This was a solid Sci Fi Fantasy Movie. I had heard some one say that it had a Goonies meets E.T. feel to it and it was created by JJ Abrams so I though how could I go wrong. It lacks the Heart at the core of E.T. and lacks the overall adventure and action of Goonies but I would say they are pretty good comparisons for this movie. It is not nearly as good as either of those movies but it is in the same vein as them and worth watching.
I was pleasantly surprised by the acting in this movie. I knew that Kyle Chandler was a good actor from watch Friday Night Lights TV show. I also assumed that Elle Fanning would be pretty good based on what her sister has done. But the rest of the kids in the cast did a great job of playing their parts and keeping me interested in the film and the characters that it effected.
Over all I would say this is a solid movie that is a throw back to the mid 80's child adventure movies that is worth adding to your Netflix cue.
Over All I give this Movie 3 out of 4 stars.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
January 11th
Today was an OK day for food and a not to good day for exercise. It also so the sweet tooth rear its ugly head again at lunch. I really need to get that guy under control.
I got up and had a bowl of oatmeal, a glass of juice and a cup of coffee for breakfast. I also had a cup of coffee on my way to work as well.
For lunch I had a meatloaf frozen dinner that was really tasty. Then I had my yoghurt, string cheese and granoal bar. Then Mr. sweet tooth attacked and I had a Twix and a Ice cream sandwich form the vending machines.
For supper We had left over tastee sandwiches we had made a month ago and froze. I had three sandwiches on hamburger buns with mustard and pickles on each. I also had some left over dip from Sunday with tortilla chips and a glass of read wine. Then I had my left over pieces of Kugan for desert. Over all not a bad supper.
After supper while we were watching some TV I got a little hungry and made a bag of microwave popcorn and had a glass of water. I probably shouldn't have done that since it was 8:30 but I guess I could have been worse.
As you may have noticed there was no mention of exercise. I did do some dishes, cleaned the kitty litter pan, washed the kitty water bowl and gave the kitty water and food when I got home. I was really tired though and didn't feel like exercising after all of that.
January 10th
Today I didn't eat the best but I did get in some exercise. So it was a semi successful day.
For breakfast I got up and had a bowl of oatmeal a glass of juice and a cup of coffee. I also had another cup of coffee on my way to work then.
For lunch I had some four meat pizza pockets I made in the microwave. The I also had a yoghurt, a string cheese and a granola bar. Then my Sweet tooth attacked again and I had two Twix bars. That was not a good thing but I am going to work on keeping the sweet snacks down to a minimum.
After work I had class and it was so nice out I went for a thirty minute walk around the parking lots outside.
After class I stopped and grabbed the temperature Tuesday deal at Runza and I also had a bowl of cauliflower cheese soup with my meal.
January 9th
Today was not the best food or exercise wise. We went out looking at houses in the evening so that contribute to the down fall of both but we did see some nice houses.
I slept in and did not have breakfast just a cup of coffee on the way to work.
For lunch I ate way to much food. I had a hot pocket that I brought with me from home because I had left my lunch at work last Friday. Then I had my string cheese and granola bar from last Friday. I also had my frozen dinner that was in my lunch from last Friday as well. It was Buffalo Snackers. The real problem came when I found a snickers bar that I had put in my lunch bag some time last week. I ate that and it gave me a sweet tooth and so I got a Twix from the vending machine.
For supper we grabbed some taco Bell on our way home from looking at houses. I had a cheese gordita crunch, 2 hard shell tacos and a Frito crunchy burrito. I was a little pleased with my self because I did suppress the urge to get two more crunchy tacos.
I did get a little exercise walking through houses when we went out top look at houses. We saw 4 houses but one of them had sold that day so we didn't get to go in it. We liked two of the tree houses so it was a pretty good night.
