The Avengers. Paul and I both liked this one! The plot was a little simplistic and it almost seemed like the heroes fought with each other more than they fought against the enemy, but lots of stuff blew up so . . . I think we can overlook the lack-of-substance part. Also, I was surprised with how funny it was. Mostly Iron Man.
The Muppets. Since Paul and I really like The Big Bang Theory I think the best part of this movie was Jim Parsons' cameo where he sang "Am I a Man or am I a Muppet". That song and a few others were kind of catchy, and of course I think Amy Adams is adorable, but mostly the movie was a dud.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Meh. This was mostly weird. Not bad necessarily, but it wasn't my favorite.
We Bought a Zoo. Matt Damon. I thought it was sad and cute.
Larry Crowne. Yeah, it was okay. Kind of weird, but with a nice message. I was crocheting while it was on so I don't know if I can really give an accurate assessment.
And Star Wars (all the episodes) was on TV recently and Paul and I watched a few. I know I've seen Episode I, II, and IV, but I can't be sure about any of the other ones. At least, I wouldn't remember them if I saw them. Paul was making fun of me because I kept asking who was who during Episode I. He also pointed out that I really don't understand a lot of pop culture references to Star Wars since I barely know the characters. Oh well, there are worse things.
Next week Paul is going to California with his class for 4 days so I'll be all alone. I was thinking about borrowing Gilmore Girls from the library, but I can't decide which season, 1 or 2? Any good chick flicks I should watch?
5.31.2012
5.08.2012
SA State Park Birds
So Paul and I might have a new favorite hobby. Ever since we bought a bird book in the Smoky Mountains we've been trying to spot and identify birds. During the day we'll sit out and watch for them. Just outside our hotel and around the base we've seen a blue jay (we named him Jay; clever, no?), white-winged doves, mockingbirds, western kingbirds, house sparrows, and grackles. A few weeks ago the Kindle daily deal was The Audobon Bird Guide app for freeee so that helps us identify them. We also got a Birds of Texas book from the library last week and that helps too. AND Paul bought binoculars with some of his birthday money so now we're basically pros. Turns out bird watching can be really fun.
On Saturday we went to San Angelo State Park to birdwatch. It was about 100 degrees out. We brought all of our gear, but forgot the camera. Here are some of the cooler-looking birds we saw.
We also saw Turkey Vultures, a Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and a few others that we failed to identify. AND we saw a jack rabbit, a huge wild pig, bison, a Texas long-horn herd, and prairie dogs, which were all awesome too.
Our life list now has 27 birds on it, only counting the ones we've seen since our hobby began. Next weekend we plan on birding at the lake and we'll probably go every other weekend too. It's nice to spend some time outside but since you don't have to do much to watch birds we're able to stay cool in this desert weather.
On Saturday we went to San Angelo State Park to birdwatch. It was about 100 degrees out. We brought all of our gear, but forgot the camera. Here are some of the cooler-looking birds we saw.
We also saw Turkey Vultures, a Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and a few others that we failed to identify. AND we saw a jack rabbit, a huge wild pig, bison, a Texas long-horn herd, and prairie dogs, which were all awesome too.
Our life list now has 27 birds on it, only counting the ones we've seen since our hobby began. Next weekend we plan on birding at the lake and we'll probably go every other weekend too. It's nice to spend some time outside but since you don't have to do much to watch birds we're able to stay cool in this desert weather.
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