Here's a little background so you'll understand the videos. Paul likes to make up songs for anything and everything. And you thought that he was just a percussionist. No, he is a multi-talented musician and composer! ;-) Daniel likes to go for car rides, and Paul was getting him ready to go so he made up what has now affectionately referred to as, "The Car Ride Song." Ever since then Daniel often breaks into The Car Ride Song. That will help you understand the other video a little more.
Daniel got a cap gun for Christmas - just look at what the girls taught him:
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Cozumel
I know, I said I wasn't going to do this but since I'm not really packing I have to do something! I should be packing, but I can't bring myself to do it!
Here's a quick synopsis:
1/7/09 - flew to Tampa, stayed at a Sheraton where we had to change rooms at midnight because we found bedbugs in our room
1/8/09 - boarded ship, to find out that we were on a floating combination spring break party town/casino. Paul narrowly avoids entering an elevator that a drunk has just urinated in.
1/9/09 - Day at sea. Came down with a horrible head cold
1/10/09 - arrive Cozumel, board a ferry to the mainland, take a bus to Tulum to see Mayan ruins. It was SO hot and humid. Leave Cozumel that evening.
1/11/09 - Day at sea. Almost step in more excrement in the stairwell.
1/12/09 - arrive back in Tampa, debark, go to Aquarium, fly home.
In spite of the above mentioned unfortunate events, I really did have a good time. The people we were with from Paul's office were so much fun! It was really nice to have adults to associate with. The staff on the ship were incredible, the food excellent, and I didn't get sea sick (well, not as bad as I usually do anyway). And our excursion to see the Mayan ruins was a chance of a lifetime. We didn't have anywhere near enough time to spend at Tulum, but our tour guide was fabulous and I learned a lot. Here are some pictures:
Here's a quick synopsis:
1/7/09 - flew to Tampa, stayed at a Sheraton where we had to change rooms at midnight because we found bedbugs in our room
1/8/09 - boarded ship, to find out that we were on a floating combination spring break party town/casino. Paul narrowly avoids entering an elevator that a drunk has just urinated in.
1/9/09 - Day at sea. Came down with a horrible head cold
1/10/09 - arrive Cozumel, board a ferry to the mainland, take a bus to Tulum to see Mayan ruins. It was SO hot and humid. Leave Cozumel that evening.
1/11/09 - Day at sea. Almost step in more excrement in the stairwell.
1/12/09 - arrive back in Tampa, debark, go to Aquarium, fly home.
In spite of the above mentioned unfortunate events, I really did have a good time. The people we were with from Paul's office were so much fun! It was really nice to have adults to associate with. The staff on the ship were incredible, the food excellent, and I didn't get sea sick (well, not as bad as I usually do anyway). And our excursion to see the Mayan ruins was a chance of a lifetime. We didn't have anywhere near enough time to spend at Tulum, but our tour guide was fabulous and I learned a lot. Here are some pictures:
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Christmas pictures
Happy New Year to one and all! Not that I have been particularly consistent with blogging in the first place, but I will most likely be MIA for at least a month. Next week Paul and I are going on an all-expense paid trip including a cruise to Cozumel, something Paul earned at work. I can finally say that I am starting to get excited about going now that I have found someone to watch the kids. The truth is, I got the travel bug out of my system a long time ago and I'm a homebody at heart, plus I get extremely sea sick. So the thought of going on a cruise doesn't hold a whole lot of appeal for me. But Paul earned it so I'm trying to be a good sport. So maybe I'll post some pictures from our trip after we get back.
Within the next week I have to get things ready for the babysitters, cook extra meals and freeze them, and pack for our trip. Then when I get back I have about a week to pack up my house, clean the house, and move. I'm a tad overwhelmed...
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Not much to say
I decided that since I "redecorated" my blog that I should probably post something so that you don't have to keep reading my scathing review of Twilight.
I really do have a life other than Twilight, but I have to say, I am super happy that they are going to have a new director for the sequel that they will start filming soon. See, I'm not the only one who thought she did a lousy job! Well, to be fair, she probably did a very good job considering the budget she had to work with. I have great hopes that with a new director, New Moon might actually be worth watching.
