When I was a kid, my family used to go on vacation in my grandparent's motorhome. While it wasn't an awesome as a hotel, it was still pretty neat. I've been looking around at various RVs and reading up on a 5th wheel warranty. My daughter might enjoy taking a trip in something like that. My husband is always threatening to go camping and he knows that I hate tent camping. Something like this might not be so awful though. As long as driving it won't kill us at least!
Thursday already?
Wow. It's Thursday. Where did this week go? I'm currently watching Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai with Inagaki Goro and Koyuki. Unfortunately, they just changed my hours at work so I won't be able to watch episodes during my lunch break any more. I might be able to squeeze in half an episode but it still means taking twice as long to watch a series. I have 4 more episodes left to finish this one. I should be able to have a review ready by next week.
This time of year is soooooo busy.
Here we go again
My weekend was completely packed. I took the instructor training for Hip Hop Hustle on Saturday. It's an extremely fun dance-fitness program but I was totally exhausted after the 8-hour course. It was also nice to see how different companies handle their training programs. Before this, I had only taken Zumba instructor courses. I think I like the way Powder Blue handles it better. (We got candy in our goody bags too!) Though, at the end of both trainings, I was ready to fall into bed by 7PM. On Sunday, my family took a trip to New Hope, PA. It's not too far from our house and it was a very nice day to be outside walking around. Not to mention that my muscles needed more than just sitting around the house. We bought quite a bit of candy - including chocolate covered bacon, chocolate covered Devil Dogs, and chocolate covered Twinkies. It'll take us awhile to get through all of it but the bacon wasn't too bad.
And now it's Monday. Back to the grindstone. I hope this week goes by fast!
Veteran's Day
Getting away from it all
This is my busy time of year at work. Of course, that leads me to daydreaming about doing something else with my life. I've been browsing a website of Edmonton Apartments wondering what it would be like to pick up and move somewhere completely different. When I was in my early 20s, I quit my job and moved 500 miles away to North Carolina on a whim. Granted, it was the worst financial decision I ever made. It took me quite a few years to dig myself out of the hole I was in. However, it was an awesome experience. I spent my lunch hour on the beach. I watched the sun set over the ocean on the weekends. (I don't get up early enough for sunrises.) Edmonton is probably too far north for me. I'd freeze my behind off. But it would be nice to live somewhere else for awhile. Life is way too stressful around here.
Has anyone else made a 'rash' decision to just up and move someplace else? Not just down the street or something like that. A whole new state or at least a city more than a few hours away. Was it good or did you have an awful time?
TV Review: Grimm
Nick Burkhardt (David Guintoli) is a homicide detective who recently finds out that he is a descendent of the famous Grimm brothers. However, the Grimm brothers were more than just fairy tale writers. They were part of a group of hunters that fight supernatural creatures. Now that Burkhardt's powers have been activated, it is up to him to protect humanity from the evil creatures in the world.
I am always very excited when fairy tale series come to television. Even though I know in my heart that they could be very disappointing, I always set aside time to tune in. Unfortunately, Grimm is not a very good show. Despite wanting desperately to enjoy it, I found it severely lacking. Instead of focusing on the fantastical creatures, we are relegated to watching Burkhardt try to solve a crime without letting anyone, including his partner Hank (Russell Hornsby), know that the responsible party is an animalistic creature masquerading as a human. It is painful to watch Burkhardt trying to figure out what is going on. Even though his Aunt Marie (Kate Burton) left him a trailer full of information about the various creatures, he barely touches any of it. Sure, there are a few scenes of him slowly paging through a book but that isn't anything like real research. If the show wanted to focus on the police aspect, they should stop being so half-hearted about it. There are plenty of good cop shows to show them how to do it.
It's not always a good idea to compare shows. However, since Once Upon A Time and Grimm both debuted around the same time and contain the same underlying plot, it's difficult not to compare them. Time is a great fantasy drama that drops hints about the true identity of each character. Grimm, on the other hand, is muddled and doesn't seem to know what it is. I am going to give Grimm a few more episodes to redeem itself. I'm just not going to hold my breath waiting for redemption.
Favorite Friday
TV review: Once Upon A Time
The series revolves around the fight between Snow White and the Evil Queen. Snow White married her Prince Charming. At the wedding, the Evil Queen storms in and threatens to destroy Snow's happy ending. Fast forwarding a few months, a troubled Snow White is pregnant. She turns to Rumpelstiltskin, who can see the future. He informs the princess that the queen will banish everyone to a realm with no happy endings and that her unborn child will be their savior. The queen unleashes her curse, not only transporting everyone into our world but also wiping all of their memories.
I think what I find most interesting about the show is trying to figure out what the fantasy world counterparts are for the real world people we meet. The heroine, Emma, is, of course, Snow White's daughter. Ten years before the first episode, she gave up a son for adoption. This boy, Henry, is the glue that holds everything together. He brings Emma to Storybook, Maine to help the town regain their memories and restart time. As of the second episode, the only explanation for Henry knowing about the fantasy world is that he believes a fairy tale book that his teacher, who is Snow White, gave him is fact.
Both my husband and I highly recommend this show to everyone. As a matter of fact, he turned it on for our 9-year old daughter this morning. There is nothing really scary in it (yet anyway) so the kids are likely to enjoy it. And the plot is good enough to keep the adults interested as well. It is definitely a show that is good for all.