I loved the movie the Lone Ranger with Johhny Depp. I roared with laughter and look forward to buying it so I can enjoy it over and over again. I found I was largely alone in my laughter in the big theater, so maybe the filmmakers had my quirky sense of humor in mind when they made this film. But maybe not. I hope they will be redeemed by ( Read more... )

Or not? I'm pretty sure the local groundhog saw her shadow, but the daffodils are poking their greens up and the maple trees, forsythia, and pear trees have fattening buds on them. Of course, February is our snowiest month but as my mom says it had "better get a wiggle on ( Read more... )

Yes we got snow this week, but last week was a preview of the spring to come. I saw that the skunk cabbage was sprouting in the bog. The sprouts are very small, but they were in evidence. And then on the way home from the bog I saw six Turkey Vultures or Buzzards flying in the sky - another sign that spring is on the way. It made the inch of ( Read more... )

It is a cold but sunny day. I can take most of the cold provided the sun comes out. I feel like a cat basking in the rays coming through the french doors while I play on the computer. The maple trees, pussy willow and magnolias are acting like it is spring. I hope they will be able to continue their start after the weather snaps back to normal ( Read more... )

We had our third annual outing to the place in my userpic. It was lovely. It was a different grouping of friends and a different vibe, but pleasant nonetheless. We had perfect weather. It made my new 20 degree sleeping bags silly, but we enjoyed breaking them in anyway. They are lighter than the old 40 degree ones. The old bags (which are now ( Read more... )

but you are still in my thoughts. I disconnected from the world for a while. No email or phone for two weeks. I didn't watch the news or read the newspaper at all. I plowed my way through all three books in the Girl with a Dragon Tatoo trilogy. The world went on without me and I find comfort in that ( Read more... )

With this term - it is 37.5% right now, but after meeting class this afternoon it will be 40%. The counting helps - I do this when I drive too. My inner-geek putting in an appearance ( Read more... )

My userpic are Snow Trillium which are a wildflower that shows up briefly in early spring. I have been going on the wildflower walk every Sunday afternoon to see what is up and what is gone. It is an amazing array of tiny floral beauty ( Read more... )

I have been in movie heaven. When we saw the first snow storm coming we loaded up at our favorite local place and also had a full compliment of Netflix on hand. We also made it out to our favorite art film place for free popcorn on Super Bowl Sunday. We saw A Single Man there. What an amazing performance! I sobbed at the end of the movie - ( Read more... )

I love that talking/writing/blogging about that which makes you crazy is very calming and helpful. I am feeling much better today about the whole situation which strikes me as very much like what went on in high school. I'm going to rise above and get busy with other more productive concerns ( Read more... )