The Sentinel

Originally posted 10/28/06

I wasn't too excited when Troy brought home this movie. I'd never heard of it, and usually that means the movie wasn't good enough to generate any buzz. I don't remember even seeing previews for it. For those reasons I probably went into the movie expecting not to like it. I was pretty bored for the first 15-20 minutes of the show. It didn't start off well, and if Troy hadn't been watching it with me, I probably would have turned it off and watched something else. This is the part where I'm supposed to tell you it got really good and I'm glad I kept watching. I can't tell you that. :) It did get better, and was interesting with enough action to keep my attention, but I'm not going to tell anyone to run out and rent it. Maybe if you can't find anything at all at the video store, it'd be better than nothing.

Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier

Originally posted 10/24/06

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I think the thing I liked best about it was that it was written from the point of view of many different characters. I never got bored, because the story was constantly shifting. The thing I didn't like was that the book was so darn depressing. And it just got worse and worse as the book went on. Even so, it was very well written, and one I'd readily recommend. I gave it a B+.

The Fast and The Furious: Toyko Drift

Originally posted 10/23/06

This movie was pretty cheesy. Not as good as the first one, and I don't even remember the second one to compare. It was entertaining enough to watch, but I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, unless they really liked cars or the other Fast and the Furious movies. It did have a nice cameo of Vin Diesel at the end, which maybe made it worth watching. :)

Click

Originally posted 10/22/06

We watched this one last Thursday. I think it's definitely worth watching once, but it's not one I'd buy or watch again. The reason is because it's kind of painful to watch. It's not your usual Adam Sandler comedy. It's kind of dark and depressing in parts. I thought it had a really good message to it, though. Not really what I was expecting when I told Troy to rent this one, but that's what I came away with. It made me want to spend more time with my family, which is always a good thing.

Template

To avoid any confusion, and because I know people read and ponder my blog for hours, this template that I currently have is new. It's not the aforementioned too bright template. I guess I'll stick with this for awhile before I go searching for something else.

Hmm . . .

I'm not loving the colors of this layout. And I'm not sure I like the three column thing either. But it took me forever to set it up, and now I don't want all that time to be wasted. These are the problems that vex me in life. And there are no easy solutions. What does one do? One doesn't know.

Editing to add: Okay, so I changed it, but now I'm still not sure I like it. It seems a little too bright, making it hard to read. One of these days I just need to figure out how to design my own template completely, and then I can make one I really like.

Knowing God

Troy and I went to the home group at the pastors home tonight. We're reading the book Knowing God 101, which is absolutely awesome. It's easily becoming one of my very favorite books. It was so nice to have Troy be able to go with me this time. Tonight was the second time we've had Kaitlyn watch the kids, and she does great. I can't believe I have a daughter old enough to babysit! Although we wouldn't let her watch other kids at this age, she does really well with Ethan and Kevin.

Anyway, it was a great night. Life is going so wonderful for us right now!