Wednesday, February 27, 2008
New name!
I was tired of our blog's look, and I wanted to have a name other than our last name. So (after much thought, and some really bad ideas) I came up with the night owls! We all like to stay up late, except poor Aimee, who likes to go to bed and wake up (relatively) early.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Update time
Aimee is two months old now! She's a happy girl, and smiles all the time. We are loving it! Katie got a stomach flu about a week ago, and she very kindly shared it with her sister. So Aimee spent Valentine's day puking everything she ate. Poor little thing, she was so mellow all day. So we finally called the on call dr because she hadn't really kept anything down, and they told us to take her to the ER since she's so little. Anyway, they checked her out and she wasn't dehydrated yet, so they sent us home. She's been fine since then. Oh, and they weighed her, and she was 12 pounds! I guess she's getting enough to eat :) Here's the cutie!
I'm one of those moms that thinks it's fun to dress her kids alike. It's probably dorky, but it's also so cute! I pledge to stop when they're old enough to complain about it!
Katie has been cracking us up recently. We went to the store and all the old ladies were saying hi to her, and she didn't say anything, so a couple of them asked her if she was being shy. Well on our way home she was talking to her little toy dog, and she said, "Hi doggy! You being shy?" Then today I told her Daddy was coming home soon, and she said, "Yea, best friend!" So cute!
Also, there was a lunar eclipse tonight, it was cool! It reminded me that we just watched In the Shadow of the Moon. It's a documentary about the Apollo missions and it was so good. The guys are all old now, and one of them was so funny and cute. Anyway, it's a PG, so nothing bad in it.
I'm one of those moms that thinks it's fun to dress her kids alike. It's probably dorky, but it's also so cute! I pledge to stop when they're old enough to complain about it!
Katie has been cracking us up recently. We went to the store and all the old ladies were saying hi to her, and she didn't say anything, so a couple of them asked her if she was being shy. Well on our way home she was talking to her little toy dog, and she said, "Hi doggy! You being shy?" Then today I told her Daddy was coming home soon, and she said, "Yea, best friend!" So cute!Also, there was a lunar eclipse tonight, it was cool! It reminded me that we just watched In the Shadow of the Moon. It's a documentary about the Apollo missions and it was so good. The guys are all old now, and one of them was so funny and cute. Anyway, it's a PG, so nothing bad in it.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Movies!
In an attempt to show that I do have interests outside of my kids, and I'm not always in mommy-mode, I'm going to write about the best movies of last year. Just a warning, there are a lot, and we do watch rated R movies.
Jon and I are movie people. To be truthful, I didn't used to be. Jon has converted me into one. We aren't the see every movie that comes out people, we are in quest of great movies. We check a couple of movie review sites, one of them being Rotten Tomatoes. It gives each movie a percentage rating, based on critic reviews. We don't watch movies that don't get above a certain percentage, thus weeding out many terrible time-wasters.
Now, on to the my picks for the best movies! (P.S. I know I use the word movie too much, but I hate calling it a "film" or a "picture". It's just too movie-nerdy.)
The Documentary Trilogy
We saw Sicko, Maxed Out, and No End in Sight all in a row. What a depressing view of America. I love our country, but there is so much that is wrong with it. Sicko is about how our healthcare system is irreparably broken, and that Canada, France and the U.K. have national health care, and it's awesome. Now before you totally discount Sicko because it's a Michael Moore movie, let me say, I dislike Michael Moore. He gives you a sensationalistic one-sided view, and he's just annoying. But, the fact that these things are happening in our country is just incredibly sad. I definitely don't believe the government should be in control of health care, but there needs to be a change. Maxed Out is about credit card debt, and showed how evil big banks and credit card companies are. It didn't focus on how people got into debt, but just how impossible it is to get out. It's amazing (after watching Sicko and Maxed Out) how so many bills in congress are the result of large corporations. They have too much money. The last (and best) documentary was No End in Sight. It was about the Iraq war, and how badly we botched it up. It was very well done, and I'd recommend it to anyone. It was very good at just presenting the facts, with minimum spin. Our leaders were so wrong, and I just had no idea.
Best Documentary of All Time
Try not to laugh when I tell you what it is: The King of Kong. It's about the world of competitive arcade games. I was not excited when Jon told me about it, I thought it would be the nerdiest movie ever. I can't even tell you how right I was. It's like Best in Show for video games, but it's REAL! And so much better. Please watch it. Pay attention to the nervous, sweaty, Brian Kuh. And the incredibly egotistic Billy Mitchell who is so stuck in the 80s. His mullet is outstanding. And the borderline autistic Steve Wiebe who won't stop playing even when his kid needs help in the bathroom.
Ratatouille
It needs it's own heading becuase it was that good. It's fun to have a kid movie that is equally entertaining for the adult who has to watch it 15 times in a row. Animated movies have come a long way. And Kudos to a movie that made a rat likable. I didn't think it was possible.
Others
Hot Fuzz, Waitress, The Bourne Ultimatum, and The Lives of Others were all so good, all in different ways.
The Best Picture Nominees
They are five awesome movies. I've only seen four of them, but Jon has seen all five, so I'm going with his opinion. I'm not going to recommend you see them because four of the five are rated R, and the one that isn't, I think should have been. I'll just give a brief overview:
Atonement: I loved it, the story was so compelling, and the acting and cinematography were great.
Juno: So funny and cute. I just loved Ellen Page and how weird she was. Also, Jason Bateman was such a likable jerk.
