Some more of my opinions about movies.
Toy Story 3. I can't remember if I mentioned this one yet. I thought it was really well-done. A lot of people had high expectations and, so far, all I've heard are good reviews. It was funny and sad and good for the young and the old. Go Pixar.
Robin Hood. So, unlike Paul, I like Russell Crow. I think he's a fine actor. But I didn't like this movie. I have a problem with a) British accents on scruffy mumbling men, 2) stories retold with uninteresting plot changes/twists, and d) movies longer than 2 hours. Yeah, and this movie had/was all 3 of those things. Half the time I couldn't understand what they were saying, and I guess I went into the movie thinking I knew what was going to happen. But no. and it went on forever. I think the only Robin Hood that has an appropriate length (that I've seen) is the Disney version.
Hereafter. This movie was slow. It was different. It was easy to watch, easy to follow, and, in my opinion, easy to like. I liked it a lot. It made me cry. I saw it in the theatre and when it was finished I heard the woman behind me exclaim "are you kidding me?" in a sort of that-was-the-worst-movie-I've-ever-seen type of outraged exclaim. So, I'd like to hear someone else's opinion about it. Also, I thought the last scene was perfectly done. Also, Matt Damon.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This is the first and only Harry Potter movie I've seen having already read the book. It was a different experience. On one hand, I was glad that I had read the book because otherwise I probably would've been confused. And it is always cool to see on screen what you saw in your imagination while reading. On the other hand, I was disappointed at parts where I thought they should've done it differently. But, all in all, I thought it was fantastic. Also, poor Daniel is such a bad actor, but I think most people are used to him by now.
Letters to Juliet. For girls only. It was very cute, wholesome, and predictable. Basically, it was your average chick flick.
The Duchess. I felt about this movie pretty much the same way I felt about The Other Boleyn Girl. If you've seen both I hope you understand what I mean. I thought it was good. But, I have to comment on Keira Knightley's teeth.
Those are the newer-ish movies that I've seen recently. Oh wait. Paul and I watched Old Dogs and thought it was awful.
I also saw Gallipoli, an early Mel Gibson movie (1981), and thought it was pretty good ... powerful message.
12.10.2010
12.07.2010
Houston, TX
I suppose I should rename this post "Space Center Houston", because that's pretty much all we did there.
There is a family friendly museum at the space center. It has the dorky movies, the interactive games, and scientific exhibits etc. It was fun to wander around and learn about life in space. And we enjoyed acting like kids. Just a little bit.
This is a copy of the screenplay of Apollo 13, signed by the actors. It was in a case with a bunch of other souvenirs/memorabilia from the film. It's one of my favorites.
As part of the museum we took a tram to the real Lyndon B. Johnson NASA Space Center. Here we got to see the buildings where NASA employees work and train.
Paul poses with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins of Apollo 11.
Above are some pictures of a training facility that they let us see.
The last thing that we saw was the largest rocket in the world! You really can't tell how big it is from the pictures.
We had a really fun time.
There is a family friendly museum at the space center. It has the dorky movies, the interactive games, and scientific exhibits etc. It was fun to wander around and learn about life in space. And we enjoyed acting like kids. Just a little bit.
This is a copy of the screenplay of Apollo 13, signed by the actors. It was in a case with a bunch of other souvenirs/memorabilia from the film. It's one of my favorites.
As part of the museum we took a tram to the real Lyndon B. Johnson NASA Space Center. Here we got to see the buildings where NASA employees work and train.
This is mission control. The mission control room where Gene Kranz directed the Apollo missions, including Apollo 13. Cool, huh!
Paul poses with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins of Apollo 11.
Above are some pictures of a training facility that they let us see.
The last thing that we saw was the largest rocket in the world! You really can't tell how big it is from the pictures.
We had a really fun time.
12.04.2010
New Orleans, LA
On our drive home to San Angelo our first pit-stop was New Orleans (how do you pronounce that???). The drive around the gulf was really beautiful. There were long, long bridges across miles of shallow marshy water. There were bare trees growing up out of the water, and it was eerily foggy while we were driving. It was kind of creepy and I kept wondering why someone decided to build a bridge there, and why was it so long??