The first house was small but nice. The big draw back to it a very small kitchen and almost no existent dinning room. But the living room and bed rooms were a nice size and the basement was very nice with a nonconforming bedroom/office in it, a large family room and a nice laundry/storage room. The real positive of the house was the main floor bathroom. It was filled ceiling to floor with a beautiful shower and nice vanity sink in it. The house was a little high priced for it's size but it is staying on the list of houses we like.
The second house was a bust. The picture on-line showed a ice living room and the living room was very nice but the rest of the house was in need of some serious work. One of the bedrooms had geometric shapes painted all over the room with matching curtains. There were a lot over things wrong with the house but lets just say it wasn't the house for us.
The third house was a multi level house and we liked it a lot. The living room and kitchen were on one level together. The living room had all nice hard wood floors and was very large. The kitchen was large with lots of cabinets and counters and plenty of room for a table. The upper level had three bedrooms and a bathroom. The bathroom upstairs did not have a shower so that would have to be something we would put in, but there was a shower in the basement so it was not a house killer. The three bedrooms all had wood floors and were a nice size. The third bedroom had a small door in the wall that opened into a huge attic crawl space above the living room that would be great for storage. There was another level that you cam in to on the front door that had a door to the basement, a door to the attached garage and a door in to a bonus room that would work great for games or crafts. Finally in the basement there was a bathroom with a shower and then room for storage and the washer and dryer. The only draw back to the house was that it was on a busy street. But it was on a corner so that was nice. Also it had an alley at the back of the property that you could easily put a cement slab or garage on at some point so you could park off the street.
The forth house looked nice in the pictures but as I said before we did not get to see the inside because when we got there it had a sold sign in the yard.
I slept in and did not have breakfast just a cup of coffee on the way to work.
For lunch I ate way to much food. I had a hot pocket that I brought with me from home because I had left my lunch at work last Friday. Then I had my string cheese and granola bar from last Friday. I also had my frozen dinner that was in my lunch from last Friday as well. It was Buffalo Snackers. The real problem came when I found a snickers bar that I had put in my lunch bag some time last week. I ate that and it gave me a sweet tooth and so I got a Twix from the vending machine.
For supper we grabbed some taco Bell on our way home from looking at houses. I had a cheese gordita crunch, 2 hard shell tacos and a Frito crunchy burrito. I was a little pleased with my self because I did suppress the urge to get two more crunchy tacos.
I did get a little exercise walking through houses when we went out top look at houses. We saw 4 houses but one of them had sold that day so we didn't get to go in it. We liked two of the tree houses so it was a pretty good night.
The first house was small but nice. The big draw back to it a very small kitchen and almost no existent dinning room. But the living room and bed rooms were a nice size and the basement was very nice with a nonconforming bedroom/office in it, a large family room and a nice laundry/storage room. The real positive of the house was the main floor bathroom. It was filled ceiling to floor with a beautiful shower and nice vanity sink in it. The house was a little high priced for it's size but it is staying on the list of houses we like.
The second house was a bust. The picture on-line showed a ice living room and the living room was very nice but the rest of the house was in need of some serious work. One of the bedrooms had geometric shapes painted all over the room with matching curtains. There were a lot over things wrong with the house but lets just say it wasn't the house for us.
The third house was a multi level house and we liked it a lot. The living room and kitchen were on one level together. The living room had all nice hard wood floors and was very large. The kitchen was large with lots of cabinets and counters and plenty of room for a table. The upper level had three bedrooms and a bathroom. The bathroom upstairs did not have a shower so that would have to be something we would put in, but there was a shower in the basement so it was not a house killer. The three bedrooms all had wood floors and were a nice size. The third bedroom had a small door in the wall that opened into a huge attic crawl space above the living room that would be great for storage. There was another level that you cam in to on the front door that had a door to the basement, a door to the attached garage and a door in to a bonus room that would work great for games or crafts. Finally in the basement there was a bathroom with a shower and then room for storage and the washer and dryer. The only draw back to the house was that it was on a busy street. But it was on a corner so that was nice. Also it had an alley at the back of the property that you could easily put a cement slab or garage on at some point so you could park off the street.
