Lego 3-D Madness

I went to the Lego movie thinking it would be a great way to get out of the house and something fun for my little one. I think I ended up enjoying it even more than she did.

When the movie started I was a bit skeptical to say the least and at first the whole 3-D thing seemed a bit wasted in the tight little Lego home of the films unlikely hero.

Not to worry the film quickly exploded into a blitz of action and color. Best of all the kooky storyline and clever dialogue had me laughing. Laughing more than any recent film I can remember. Is it possible that the Lego movie is the funniest movie of the year? OMG, batman I think it is. I have to say in this crazy Lego world everything is awesome except for the Krazy Glue of course.

Escaping a Few Pages at a Time

Over the holiday I finally started a real book. Actually re-started. I had already read the opening chapters of Kafka on the Shore a while back and was really intrigued, but the hard cover book is too much to lug around.

It's such a nice luxury to lie in bed and read from a nice fat book instead of off a screen. Now that I'm back to work there's less time to slip away into Haruki Murakami's strange tale but I'm trying to get in a couple of pages when I can and clear my mind in this fictional escape.

What are you reading now? Do you have a favorite author or book that transports you from the everyday?

Ice Skating is for Kids

The first thought I had when I pulled myself and my four year old onto the ice at our local rink was "I'm too old for this.", then "What was I thinking", then "One of us is going to get hurt!"

Well we survived and made it around the rink two and a half times before the free skate was over. Doesn't sound like much, but it's quite an accomplishment when your clinging to the boards and pulling a little one up off the ice every few seconds.

Miracle one was that I didn't pull her arm out of its socket, miracle two, I didn't break a hip and miracle three, she wants to do it again. I have to say I was really proud of her tenacity. Before we went in she said "to skate you push, push, glide" when we left her new skating motto was" when you fall down, you just get back up".