Two Dog Zoo

I understand crab fisherman know the life of a crab fisherman. What blew me away was the show after the Deadliest Catch finale. It was watching how the cameramen were getting the shots they were getting, what they went through, and how they rigged the boats.

One of the newer guys, Ben said he was terrified at one point, and who could blame him with the swells and huge waves crashing over the banisters. If you aren’t an Alaskan crab fisherman, you aren’t expecting those kinds of seas. We watch it on TV in the comfort of our own home. This was real life there, and they were confronted with that.

We love the show because it’s real. You can’t script this stuff.

I don’t know if Captain Phil will be back next year, but I do wish him the best and hope to hear his health has taken a turn for the better. He was my favorite Captain to watch, so I’ll miss him if he’s not on board next year. He’s raw, and there’s something about that…seeing him go from being gruff and moody, to being a dad…it was a nice balance.

When I returned home from vacation, my husband had surprised me and picked up two new televisions. One was for the living room, and one was for my son’s room. He got it all hooked up to the cable boxes, DVD players and stuff too. I’m glad he knows how to do it, because I wouldn’t know whether to use CAT5e, what type of fittings, jumpers, feed, or other things I would need.

They aren’t the new super, dynamic, flat screen huge TV’s that a lot of people are buying. They are two large TV’s that fit our needs thought, and he got a great deal!

I listened to Elie Wiesel’s book “Night” on my trip. How do you explain or review the retelling of what happened at a concentration camp.

All I can say is that it was hard to stop listening, all while it was difficult to hear.

I remember when he was on Oprah, and they did a 1 hour special with no commercials. I saw it years ago, and it left such an impact on me. He would only talk in a whisper when they were back at the concentration camp discussing it.

It’s haunting, but something everyone should take the time to listen to.

My nephew graduates this week! My sister and I were out looking at a few things today, and wandered into a few jewelry stores. It happens. Anyway, while we were there, she was looking at things for him, while I was scoping out watches.

There were Guess watches, Pulsar, Citizen and so many other brands, but I didn’t find anything that jumped out at me. I currently have a brown leather band on a Timex Expedition, along with a fancy Movado and a third casual watch. For some reason, I can’t find that in between style I’ve been looking for.

I thought I had found it with the last watch I got, but I’m still not satisfied. Maybe one of these days!

The critics weren’t too kind on this one, but our family walked out really enjoying ourselves. With a twist and a turn, it kept us entertained. When you don’t walk in expecting the best movie in the world, you can walk out having enjoyed yourself. I find when my expectations soar, I’m let down. I walked into this movie not sure what I was going to see, and we laughed and enjoyed it for the silliness and fun that it was.

I’m not sure what critics were expecting, but we really liked this one. One of my friends mentioned liking the first half, but not the second. My son and I (maybe we’re easily entertained, don’t know) walked out going….fun movie!

Will Smith showed me once again that I can trust him at the box office, and I’ll be entertained.
While the movie wasn’t Oscar material, it was a fun day out, and not some copycat movie.

Loved Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron in this also…and Will Smith, as always.

You may have thought with all the East Coast traveling I’ve been doing, I’d have stopped in the Outer Banks, but I didn’t have time. I took the auto train down to Orlando, then drove up the coast stopping in Myrtle Beach for a full week. We then drove from South Carolina to New Jersey with a few small pit stops. If I had time to stop in Outer Banks, I would have happily done it.

I’ve been there before and it’s a nice place. My aunt used to have a place in Duck, and I’ve vacationed in the area on more than one occasion. This time though, we were trying something new.

I’ll tell you one thing, I’m looking forward to the 2 hour flight next time I visit Orlando in September! It’s a long haul when you’re driving (which we did coming back north), and even the train takes 17 hours which we took south!

Maybe we’ll hit North Carolina for a vacation next time. I did get a visit from a North Carolina friend while in South Carolina, and that was awesome.

Nah, I went on vacation for 2 weeks and forgot to mention it! Oops….

I took some time for some travel, and had a blast doing it. We were in Orlando, Myrtle Beach, and made a quick stop in Hilton Head as well. Happily home after racking up over 2000 miles of drive time! I did see a couple of movies while I was away, so I’ll be adding reviews here. I also have two more books to review.

Look for them later today or tomorrow

We caught two movies this week. We did Wall-E, and then saw Wanted two days later.

“Wanted” is an intense-action flick, and keeps moving from the moment it starts. This is a violent movie, so be prepared. It was more violent than I thought it would be. Angelina Jolie’s screen presence is the one thing you can’t question. When that woman is on the screen, you can’t focus on anything but her. It doesn’t matter who else, or what else is going on. She’s the perfect choice for this role, because I don’t think many others would be believable in the part she plays as “Fox”.

This movie is a rollercoaster ride, so make sure you’re buckled in, and expect lots of twists and turns to keep you on your toes.

It moves in directions you won’t even suspect. We really enjoyed this movie; though I could have dealt with a little less violence.

If you can stomach the violence, run to see this movie! You won’t be disappointed.

I’m starting to pack up for my vacation this week, but before I did I spent a little time cleaning my son’s room. Yes, he’s old enough to do that, but because he’s at this house part time, and his dad’s part time, sometimes I just do a quick follow-up cleaning.

We’re packing our ipods of course, but he has two. He has one in his room, but I think his iPod Touch is at his dad’s, so he’ll have to remember to bring that one.

One of the things I noticed is how packing has changed over the years. When you pack for a vacation these days, you have to remember all your chargers too! You have your cell phone charger, your bluetooth headset charger, your DS charger, your iPod charger, and any other things you may bring along!

At night, you’re walls are filled with little units that need to be plugged in!

We’ll be on the phone before I pick him up, with me going…do you have your phone charger? Do you have this charger, that charger?

Tuesday, my husband and I went to see Wall-E. My son had all ready decided it was a movie he thought would be too young for him. I agreed, and my husband and I went alone. What a lovely little movie that was.

That being said, I don’t see tweens and teens digging this movie all that much. Very young children and adults can really get the most out of this movie. The young children, due to the characters, and not a lot of talking…the adults, due to relating to the emotions and the message. I think my son (14) would have been bored, though we ended up enjoying it. We didn’t walk out and go…”Wow, great movie!” We did however walk out going…”nice movie”.

Was it magic? Nah, not for us, but it was a delightful 2 hours in the theater. Well done, nice story…but not my favorite animated feature. I’ll take Toy Story and Shrek for the humor happily, but Wall-E won’t do you wrong if you want a nice summer film.