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Reviewlet: Fantastic Mr. Fox (DVD)
"I have a phobia of wolves."
Like a Pixar movie without the highly buffed finish. -
Reviewlet: Easy A
Clever teenage romantic comedy, three parts charming and one part contrived, much like clever teenagers in general. -
Reviewlet: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
When even a four-year-old finds the plot boring and predictable, it's time to slow down the pander truck. -
Montes Leyda Vineyard 2008 Limited Selection Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)
"Do we have a good wine for the fish?" she asked, just as I was about to drop the two of them off to see Disney on Ice. "No," I said, but there was time, time to go to the Île Perrot SAQ and look ( Read more... ) -
Reviewlet: The Proposal
I can buy that maybe the boss falls for her competent but uncelebrated underling in a personal voyage of discovery. The premise that knowing the same songs and seeing his boss's hot body would somehow change the underling's feelings for his boss from contempt to devoted love is totally ridiculous. -
Laptoppen
Any recommendations for good laptops? My undercooled Inspiron 9400 is about to finish off its second battery in just over 2 years and its tempting to get a whole new computer. I get a 5% Dell discount if I go that way, but my latest experience makes me wary. -
Helter Skelter
Driving the kids home from daycare, they got into their usual fight over ownership.
"She's my mamie!" says the two-year-old girl
"No! She's my mamie too!" says the 5-year-old boy, automatically.
"No! My mamie too!" she replies.
"No! My mamie too!" he counters.
et ceteraThere is no point in arguing with their incomplete intellects at this point in ( Read more... ) -
¡Ay Carumba!
"How do these compare to tacos in Mexico?" I asked my Mexican coworker Ricardo, as he sampled the cafeteria taco special. I knew the answer wouldn't be good, with ground beef mix instead of carne asada, sour cream instead of guacamole, and no fresh vegetables at all, but I wanted hard data.
"Uhhh.... They're the same shape," he said.
Conversation ( Read more... ) -
meanwhile, back at the ranch
So, after the move assisted by lots and lots of people who will not be recounted here in the usual yearbook-style, thankful though I may be for everyone's help, the Montreal unloading crew nipped over to Annie's at Ste. Anne de Bellevue for an unexceptional meal and then everyone went directly home ( Read more... ) -
moving out
For the move on Saturday at 12:30pm it looks like there will be a seat in the truck + boozysmurf with 2 seats + whoever shows up at the last minute. I will try to keep people updated if my truck rental is delayed. Otherwise: until Saturday!