It took about 5 hours to get to New Orleans. I tried to get a really awesome picture of a barge on a river, but I couldn't get my camera out fast enough and Paul wouldn't slow down, so this is what I got instead:
We got stuck in New Orleans traffic and spilled turtle water all over the front of the van during the stop and go. We used Brenda (our GPS) to get us to the Naval Air Station where we had booked a room. We waited in line for quite a while and then found out that we were actually staying at the other Navy Inn. It might have been helpful for them to put the address of the hotel on the confirmation page, but they didn't. So we drove some more. We finally checked in and drove to the hotel, but our key didn't work. So we drove back and forth again and finally got in our room.
Our plan was to take the Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi river to get to the french quarter, AKA where everyone goes to experience New Orleans. We took Brenda out in the dark and followed her through a sketchy neighborhood (emphasis on the sketchy) toward the ferry. I lost some faith in her when she had us in the sketchiest of sketchiness and said "YOU HAVE ARRIVED". uhhh ... no, we hadn't arrived anywhere. So we went baaaack to the hotel, looked up the real address and eventually found the ferry. We parked the car in a sketchy lot and hoped that we'd find all of our stuff (6 weeks worth of it) in the car when we got back.
We made it across the river (which I did spit in) on this ferry. There were a lot of people on the other side, which was comforting. I had studied a map enough that I kind of knew my way around the streets. So, we just started walking. We happened upon a restaurant that I had read about and decided to eat there. It was called The House of Blues.
We walked through a brightly painted alleyway to get to the front door and there were some employees ushering concert goers into a line. I asked one of them what the concert was that night and he said, kind of laughing, that it was a burlesque show. hmm, well yeah, we didn't go.
Dinner was good. We both ordered southern dishes (I forget what they were at the moment), and I thought it was delicious. But I have to remember that I was absolutely starving by the time we got our food, so I might've just been enjoying the fact that my tummy wasn't rummbling anymore.
The streets of New Orleans were historical and colorful. We walked Royal Street, Canal Street, Bourbon Street, and the streets in between. I enjoyed the jazzy, southern, Louisiana feel. Bourbon street was packed, and looked like it could be fun if you were drunk or wanted to get some. or both.
We took the ferry back and luckily our car was still locked and full of our stuff.
The next day we drove on to Houston.
It took about 5 hours to get to New Orleans. I tried to get a really awesome picture of a barge on a river, but I couldn't get my camera out fast enough and Paul wouldn't slow down, so this is what I got instead:
We got stuck in New Orleans traffic and spilled turtle water all over the front of the van during the stop and go. We used Brenda (our GPS) to get us to the Naval Air Station where we had booked a room. We waited in line for quite a while and then found out that we were actually staying at the other Navy Inn. It might have been helpful for them to put the address of the hotel on the confirmation page, but they didn't. So we drove some more. We finally checked in and drove to the hotel, but our key didn't work. So we drove back and forth again and finally got in our room.
Our plan was to take the Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi river to get to the french quarter, AKA where everyone goes to experience New Orleans. We took Brenda out in the dark and followed her through a sketchy neighborhood (emphasis on the sketchy) toward the ferry. I lost some faith in her when she had us in the sketchiest of sketchiness and said "YOU HAVE ARRIVED". uhhh ... no, we hadn't arrived anywhere. So we went baaaack to the hotel, looked up the real address and eventually found the ferry. We parked the car in a sketchy lot and hoped that we'd find all of our stuff (6 weeks worth of it) in the car when we got back.
We made it across the river (which I did spit in) on this ferry. There were a lot of people on the other side, which was comforting. I had studied a map enough that I kind of knew my way around the streets. So, we just started walking. We happened upon a restaurant that I had read about and decided to eat there. It was called The House of Blues.
We walked through a brightly painted alleyway to get to the front door and there were some employees ushering concert goers into a line. I asked one of them what the concert was that night and he said, kind of laughing, that it was a burlesque show. hmm, well yeah, we didn't go.
Dinner was good. We both ordered southern dishes (I forget what they were at the moment), and I thought it was delicious. But I have to remember that I was absolutely starving by the time we got our food, so I might've just been enjoying the fact that my tummy wasn't rummbling anymore.
The streets of New Orleans were historical and colorful. We walked Royal Street, Canal Street, Bourbon Street, and the streets in between. I enjoyed the jazzy, southern, Louisiana feel. Bourbon street was packed, and looked like it could be fun if you were drunk or wanted to get some. or both.
We took the ferry back and luckily our car was still locked and full of our stuff.
The next day we drove on to Houston.
11.30.2010
Montgomery, AL
Well we're done with our stint in Montgomery. There were a lot of great things about it, but I gotta say, I will definitely NOT miss this:
The hotel was pretty small but we had the necessities. Let's just say I'm glad we have a regular-sized kitchen again. and that we don't have to wake up to that gross poop smell that happened in the mornings.
