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The Sunday Salon: Lazy Me

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Pancakes

Any Sunday that starts off with a hot cup of coffee and a stack of gluten-free pancakes can’t be bad, right?

It was long week, made longer by a conference I had to attend for work. Plus we had all of our dental appointments this week which is never fun and joy of joys…I get to go back with The Girl TWICE at the end of the month because the work that she needs can’t be done in one sitting.

On the reading front, I finished four books one of which was really, really good (The Fault in Our Stars). I was blabbing about it on Facebook and seriously, if you are wandering around looking for a special book to read, pick it up.

Next up for me, review writing and coming up with a summer reading list. A lot of you have been sharing your lists so far and I am so jealous! I love a good list! My lists are never light for summer but they are fun to make anyway.

Sunday Salon

Today I plan to just hang around and read. I am reading The Starboard Sea which I am liking very much. I also may try to watch Contagion as I have had it from Netflix for far too long. Other than that, maybe a trip to the mall. Maybe.

What are you doing today?

Life

Run, Don’t Walk

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The Avengers

I am not a movie theater gal. People bug me but if there is a big, blockbuster movie to be seen…then the only place to see it is in the theater and let me tell you, I was not disappointed by this one! First off, we went to the ArcLight which has reserved seating, superior sound and awesome picture quality. We skipped the 3D option. Since two of us in the family have the added luxury of wearing corrective lenses, having another set of lenses on top of our faces is just too much lens.

Anyway, The Avengers was fabulous! It has all the action you’ll want, not much blood and a lot of laughs. It was VERY funny. The Girl is eight and does not like anything with violence of any kind and she was cheering when Scarlett’s character, Black Widow, kicked butt. I was a film major, so the special effects matter to me more  than the average Joe but I thought the CGI was awesome. It was very well done. All of the characters were strong but Robert Downey, Jr. was probably my fave. So many funny interactions with the other characters.

Oh, and if you see it, be sure to watch all of the credits and stay for the “after” credits as there is a little bonus at the very, very end of the credits. In other words, do not leave until the screen goes dark.