2024 Oscar nominated Short Films

Last Tuesday, as a family we went to see the 2024 Oscar nominees for Short Film – Live Action:

• The After (United Kingdom) – let’s see, problem is Dad can’t miss his daughters dance performance, and let’s see how… well, that twist was out of nowhere.
• Red, White and Blue (USA) – I think will win, MrC and I were discussing how awesome the cast was, the nurse, only a few lines, delivered them perfectly. The main characters, awesome acting. MsS wants it to win. MrG voted it best.
• Invincible (Canada) – started with the end of the story, which, kinda dampened the emotional pull, I mean, we knew how it would end
• Knight of Fortune (Denmark) – MrG liked. MyBetterHalf liked best, a comedy, set in a funeral home, “it made me laugh, it made me cry, all the things are movie is supposed to do”
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (United Kingdom/USA) – fun to watch. And after the above, I see why they wanted the audience to leave on a happy note.

…and Friday, as a family we went to see the 2024 Oscar nominees for Short Film – Animation:
• War Is Over – my fav, and MrC’s fav. He and I noticed in the credits, Unreal Engine (used in Fortnite!)
• Letter to a Pig – Looked cool,
• Ninety-Five Senses – meh, although I believe MyBetterHalf votes this one to win
• Our Uniform – I liked the animation on top of different fabric, happy to see film from Iran.
• Pachyderme – this one was creepy
• I’m Hip – I wish I didn’t see this, it was just silly, and yet, not funny.

The Boys in the Boat (movie) & Race (movie)

Looking back, it appears the addage is correct, the book was better than the movie. The fam went to see The Boys in the Boat. There was little tension in the movie, it was alright.

A bit later we watched Race (Jesse Owens story), this movie was a bit better. But still, not much tension. The movie seemed to make Riefenstahl a sympathetic character.

today

MyBetterHalf is spending the weekend with one of her bookclubs, and so I:

watched with MrG – AC Milan ( MrG’s fav team) come from behind and get two goals in last ten minutes to defeat Udinese.

watched with MrC GreenBay -v- 49ers game, which had I cared would have been stressful, but was just fun entertainment.

was driven to bookstore by McS, because she finished a book with a cliffhanger and had to get the next one, and she wanted dumplings for dinner.

Mean Girls

crashed mother-daughter time, and joined them to watch Mean Girls (the musical, the movie, 2024).

It was fun.

Last night & last weeked

Last night, at dinner, the five us of talked about: Pete Carroll being fired, the Pinkertons, and which snacks we liked from a “Snack of the Month” club my boss signed us up for. Later MrG & MsS practiced parallel parking behind our kidmobile, with their mom, whilst I walked around in the parking lot. When we got home, me, MrG & MsS watched MrC play a game of Fortnight.

Last Saturday, I forced the childrens to go hike in Carkeek Park with me.

Last Sunday, because according to MsS “ferry ride is more fun than a hike” we took the ferry to Kingston, had lunch, had a coffee, returned.

weekend

Not feeling totally well on Friday, left work early, so went and picked up MsS from drama rehearsal, then took MrC upto YouthGroup X-mas Party, and then he spent night with friends. Saturday morning, me & MrG watched Napoli -v- Cagliari match. Later, MyBetterHalf & I went on a fancy dinner date in Edmonds, MsS went to a gift exchange, and then MyBetterHalf & I went to a Xmas party. This morning, I made waffles & pancakes, then we did some chores (not too many), MrC went rollerskating, MyBetterHalf went to bookclub, and I took a nap with AstroKitty. Evidently she wanted to be in this blog post too,, so AthenaKitty scratched MyBetterHalf.

end of week

Yesterday, after delays at the printer, the HS newspaper came out, and MsS first article as Staff Reporter was published. Yes, overjoyed and proud. Last night, me & MsS watched Shattered Glass, which she watched in journalism class and wanted to watch again.

Today, watched with MrG, his team-of-the-now, AC Milan, lose on a spectular stoppage time goal off a deft shot off the attackers heel.

Later, MyBetterHalf and the boys watched MLS cup and rooted for Columbus / rooted against LA.

Now, MrC & MrG are yelling a lot, while playing a game together on their phones. MsS same room, playing a different game, and reminding them “you’re in the same room”. MyBetterHalf is reading downstairs, where the noise of the laundry mutes the yelling of the boys. The cats are sleeping.

Thanksgiving 2023

MrC helped the get house ready. MsS helped cook, learning an important part is planning and writing down the timeline & map. MyBetterHalf fixed the broken / clogged toilet. My dad visited. We watched my sisters kids on YouTube compete at nationals for BMX. MrG cleaned up after.

Halloween 2023

oh yeah… I took the day off from work, and MyBetterHalf came home early, and we went to a local corn maze. ( Maize Maze? ) Me, MrC and MsS went together, MrG & his mom went together. They completed the whole maze, we left at the halfway mark. I was a beautiful day, the ground was dry, not very many people were there. Fun was had.

recently

Last night, MyBetterHalf and I went to OL Reign, playoff game, against some LA squad. Yay, we won.

MrC has become a baseball fan. He was following Mariners, and, as they do, they start to bring fans hopes up near the end of the season, then mess up, and have to depend on multiple things to go just right in the last week for them to make the playoffs. It’s like I know this song.

MrG was the first person to notify me that Dame is going to be playing with the Bucks this NBA season. I feel good for Dame, about time he is on a contender.

MsS really is liking Greek food. Well, Greek fries and Gyros. The other night, while rest if fam was at a baseball game she and I went to a small Greek resturaunt in Edmonds. It was fun.