Monday Movie Review - Resident Evil

I love movies in 3-D, even though I can't handle a lot of motion in movies. The Blair Witch made me sick - all that hopping and bobbing of the camera - but 3-D I can handle. And I love horror movies--always have. I remember watching Night of the Living Dead back in the 70's and it kept me awake all night. Ever since that day, I've loved zombie movies: 28 Days Later, Resident Evil (RE), Zombieland. I enjoyed them all and all for different reasons. That's why I wanted, and waited, to see Resident Evil-After Life in 3-D.

So, it might not be what your family thinks of as a great family film, but heck, if we were all the same, life would be boring.

So anyway, we headed off to the movies beneath gray cloudy skies that soon turned to cold Portland rain--perfect weather for a little zombie Apocalypse entertainment. So with a bucket of popcorn and an icee we sat huddled together in the dark theater to watch Alice come back to fight another day. And did she ever fight. That was my one complaint about the movie. She was a little too perfect--even for me. This was definitely not the best of the RE movies but still worth the $11.00 bucks--at matinee prices. It was $7.00 for the matinee price and $4.00 for the 3-D glasses, which we recycled afterward, in the handy receptacles outside the theater exit. I'm sure the theater will reuse the glasses - but what was I going to do with them? So we turned them back in. I'd rather be green.

Anyway, if you're a zombie movie fan like me, I think you'll like the show. If you see it, let me know.

Birthdays

September is a crazy month in our family. Crazy because of all the birthdays.

We had to spend the day doing birthday things because it was Kara and Jake's birthday about a week ago, it was my niece's birthday yesterday and another niece's birthday tomorrow. Crazy.

So, we all went to see one of my favorite things: zombies. Resident Evil After Life in 3-D. I just love Alice and Claire kicking butt all over the screen. I love any movie that has a strong female character and this movie had two or three, so it had me at ... Hello, my name is Alice.

Then we went out to dinner and my crazy kids tried to bug me by ruining my photos but it was a photo sabotage fail... I had the waiter snap a photo for me--I won!

Race for the Cure - Saturday in Portland, Oregon

My MIL is a breast cancer survivor and when she called and asked if I was doing the Race for the Cure - I said, "Ummm . . . yeah." And, now I am.

My husband, me and my MIL will be on the streets of Portland on Saturday morning. We're only going to be doing the one mile walk but we're hoping to spread the word and hopefully have a wonderful time along the way.

It will be a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning.

Pints to Pasta

These races always start at the butt-crack of dawn. I mean, it's an ungodly time that you have to get up and get going to be a part of these "fun"d raisers. If only they could start at noon. Then, I wouldn't look sooooo tired. But they are still loads of laughter and lots of fun.

Sunday my sister and I ran in Pints to Pasta. It's a 10k to help support a couple good causes. The proceeds go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training AND The Boys and Girls Clubs.

Every community has these types of events and if you don't want to run or walk in the event, you can always volunteer. It's a lot of fun and it does a lot of good for your community.

Think about volunteering and making a difference.

Answer to Word for Wedneday

Answer: The word Conundrum means "a riddle" or anything that puzzles. If you want to read more about it, check it out here.

And THANKS for playing

Word for Wednesday - a game for Writers

Word: Conundrum

Guess what it means in "comments"

then come back around 3:00 to see,

if you were right or wrong.

The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart's Opera

Opera. . .?

My husband asked me if I wanted to go see one. I said, "I'd rather go see the new Resident Evil (in 3-D) Afterlife. And I wasn't joking.

I always figured opera was for old people. . .old stuffy people...

I mean opera is boring--right...? That's why I'd never even thought about going to an opera before. No interest.

My husband, on the other hand, loves all sorts of music and, I guess, classical is an easy stepping stone away from opera. Anyway, he's even been teaching himself Italian so that he'll understand what's going on when he listens to those operas . . . on the radio.

Anyway, when he heard about The Marriage of Figaro being performed in Portland, (in English) he wanted to go. I simply laughed and went around the house singing, "Figaro, Figaro, Figaro."

He shook his head and rolled his eyes, "That's not this opera, that's in the Barber of Seville."

Like I would know.

Anyway, my husband won the coin toss so we spent Friday night at the opera.

I don't know what I really expected but it wasn't this.

The Marriage of Figaro is a romantic comedy that made me laugh out loud. The actors were all amazing even though it was a Student Opera at Portland State University put on at the Portland Actors Conservatory. Tickets were only $12.00. And, believe me, it would have been a bargain at $30-$60 per ticket. It was four hours of continuous entertainment. Just imagine . . . singing for four hours. It was a wonderful show and my only complaint was that the performance, like I said, was four hours.

Four hours is just too long for me to sit still (even though we had two intermissions). By the time I got up out of my seat to head home, my butt was sore. Even with a sore behind, I would go see another opera - as long as it's in English. But, first I'll have to go see Resident Evil.