No Country for Old Men: the one I haven't seen. Jon thinks it's the best.
Michael Clayton: This was intense, and so well done. George Clooney surprised me with how good he was, and Tilda Swinton was awesome, so unlikable!
There Will Be Blood: My pick for the best movie of the year. I didn't enjoy it the most, but I think it was the best. Daniel Day-Lewis was beyond incredible, and if he doesn't get Best Actor there's something wrong with the world. Paul Dano was so amazing, I loved every minute he was in the movie. It's a dark movie, but I could go on and on about how great it was. Nearly every character is just morally bankrupt, but still a story worth telling.
Overview
Here's my top 10 for 2007
10. Waitress
9. The Bourne Ultimatum
8. The Lives of Others
7. Hot Fuzz
6. Juno
5. Michael Clayton
4. King of Kong
3. Atonement
2. Ratatouille
1. There Will Be Blood
It's sad that this post has taken all day to write. Not constantly becuase there are babies that need to be fed, changed, and entertained, but all my free time. I could have written that in about 20 min about four years ago. But that was before my kids sucked out all my brain cells. Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far, and don't feel like you have to agree with me. If you've seen any of these tell me what you thought, and if you think I missed some good ones, let me know!
Jon and I are movie people. To be truthful, I didn't used to be. Jon has converted me into one. We aren't the see every movie that comes out people, we are in quest of great movies. We check a couple of movie review sites, one of them being Rotten Tomatoes. It gives each movie a percentage rating, based on critic reviews. We don't watch movies that don't get above a certain percentage, thus weeding out many terrible time-wasters.
Now, on to the my picks for the best movies! (P.S. I know I use the word movie too much, but I hate calling it a "film" or a "picture". It's just too movie-nerdy.)
The Documentary Trilogy
We saw Sicko, Maxed Out, and No End in Sight all in a row. What a depressing view of America. I love our country, but there is so much that is wrong with it. Sicko is about how our healthcare system is irreparably broken, and that Canada, France and the U.K. have national health care, and it's awesome. Now before you totally discount Sicko because it's a Michael Moore movie, let me say, I dislike Michael Moore. He gives you a sensationalistic one-sided view, and he's just annoying. But, the fact that these things are happening in our country is just incredibly sad. I definitely don't believe the government should be in control of health care, but there needs to be a change. Maxed Out is about credit card debt, and showed how evil big banks and credit card companies are. It didn't focus on how people got into debt, but just how impossible it is to get out. It's amazing (after watching Sicko and Maxed Out) how so many bills in congress are the result of large corporations. They have too much money. The last (and best) documentary was No End in Sight. It was about the Iraq war, and how badly we botched it up. It was very well done, and I'd recommend it to anyone. It was very good at just presenting the facts, with minimum spin. Our leaders were so wrong, and I just had no idea.
Best Documentary of All Time
Try not to laugh when I tell you what it is: The King of Kong. It's about the world of competitive arcade games. I was not excited when Jon told me about it, I thought it would be the nerdiest movie ever. I can't even tell you how right I was. It's like Best in Show for video games, but it's REAL! And so much better. Please watch it. Pay attention to the nervous, sweaty, Brian Kuh. And the incredibly egotistic Billy Mitchell who is so stuck in the 80s. His mullet is outstanding. And the borderline autistic Steve Wiebe who won't stop playing even when his kid needs help in the bathroom.
Ratatouille
It needs it's own heading becuase it was that good. It's fun to have a kid movie that is equally entertaining for the adult who has to watch it 15 times in a row. Animated movies have come a long way. And Kudos to a movie that made a rat likable. I didn't think it was possible.
Others
Hot Fuzz, Waitress, The Bourne Ultimatum, and The Lives of Others were all so good, all in different ways.
The Best Picture Nominees
They are five awesome movies. I've only seen four of them, but Jon has seen all five, so I'm going with his opinion. I'm not going to recommend you see them because four of the five are rated R, and the one that isn't, I think should have been. I'll just give a brief overview:
Atonement: I loved it, the story was so compelling, and the acting and cinematography were great.
Juno: So funny and cute. I just loved Ellen Page and how weird she was. Also, Jason Bateman was such a likable jerk.
No Country for Old Men: the one I haven't seen. Jon thinks it's the best.
Michael Clayton: This was intense, and so well done. George Clooney surprised me with how good he was, and Tilda Swinton was awesome, so unlikable!
There Will Be Blood: My pick for the best movie of the year. I didn't enjoy it the most, but I think it was the best. Daniel Day-Lewis was beyond incredible, and if he doesn't get Best Actor there's something wrong with the world. Paul Dano was so amazing, I loved every minute he was in the movie. It's a dark movie, but I could go on and on about how great it was. Nearly every character is just morally bankrupt, but still a story worth telling.
Overview
Here's my top 10 for 2007
10. Waitress
9. The Bourne Ultimatum
8. The Lives of Others
7. Hot Fuzz
6. Juno
5. Michael Clayton
4. King of Kong
3. Atonement
2. Ratatouille
1. There Will Be Blood
It's sad that this post has taken all day to write. Not constantly becuase there are babies that need to be fed, changed, and entertained, but all my free time. I could have written that in about 20 min about four years ago. But that was before my kids sucked out all my brain cells. Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far, and don't feel like you have to agree with me. If you've seen any of these tell me what you thought, and if you think I missed some good ones, let me know!
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