It's alive!

Yes, I'm feeling better today, thank you. Soup and sleep (aka rest and fluids) is the best prescription in the world - though of course adding some Tylenol to zap the fever was necessary! Went to bed at 7 last night and slept like a rock, feeling fine this morning other than a slight achiness, but I think that's mostly inactivity - I haven't been to the gym in forever.

I need to upload kitty and knitting pictures but I'm posting from work, so instead I will give you some movie reviews! Recent stuff we've watched, and what I thought of it, just for a change of pace...with knit-ability notes, of course! ***SPOILERS***

Hot Fuzz: From the "Shaun of the Dead" guys, if you liked SotD you'll like this one - lower gore level, slightly smarter jokes, and lots of the same types of setups. A fun little twist towards the end made for a nice surprise. Not good for detail knitting, as lots of the fun is visual so you need to pay attention to the screen.

Sense and Sensibility: Yes, it's taken me over a decade to get around to seeing this - and honestly, I probably wouldn't have except I heard that Hugh Laurie was in it. Turns out Alan Rickman is also in it - woot! Lovely film, lots of pastoral scenery and sharp, really REALLY good dialogue, which (in my opinion) elevates it above the normal tragedy-with-a-happy-ending. Great knitting film, as I only needed to look up when Alan Rickman or Hugh Laurie were on screen. Got most of a leg of sock done.

The Mission: Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, and a very-much underused Liam Neeson trying to save "new world indians" from the combined forces of the Catholic Church, Spain and Portugal. You know they don't, you know that going in, but you still hope and hope... Gorgeous scenery, very understated performances by Irons and De Niro. Sad, sad movie. Lots of knitting, as most is dialogue and the battle scenes are pretty gruesome.

We Are Marshall: As I said to the family, "Football for dad, sad story for mom." This delivered both in spades - a real tear-jerker and bone-cruncher in one movie. I particularly liked the way the plane crash was handled at the beginning of the film - because really, the movie's about what happens AFTER, and it was well done that way. Not a lot of knitting, because this one calls for close attention to facial/body language and the football was edge-of-your-seat stuff.

The Number 23: Ok, this was equal parts cheezy conspiracy crap and creepy pyscho-manipulation crap - but still watchable and actually kind of enjoyable, if you can just get beyond the sheer coincidence levels. Convincing performances by Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen (I like her anyway, don't see enough movies with her) - pretty good knitting flick, most things can be listened to rather than watched closely.

And... that's lunch! Back to work time. Have a good day!