The forth house looked nice in the pictures but as I said before we did not get to see the inside because when we got there it had a sold sign in the yard.
Monday, January 9, 2012
January 8th
Today I ate poorly and got little exercise but it was still a good day.
I got up and weighed myself first thing as you can see from the previous post. Then I finished doing some dishes and getting the hose ready for the open house we had today. I didn't make any coffee or have any breakfast today because I knew I would be eating plenty the rest of the day.
After the house was ready to go and we had made some dip in the crock pot we loaded the kitty up in the cat carrier, much to her dismay, and headed out to my parents house to spend the day with my Dad's family for their Christmas get together. We don't do gifts or anything with them any more it is just a time to get together and see every one and eat some good food. It was a soup day and my aunt and uncle bough bread bowls for every one. There were three kinds of soup and I had two of them. First I had the Potato Bacon Wild Rice soup that my brother in-law brought in a bread bowl then after I got all the soup out of the bowl I filled it back up with some home made chicken noodle soup that my cousins wife made. Both the sups were really good and the bread bowl helped to make each of them just a little better and a little more fun to eat out of. I also had some Fuehrer's Cheespread, some shrimp dip, some crackers and some banana bread with my soup.
After lunch is when the fun ensued. There were a number of delouse deserts but nothing can compare to the Kugans that my uncle brought from Sutton on his way to Mom and Dads. Kugan if you have never had it is like a custard fruit pie. It is so good and they make them at a bakery in my Dad's home town. Usually people eat them fast so I had a piece as soon as I got done with lunch. Then I noticed a little while later there was still some left. Well I figured I don't get kugan that often s I grabbed another piece. then after I got back inside from playing wiht all the little kids there was STILL some left. Well I was hungry from playing out side so I grabbed one more piece. The who would have thought it but at end of the day when we were getting ready to go home there was still some left. I couldn't believe it. So I had my Mom put some on a plate for me and I took it home to have later this week as a treat.
So I did get a little exercise playing out side with all the little kids but over all the day consisted of a lot of eating and not much else. But hey I lost a pound this week so I am pretty happy with myself still.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
January 8th Weigh In
I weighed myself on the morning of Sunday January 8th and I weighed 323lbs. That means that I lost a pound last week. I am very happy with this. I didn;t eat the best and did very little exercise and I still lost a pound. It just goes to show that keeping a food diary helps. I have to think about everything I eat and it helps me make better decisions.
January 7th
Today I ate pretty good and kind of did some exercise, I will explain the kind of in a little more detail later. Over all it was a pretty good day health wise.
I slept in a little and didn't get up until after my wife left for work. after laying in bed for a little while checking my face book I got up and had a bowl of double oatmeal(two packages of oatmeal in a bowl), a glass fo juice and a cup of coffee. The double oatmeal did not work out well. It took longer then I expected to make and then when it was cooking the microwave it boiled over and made a mess in the microwave. So i learned my lesson there double oatmeal is not a good idea.
After I ate breakfast I got t my kind of exercise of the day. I spent the 3 hours working my butt off cleaning the house. We are having a open house on Sunday(1/8) and we had let the house go during the holiday break/my wife being sick the last few weeks. So I cleaned the kitchen top to bottom, dishes, counters, stove top and floor. Then I dusted and vacuumed every room in the house. I gave each of the bathrooms a much need scrubbing after a few weeks of neglect. Lastly I went down stars changed out the kitty litter, cleaned up a spot she puked on the floor and vacuumed up all of her fur that was on the floors. I must say doing all of that by myself in one day was very exhausting. But it will all be worth it when someone buys this house.
When my wife got home we each had a bowl of the last of the left over chicken fried rice for lunch and I had a glass of water with it.
