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Nothing like summer unemployment to bring on the needed diet.

Confession: I walk out my back door every day - sometimes more than once - to see my growing mini-garden.

Apparently the cat I've been shooing away... sometimes by throwing things like an empty 2-liter at it... belongs to the people living in the other half of this duplex.

Oops.

Thunder! Guess I'm not going to bed anytime soon.


...I like thunderstorms.

About Novels, Music, Movies, and Summer

School's almost out. Kindergarten ends in 2 days for my child. Then about three months of... a lot of mother-son time. I need to come up with some stuff for us to do. Some projects. Cheap projects.

Listening to the Kill Bill Vol 1 soundtrack right now. I guess I don't have the Vol 2 music, which is unfortunate. "About Her" by Malcolm McLaren is a favorite. And it's on Vol 2. Though O-Ren Ishii's music on 1 is really good. "The Grand Duel" is kinda haunting but excellent. "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is partially played during her and the Bride's swordfight. Good beat.

Went with a friend and watched Age of Ultron for the second time yesterday. Well worth it. This time around, I recognized & appreciated Linda Cardellini instead of not realizing it was her til seeing her name in the end credits. (Can't believe I missed that.) This actress played the spunky Nurse Taggart for a few seasons of ER, and also was Velma in the live action Scooby-Doo movies. Always thought her and Ellen Page (Juno) could be sisters.

However, I failed to remember that Danny Elfman - whom I love - did the music for the movie. Had I remembered, I would've opened my ears more. Also, he didn't score the first Avengers film, so seeing him credited in Age of Ultron wasn't expected.

Finished the Wayward Pines novel trilogy today. Kept me interested, for sure. Also watched the first two episodes of the television adaptation. So far, keeping pretty close to the books. Hafta see how it goes. Really hope it's a miniseries, not a show with multiple seasons. That'd be best, for this trilogy. That's what they should've done with Under The Dome. But nooo...

Mmmmm there it is.

"My man's.... Got a heart... Like a rock, cast, in, the sea."

Love this song. Love the flow.

WOW... I just realized this is the Malcolm McLaren that managed the Sex Pistols! Big time fan of them. And second wow factor... This song samples an exerpt from a song by The Zombies. I knew those vocals sounded familiar.

Mmk, night.

Here I Be, Alive and Swell...Ish

As I expected (or maybe it just happened), joining Tumblr seems to've taken me away from blogging here. But, here I am again. And due to the length of my absence, and the compelling urge to compose, this may be a good chunk of typing.

First thing that comes to mind: Modest Mouse released a new album. Strangers to Ourselves is great, I can listen to the whole thing without skipping a single song. (Usually there's one I really don't like.) Tracks 2 and 10 are my favorite. "Lampshades On Fire" and "Wicked Campaign" are so great.

Still a substitute paraeducator. BUT, also still on the road to getting certified and being full-time. It's been a process, but I've stuck to it. Took the ACT WorkKeys test, passed, got a recommendation from a teacher I'd worked with, received my Teacher Assistant certificate in the mail a couple weeks ago, registered it last week to be reviewed, and received an email TODAY for what should be my final step in this quite lengthy process. And come August, BAM... Full-time job. It's looking like elementary school is the place for me. Haven't even tried the junior or senior high, but I went to the school that has grades 4-5-6 a few times and... rather disliked it. The preschool wasn't terrible, I could probably work there. But uh, they're more likely to be potty trained in elementary school.

Finished my Arkham Asylum game. (Though, when I finished, it said I was only 70-something percent done with the game, so I went back and found more Riddler trophies & stuff for awhile. Never got to 100% but oh well. And the final boss - the Joker - really wasn't difficult.) Now I'm on the next game, Arkham City, and I really dislike Ra's al Ghul. But, I do quite like that I occasionally play as Catwoman.

Been storming a lot here. No complaints. I'd looove to get another snapshot of lightning.

Went and saw Avengers: Age of Ultron recently. Enjoyed. I think the other movie that is a must-see for me this year is Jurassic World. Definitely going to see it. Ant-Man, San Andreas, and Terminator: Genisys would be good to see as well, but Jurassic World is at the top of my list. (Star Wars is apparently going to be seen on opening night at an IMAX theatre. Should prolly go get in line, um, now.)

Oh! I met Adam Ferrara about two weeks ago! It was a good time. I've actually watched quite a bit that he's in. Saw him first in Rescue Me, then started watching Top Gear, then his "Funny As Hell" stand-up comedy special, then went back and watched the show The Job, and his most recent show, Nurse Jackie.

Anyway, a friend and I drove about 4.5 hours to see him perform stand-up at an Improv comedy club. Afterward, he was at a table selling & signing his Funny As Hell dvds and allowing pictures. We missed him the first time, so stayed at the bar talking and waiting for him to get out of his second show. We were first in line that time around. Nice guy.

Took me about a month to get ahold of a movie I found out about and wanted to see. I wanted to see more David Carradine movies, and found The Golden Boys. Saw that it had him, Rip Torn, and Bruce Dern. As three sea captains. Figured there could be no wrong. Finally watched it last night, and I enjoyed. Easy to see why it's not a popular one, but I still enjoyed it.

Alright, I think that's pretty much it. Getting distracted with other stuff. Got all the important things covered.