I really do have a life other than Twilight, but I have to say, I am super happy that they are going to have a new director for the sequel that they will start filming soon. See, I'm not the only one who thought she did a lousy job! Well, to be fair, she probably did a very good job considering the budget she had to work with. I have great hopes that with a new director, New Moon might actually be worth watching.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Twilight - my review
I am a huge fan of the Twilight series of books so I was excited when a friend of mine got me tickets to attend a private screening of Twilight on Thursday, November 20th at 7:00 pm. I should probably preface my review by saying that I had fairly low expectations for the movie going in. Movies are NEVER as good as the books. The clips that I had watched online I wasn't impressed with. Plus it didn't encourage me the fact that most of the cast was comprised of relative unknowns. So I guess the easiest way to sum this up is to say that the movie lived up to my expectations.
Twilight the book is a romance. Sure, there's more to the story than that - action, drama, horror - but the reason it has such a huge fan base is its a tender, sensual, and often tumultuous romance. Twilight the movie has a very low budget, artsy, independent film quality. I didn't like the weird camera angles or the horrible soundtrack. And the special effects were laughable. No really, people in the theater were actually laughing.
The individual performances were, for the most part, pretty good. Robert Pattinson as Edward definitely looked and acted the part of the drop dead gorgeous immortal, although I agree with him that he is no stunt man. His American accent wasn't perfect, but it may be that I just prefer to hear his British accent. Kristen Stewart was a believable Bella. For me, the star of the show was Cam Gigandet as James. He was exactly the image of James that I had formed from the book, so it's a shame that he is destroyed in this film and won't continue in the sequels. I think they need to ditch Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle) and Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale) before they shoot the sequels. I'm not sure what was worse, their performance or their terrible bleached hair color and make-up.
Here is what I hope: that they make enough from Twilight that they will make the sequels, and have a bigger budget to do so. With the bigger budget they need to replace Catherine Hardwicke with a better director, and spend WAY more money on special effects. The vampires are fast, strong, and powerful - they should NOT look like puppets on strings. I would also like to see more of the romance - the movie lacked so much of the tenderness between Bella and Edward that the book so beautifully portrays.
The film was free of bad language, as far as I remember, which I appreciated. There is some sensuality, but nothing over the top. There is definitely violence. So parents, be cautioned. It's not a movie I would let my 9 year old see.
Twilight the book is a romance. Sure, there's more to the story than that - action, drama, horror - but the reason it has such a huge fan base is its a tender, sensual, and often tumultuous romance. Twilight the movie has a very low budget, artsy, independent film quality. I didn't like the weird camera angles or the horrible soundtrack. And the special effects were laughable. No really, people in the theater were actually laughing.
The individual performances were, for the most part, pretty good. Robert Pattinson as Edward definitely looked and acted the part of the drop dead gorgeous immortal, although I agree with him that he is no stunt man. His American accent wasn't perfect, but it may be that I just prefer to hear his British accent. Kristen Stewart was a believable Bella. For me, the star of the show was Cam Gigandet as James. He was exactly the image of James that I had formed from the book, so it's a shame that he is destroyed in this film and won't continue in the sequels. I think they need to ditch Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle) and Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale) before they shoot the sequels. I'm not sure what was worse, their performance or their terrible bleached hair color and make-up.
Here is what I hope: that they make enough from Twilight that they will make the sequels, and have a bigger budget to do so. With the bigger budget they need to replace Catherine Hardwicke with a better director, and spend WAY more money on special effects. The vampires are fast, strong, and powerful - they should NOT look like puppets on strings. I would also like to see more of the romance - the movie lacked so much of the tenderness between Bella and Edward that the book so beautifully portrays.
The film was free of bad language, as far as I remember, which I appreciated. There is some sensuality, but nothing over the top. There is definitely violence. So parents, be cautioned. It's not a movie I would let my 9 year old see.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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