I liked Montgomery well enough, and the base was much nicer than here in San Angelo. We didn't do anything too exciting, but we did go to the zoo. The animals were cool.
When we went there was no one there! It's a pretty big zoo too. Honestly we were probably 2 of 10 people that were at the zoo that day. Weird.
ASBC wasn't the worst thing in the world. We got to know some nice people! Here are some shots of Paul and his flight during the Icarus tournament.
They did pretty good! ... well they won a game! (Icarus is just a random team sport that's supposed to be similar to a "mission" or something. It has weird rules, but it's fun to watch). Their flight number was 807 so I made them a poster. :)
I learned how to play Crud in Montgomery (another random game that has weird rules but is fun to watch), and I got to know some other young wives. We went shopping and had lunch and watched soaps and ate bon-bons. Okay, half of that statement is true. I'll let you figure out which half. I enjoyed the gym, and the weather, and the cable TV. And Paul and I had a lot of free time together. So overall we had a good experience.
I have to add that if you are ever in Montgomery DO NOT got to the Piggly Wiggly. Just trust me.
The hotel was pretty small but we had the necessities. Let's just say I'm glad we have a regular-sized kitchen again. and that we don't have to wake up to that gross poop smell that happened in the mornings.
I liked Montgomery well enough, and the base was much nicer than here in San Angelo. We didn't do anything too exciting, but we did go to the zoo. The animals were cool.
When we went there was no one there! It's a pretty big zoo too. Honestly we were probably 2 of 10 people that were at the zoo that day. Weird.
ASBC wasn't the worst thing in the world. We got to know some nice people! Here are some shots of Paul and his flight during the Icarus tournament.
They did pretty good! ... well they won a game! (Icarus is just a random team sport that's supposed to be similar to a "mission" or something. It has weird rules, but it's fun to watch). Their flight number was 807 so I made them a poster. :)
I learned how to play Crud in Montgomery (another random game that has weird rules but is fun to watch), and I got to know some other young wives. We went shopping and had lunch and watched soaps and ate bon-bons. Okay, half of that statement is true. I'll let you figure out which half. I enjoyed the gym, and the weather, and the cable TV. And Paul and I had a lot of free time together. So overall we had a good experience.
I have to add that if you are ever in Montgomery DO NOT got to the Piggly Wiggly. Just trust me.
11.21.2010
Anniversary
Gosh, this makes me happy:
Well, a year ago I married this man, Paul. He is the funniest guy ever. He is always making me laugh and always making me feel so good.
I just love being with him.
He gives good hugs. He is patient. He's so easy to talk to and he's smart. He cooks.
He gets me flowers because he knows I like them.
He drives. He is a good driver.
He lets me be goofy and gets goofy with me, and I think he likes it.
He gives me scritchy scratches. Whenever I ask. And he's good at them.
He wakes me up to tell me he loves me before he leaves in the morning.
I've always thought that there is someone for everyone and let's just say Paul is for me! Isn't that nice? Paul is just for me, only me, and for always.
11.08.2010
The Google Game
I am just a little bored today so I thought I'd find a game/survey to share. This was my favorite. You Google these things and then post the pictures. If the topic was favorite sport I would Google "tennis" and then post one of the images. Like so:
My Favorite Sport:
I spent a while picking out these pictures, so I hope you learn something about me. Hehe. Now I think I will go play the other Google game. The "Abby likes/eats/jumps on/needs" game. Yay! Enjoy.
My Last Name:
(recently changed from)
The City I Was Born In:
A Past Love:
My Favorite Animal:
(followed closely by)
My Favorite Object:
My Favorite City:
My Favorite Food:
My Favorite Color:
A Bad Habit:
My First Job:
My Future Job:
Place I Would Like To Visit:
and
My Age:
My Favorite Holiday:
11.01.2010
Pensacola, FL
Paul and I had the most relaxing weekend at Pensacola Beach in Florida. The weather sat right in the mid-70's and the water was warm, calm, and perfect for swimming. We like to jump and make big splashes as the waves break on us. We saw some fish up close (as in swimming between our feet), and we saw two crabs fighting! We had fun collecting shells and decorating our sand fortress with them; I was sad to leave them behind. There weren't a lot of people (just thong-man and a few others) so we had a lot of sand to play with since the beach goes on forever. It was great to be silly and to just relax and lay around on the beach. We drove home to The Beach Boys.
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