris Gary Don and me. Not bad for Don’s first time out!
Happy Christmas
- snow!! lots of it!!!
- semi-successful shopping
- coat! nanos! laptop! 88-key midi controller!
- road trip! no traffic! shortcuts!
- florida
sunshine - crazy vegan eats with supreme
leader - 50-degree swimming!!
- 5-star hotel for a song
- breaking
into harry potter world - no-line
rollercasters!! the hulk!! - murder
mystery!! - 45lbs of chinese
- invoicing
- retro
rollerblading - htdj playing christmas
music - south of the border restroom
exerience - pirates’ cove!! spot it!!
- ipad alaska photos
- good times for
all :-)
peace
9.5 Modern Family
Arrested Development proved that the human brain enjoys tracking a dozen unique and hilarious characters simultaneously, and Modern Family continues that tradition in style. And they have a fun dad, a sexy mom, and troublemaking kids, just like us! ha!
Christmas requires cookies
…and these Russian tea cakes are classic, yummmm…
9.0 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The Deathly Hallows was a big hit with us, and Wren and Savannah perfected
their butterbeer recipe and shared with us all to celebrate! :-)
Night riding is rock and roll
