First, the previews:
I’m looking forward to “Flight”. With a cast like Denzel Washington, John Goodman, and
Don Cheadle, it has a lot of potential.

“Argo” looks good too, but I need to research because it is based on a true story and that doesn’t bode well for a happy ending.

The preview of “42”, the Jackie Robinson story, had me tearing up. It looks excellent, but is not coming out until next April?!? They’re killing me with these long lead times.

“Alex Cross” looks like an advertisement for really sturdy office furniture (think explosions); I’m looking forward to it. Although…Matthew Fox as a bad guy? We’ll see.

Trouble with the Curve:
While trying to convince the husband this was a better pick than Dredd, I predicted that there would be one crying scene at most given the character that Amy Adams was playing. I wasn’t wrong.

Now, I want to take up clogging and watch more baseball.

This movie is more about her relationship with her dad than a romantic comedy, but there’s a nice balance and an overall lesson about priorities.

I really enjoyed this film. The husband thought it was a little slow, but I can’t really think of a way they could have improved it. Everyone involved in this movie pulled their weight. Solid A for sure.

Ps. ONE week ’til Looper!

Tags: Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Trouble with the Curve

A while back, I recommended a baby blanket pattern to a friend that was just starting to cable. It turned out not to be that easy for a first cabling project and she had a little bit of a hot mess on her hands after the second cross. Unsure which row she was on, she was getting ready to throw up her hands. Since the pattern was my idea, I told her I’d take a look, get it straightened out, give it back to her, and tell her which row was next…as long as she wasn’t in a big hurry. She wasn’t.

Fast forward a couple of months. I’m mentally in between projects and I wanted something soothing to work on while I watched Glee. Since, I’ve knit this project before, unknitting it and figuring out what was going on was just what The Doctor ordered.
Before:

After:

They don’t look that much different, but basically, I just unknit a couple of rows and then read the knitting to see which row was next. I was going to knit a few rows just to help her get into the flow of the blanket, but I remembered that I’m a much more uptight knitter (I know. You’re shocked.) than she is and the last thing she needs is 3 or 4 TIGHT rows in the middle of the baby blanket, plus… it was getting late.

Since, it is finished object Friday, here’s my finished blanket in a blast from the past.

Ps. Check out what other folks have finished at Tami’s Amis and Fiber Arts Friday!

Tags: baby blanket, cables, Debbie Bliss, knit

My Random Thoughts in no particular order:

1. There was great costuming with the exception of the scene Milla Jovovich spends wearing what looks like two legal-sized sheets of paper. Really?

2. At one point during this movie, I felt like I was being tortured. You’ll know it when you hear it.

3. Sienna Guillory managed to be the blonde with bangs and a ponytail and still pull off being a badass. Kudos to her, but I think the bo staff with what looked like a mace on each end helped.

4. As a knitter, I could not help but be distracted by the little girl’s stranded cardigan. The aura of the sweater below is similar to the long-sleeved cardigan she was wearing, but Aryana Engineer’s had shades of pink on an all cream background.

(SPOILER ALERT)
5. Michelle Rodriguez is quite the actress in my opinion. You ask me to jump in a “frozen lake” and let a bunch of zombies pull me down and even bite me without panicking and you’re going to have a Katie shaped hole in the nearest exit door.
(END SPOILEER)

6. If you’re looking for a movie with running and shooting and some cool special effects, and I have to assume that you are if you’re watching this film, it is fine and won’t take a lot of your day since it is only about an hour and a half long.

Ps. I’ve now seen the Looper preview for the one millionth time. I’m still going to see the movie, but there’s just no way it can live up to all this hype. Expecations managed.