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August Finale

August 30, 2009 / posted in Family and Friends, Home Improvement, Movies / No Comments

Alexis and I have spent the majority of our weekends in August working on the master bathroom. Here’s the latest pictures:

We managed to squeeze in a movie one weekend and saw District 9 , which was very gory and awesome. The main character is detestable in the beginning of the movie. You absolutely wish he would get hit by a bus, but by the end of the film you sympathize with him. It had a great mix of story and action. Talking about it makes me want to go see it again.

I also want to wish my nephew, Hunter, a happy 1st birthday and congratulate Dustin and Shannon for surviving a year of poopy diapers and long nights.

More Then Meets The Eye

August 2, 2009 / posted in Entertainment, Home Improvement, Movies / 1 Comment

Alexis and I had another busy weekend.  Here’s what the bathtub area looks like now:

New drywall
We put up new mold resistant dry wall and concrete backer board. The concrete backer board was easier to cut and drill through then I was expecting. It’s pretty neat stuff. We will more than likely have everything done by the end of August.

I convinced myself and Alexis to go see Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen despite bad reviews and rumors. Expectations for the film were rock bottom, so Alexis and I were surprised when the the movie was decently entertaining. I think it was better than the first one. There were moments in the film that made me laugh, but there were also moments that made me grimace. Two small dogs humping is not something I wanted to see and a small robot humping Megan Fox’s leg… just doesn’t make sense. They did manage to balance the story lines between human and robot better than the first movie. They also fixed Soundwave’s character by making him a large menacing satellite hacking robot instead of a bumbling mumbling toaster. If you’ve seen the first one and are on the fence about seeing the second move then I think you should go see it.

Symphony of John

April 11, 2009 / posted in Music, Rare Events / No Comments

This weekend we went downtown to the symphony, which was playing music composed by John Williams. They played Raiders, Jaws, Star Wars, Memoirs of a Geisha, Jurassic Park, and more. I liked the music it sounded great and I had fun while I was there, but I’m not sure it was worth it. It’s not convenient to go to, there were people whispering occasionally behind us, and it sounded about the same as if I were listening to it on headphones, except for the solos. The solos were great and impressive. My problem may be that I have heard the music too often. Many of the songs played are in my library of CD’s and MP3′s.

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