Week three

I did a lot this week, but I still did not cross anything completely off the list. At least I am on my way.

Mark and I watched two more movies on the AFI list. We were entertained with Double Indemnity. Excellent flick. The one thing I love about these old movies is the dialect. There are some fantastic lines and innuendos littered throughout the entire movie. Nothing is canned and predictable. Even the camera work is fabulous. Directors used every camera angle possible and really took advantage of the lighting. I have learned that I will take an old classic over a CGI-filled flick any day. My new word of the week is dame.

We also watched A Streetcar Named Desire. Marlon Brando delivered an amazing performance along with some memorable lines. He is also a fox. Two enthusiastic thumbs way up!!


Listened to:
Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas--good until they started doing this talk-over thing. At that point, it got weird.
Arc Angels-Kinda bluesy and bubblegum at the same time. I did not think that was possible, but I stand corrected. There was not the gravel, growl voice that I would associate with the blues. It was slightly pedestrian.
Boston--It was Boston, what else can I say?
Boston, Don't look Back--see above comment.
Blind Dog, Dark Eyes--Another blues band. This one had more soul, so I dug it more.
Blue Oyster Cult, Spectres--So someone will probably flame me for this, but this album put me to sleep. Godzilla was good, but everything else was making me want to shut my eyes.
Army of Anyone--This album did not stand out to me, but it did not suck either

Continuing with the new regimen of flossing, drinking water, and turning water off while showering. Nothing new on that front--just maintaining.

I did 50 consecutive situps on the Bender Ball, #14. My chiropractor had a couple of choice words concerning that activity. Apparently, doing sit-ups is uber bad for my whiplash, so I will have to move that one down to a later date. Good thing I have 3 years!!

The beginnings of a vegetable garden are beginning to take hold, #24. I have two tomato plants that are sprouting high and one bean plant that somehow survived my black thumb last spring. Who knew? I am going to move the garden to a different area of the back yard. The current location is getting water-logged from the run-off on the roof. At any rate, it is not a full garden, but it is starting.

I had lunch/coffee with two friends this month. My friend Bill on the 20th and my friend Michelle on the 15th. That makes me 1 out of 33!

Started reading The Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zepplin Saga this week. I just realized recently that I like Led Zepplin, so this is a good read for me.

Catch you next week.....