Just a couple of weeks ago for some reason, Laney became interested in the EasyBake oven. We weren't even sure we still had it. Lenore searched around and dug it out. Jensen helped Laney clean it up and it has seen vigorous use ever since. Laney has mostly just made sugar cookies from some refrigerator dough she was given as a gift some time ago. But, she also made a cake using a recipe in one of her story books. And the cake was quite good.
Once on my mission when we switched apartments in Cremona, it took awhile to get our gas stove hooked up. So, for a while we had to be a little creative with our cooking. We managed to roast hot dogs in the water heater and even baked a cake on an overturned iron.
24 November 2006
And All My Nightly Dreams
I awoke Yesterday morning with a strange dream. During the course of the dream we had been in different places and we kept having to fight off menacing snakes. Finally, at the end of the dream, we got into a home (our home?) and barely locked the door in time. Then a huge snake (silly Anaconda movie huge) stuck his head in under the door somehow. I had a very large battle axe (too bad it wasn't a bowstaff) and kept chopping at its head. Only problem is the snake of course wouldn't let me get to the side of him to try to chop off his head.
When I mentioned it to Lenore she said that she had a dream very recently where she was fighting off large menacing snakes as well.
About two weeks ago I dreamed that the Rodriguezes brought me some meatloaf. I really like meatloaf. Last night they didn't just bring me one piece. They brought me a whole lot of pieces, and brought it to me at work!
When I mentioned it to Lenore she said that she had a dream very recently where she was fighting off large menacing snakes as well.
About two weeks ago I dreamed that the Rodriguezes brought me some meatloaf. I really like meatloaf. Last night they didn't just bring me one piece. They brought me a whole lot of pieces, and brought it to me at work!
21 November 2006
Shaken, not Stirred
We went to see the new James Bond last Saturday night with Michelle and Steve Young.
We also ran into Ann and Ken Murdock at the theater.
Our impressions:
Lenore said it was violent. (She still liked it.) I wasn't too put off by the "violence." There was a lot of hand to hand fighting and rough fighting and the torture scene I guess was squeam inducing. But, it didn't really bother me much. Or, I didn't see it as excessive or very much so, or gratuitous. It didn't jolt me out of the fantasy like "Passion of the Christ."
So much for the violence. Otherwise, I think it is probably better than any other Bond movie. I like Daniel Craig a lot, especially as he is portrayed as a young, cocky, still with a few rough edges, newly trained and promoted "00." I found him very charming and attractive and his muscular physique made his strength and toughness very believable.
The first chase scene borrows a lot from "Russian Street Climbing" and is very engaging and entertaining. Lenore said it seemed like they were super heroes without the powers.
I enjoyed the updated use of technology and the ability of MI6 to communicate with and track Bond anywhere. This was especially apparent and useful to the story and its emotions during the medical emergency/defibrillator scene.
As I said, the torture scene was a little squeam inducing, especially for guys. But, Bond's reaction to Le Chiffre, helped to lessen that squeamishness and added a very interesting twist to it. I thought, "He's going to take it, defy him, mock him and die like a real man." This was a very good bit of acting by Daniel Craig and it made his new character. The new young Bond is unbreakable, undeterred, unbelievably strong and resilient and resourceful, yet believable. This portrayal and approach made him less of a caricature.
We also ran into Ann and Ken Murdock at the theater.
Our impressions:
Lenore said it was violent. (She still liked it.) I wasn't too put off by the "violence." There was a lot of hand to hand fighting and rough fighting and the torture scene I guess was squeam inducing. But, it didn't really bother me much. Or, I didn't see it as excessive or very much so, or gratuitous. It didn't jolt me out of the fantasy like "Passion of the Christ."
So much for the violence. Otherwise, I think it is probably better than any other Bond movie. I like Daniel Craig a lot, especially as he is portrayed as a young, cocky, still with a few rough edges, newly trained and promoted "00." I found him very charming and attractive and his muscular physique made his strength and toughness very believable.
The first chase scene borrows a lot from "Russian Street Climbing" and is very engaging and entertaining. Lenore said it seemed like they were super heroes without the powers.
I enjoyed the updated use of technology and the ability of MI6 to communicate with and track Bond anywhere. This was especially apparent and useful to the story and its emotions during the medical emergency/defibrillator scene.
As I said, the torture scene was a little squeam inducing, especially for guys. But, Bond's reaction to Le Chiffre, helped to lessen that squeamishness and added a very interesting twist to it. I thought, "He's going to take it, defy him, mock him and die like a real man." This was a very good bit of acting by Daniel Craig and it made his new character. The new young Bond is unbreakable, undeterred, unbelievably strong and resilient and resourceful, yet believable. This portrayal and approach made him less of a caricature.
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