Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!
So busy!
I'm sorry that I have been so busy the past few weeks. I haven't even had time to do anything worthy of blogging about. My husband picked up L.A. Noire the other day but he hasn't had a chance to play it. That is the plan for this Memorial Day weekend. On top of that, I am about halfway through Liar's Game. I'm not sure I'll have it finished by next week though. I'll definitely be able to give you some opinions on the video game. It's almost summer! Yay!
Favorite Friday
My family did go to see Thor a couple of weeks ago. I thought about writing about it but I didn't have much to say. The movie wasn't awful. It wasn't amazing either. The graphics were good, the acting was decent. I'm ready for The Avengers. That needs to happen faster.
A video!
Wow. It's been awhile since I last posted. I'm sorry. Life has kinda gotten away from me. For now, I'll give you a trailer for a video game that I would love to watch my husband play. L.A. Noire. It comes out today!
Anniversary ideas needed
This year will be my 10th wedding anniversary. Wow. I need some ideas for anniversary gifts. Luckily, I have until October to come up with something good. The traditional gift is tin or aluminum but the modern gift is diamond jewelry. I'm not really into jewelry and the tin/aluminum thing sounds lame. Though...my husband is a big gamer. Maybe I can find him a metal figure of a video game character. Then again, maybe I'll just forget the 'types' of gifts I'm supposed to get him and just go with a nice dinner.
Glee
I know I am way behind everyone on this. My husband, my daughter, and I have started watching Glee on Netflix. They only have the first season up and we're about halfway through it now. I get why so many people like it. Not only is the music pretty good, it's also catchy and most people recognize the songs. Unfortunately, that is the only good thing about the show. The characters are annoyingly two-dimensional, which doesn't leave a whole lot for the actors to do between songs. Supposedly the glee club "needed" 12 members in order to participate in competitions. However, half of them are barely there. One of the characters is even referred to as "Other Asian." If you're going to bring in new characters, at least use them. In addition, the "plot" is only there to carry the characters to their next musical interlude. Almost everything in the show is based on lies and trickery. It would be nice if the show didn't use music as a crutch. Let the characters carry the plot. There are some great beginnings there. Stop forcing them into song just because they haven't sang for 10 minutes.
Even though I will continue to watch the show, I can't guarantee that I will ever actually like it. It's too big of a hit for them to make any changes to it now. And that is rather sad.
Parental presents
Next weekend is Mother's Day. My sister and I are taking my mom out for a spa day. It's usually Father's Day that gives me problems. I think I'm going to look at some Fathers Day baskets for my dad this year. It's difficult to find something he really likes that he could use. I hope something good (and not too expensive) turns up.
Yay weekend!
Yay! It's the weekend! And, for once, it's supposed to be pretty nice. It's been raining for the past few weekends. According to the (usually unreliable) weatherman, it's not going to be too hot and no rain! I have some Zumba-related things to do but at least some of that will be outside. I'll be in the sun, away from small business phone systems and the slew of customers that just hit 0 instead of selecting one of the options on our phone tree. I'm so glad it's the weekend.
No more daytime tv!
I really do hate daytime television. There is rarely anything good on and they bombard you with a variety of commercials from different companies selling the same things. Three or four different schools that will license you to be a medical assistant or auto mechanic or massage therapist. Multiple companies claiming they have the cheap car insurance quote around. Not to mention all the lawyers trying to get you to sue for accidents or medical problems. I usually only turn the tv on in the afternoon to just have some noise while I'm doing something else. Man, is it annoying noise.
Royal Doormats?
I didn't watch the royal wedding this morning. One, I'm not getting up that early and, two, I still had to come to work. We don't get a holiday for a wedding. A couple of the girls at work were looking at pictures from the event though. The couple looked very nice. Of course, I start thinking about unusual things. The last I heard, the couple would be temporarily living in William's apartment that he shares with his brother, Harry, until they figure out where they want to live. Would someone get them some doormats personalized online that say things like 'One Prince, One Duke, and a Duchess'? (For those that don't know, Prince William was given the title of Duke of Cambridge, which would make Kate a Duchess.) I should see what sort of weird "collectibles" are popping up online now. Everyone wants something to remember the event.