As we were finishing up lunch my wife's parents came. My wife and her Mom were going to get some massages that I had bought for them off Groupon for Christmas last year and her Dad and their friend Darleen(Darleen is like Family she is around so much, in fact she is actually my father in-laws cousin so she is family) were hanging out at our place. So we watched some football on TV and chatted. They had brought some left over cake that they had at their house so the three of us at home divided it up and finished it. It was a red velvet cake with a cream cheese frosting. It was really good. Then we watched a movie until my wife and mother in-law got home. We watched Fast Five that I got for Christmas. I had sen it already so I am not going to do a full review of it. I will just say that the Fast and Furious movies are my guilty pleasure movies and if you like the series you will like this movie.
After my wife and mother in-law got home we went out to eat with my in-laws before they headed home. We went to Dickey's Barbecue Pit down on 27th and Cornhusker. My wife and I had been there a few times before and it was really good. I had the smoked pulled pork and spicy cheddar sausage with fried okra and jalapeno backed beans. They also have a big jar of those large pickles there so I had one of those and then I had two little ice cream cones for dessert. I was stuffed but very satisfied.
After we got home we did a little more house work to get ready for the open house. Then we showered and watched a movie in our bed before going to sleep. The BBQ was so filling I didn't even have a inclination to eat something during the movie. Of course being under all of my covers next to my beautiful wife might have contributed t my not wanting to leave the bed to get anything.
I slept in a little and didn't get up until after my wife left for work. after laying in bed for a little while checking my face book I got up and had a bowl of double oatmeal(two packages of oatmeal in a bowl), a glass fo juice and a cup of coffee. The double oatmeal did not work out well. It took longer then I expected to make and then when it was cooking the microwave it boiled over and made a mess in the microwave. So i learned my lesson there double oatmeal is not a good idea.
After I ate breakfast I got t my kind of exercise of the day. I spent the 3 hours working my butt off cleaning the house. We are having a open house on Sunday(1/8) and we had let the house go during the holiday break/my wife being sick the last few weeks. So I cleaned the kitchen top to bottom, dishes, counters, stove top and floor. Then I dusted and vacuumed every room in the house. I gave each of the bathrooms a much need scrubbing after a few weeks of neglect. Lastly I went down stars changed out the kitty litter, cleaned up a spot she puked on the floor and vacuumed up all of her fur that was on the floors. I must say doing all of that by myself in one day was very exhausting. But it will all be worth it when someone buys this house.
When my wife got home we each had a bowl of the last of the left over chicken fried rice for lunch and I had a glass of water with it.
As we were finishing up lunch my wife's parents came. My wife and her Mom were going to get some massages that I had bought for them off Groupon for Christmas last year and her Dad and their friend Darleen(Darleen is like Family she is around so much, in fact she is actually my father in-laws cousin so she is family) were hanging out at our place. So we watched some football on TV and chatted. They had brought some left over cake that they had at their house so the three of us at home divided it up and finished it. It was a red velvet cake with a cream cheese frosting. It was really good. Then we watched a movie until my wife and mother in-law got home. We watched Fast Five that I got for Christmas. I had sen it already so I am not going to do a full review of it. I will just say that the Fast and Furious movies are my guilty pleasure movies and if you like the series you will like this movie.
After my wife and mother in-law got home we went out to eat with my in-laws before they headed home. We went to Dickey's Barbecue Pit down on 27th and Cornhusker. My wife and I had been there a few times before and it was really good. I had the smoked pulled pork and spicy cheddar sausage with fried okra and jalapeno backed beans. They also have a big jar of those large pickles there so I had one of those and then I had two little ice cream cones for dessert. I was stuffed but very satisfied.
After we got home we did a little more house work to get ready for the open house. Then we showered and watched a movie in our bed before going to sleep. The BBQ was so filling I didn't even have a inclination to eat something during the movie. Of course being under all of my covers next to my beautiful wife might have contributed t my not wanting to leave the bed to get anything.
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