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wild thoughts

so jared and I saw Where the Wild Things Are and we really liked it. We didn’t really have any ideas about it before we went except we had heard that it is NOT a children’s movie. I would agree with that, except I wouldn’t really call it an adults’ movie either. I think it’s a movie for adults about their inner childhood angst…sort of.

I mean, this book came out when we were all kids so it’s kind of made for all of our childhoods and not children now, does that make sense. Anyway, I liked where they went with it especially because of the kids I work with. It’s almost as if they took a look at the type of child that would imagine a world like he did in the book and that type of child is one that has some issues. Each of the “wild things” that he meets are bits and pieces of his personality and that’s what really makes the story deep. They have fun, get some of the wild out, but deep down are lonely and want someone to lead them and be their friend.

So we liked the story, but even more than that, the kid who played Max was definitely a good actor, the cinematography was amazing and the soundtrack was awesome! We also like that they used a lot of practical effects and not too many computer graphics.

So see for yourself! And if you have seen it, what are you thoughts?

 

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Nurtured by Nature – A little sneak peek

What do an otter, a wallaby and an armadillo have in common? They all live in Valley Center! We had such a fun time shooting pics of all the animals at Nurtured by Nature to update their website and pamphlets and we even got to swim with the otters when we were done 🙂 So here’s a sneak peek of a part of one of the other animals. The only animal I didn’t brave petting…

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Loca – North County

Loca wanted some portraits done for her Christmas card and we obliged 🙂 Here are her best shots!

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Her eyes are crazy cool!

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She wishes she were a fierce lion…

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Quick Summer 2009 Movie Reviews

Now that summer is over I thought it would be a fun time to look back at the movies that we saw. I have made it very easy to read–enjoy and rent accordingly.

Star Trek
Man points: 9.8 / 10
Fun & engaging story that keeps moving at a good pace, good actors, amazing special effects.

Chick points: 9.0 / 10
My wife liked Star Trek almost as much as me? What a movie!

Nerd points: 10 / 10
Hey, it’s Star Trek–set phasers on awesome! bzzz!

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Man points: 5.5 / 10
The story sucked, the special effects sucked, the acting sucked… ummm… yeah. At least he still has claws.

Chick points: 5.5
Loved the first two X-Men movies and was hoping for a return to form. More like the third movie (which was not very good).

Nerd points: 8.5 / 10
It’s based on a comic book, has fights, and chicks.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Man points: 6.0 / 10
I don’t like to admit I enjoy Harry Potter… but I do. However, this movie did not need to be made. Lacked direction and any sense of conflict. The entire story could have been condensed down to fit at the end of the last last movie or the start of the next one.

Chick points: 6.0 / 10
Ron’s just not very cute anymore and makes the same comic “zoinks” face way too much.

Nerd points: 9.0 / 10
It’s Harry Potter. Plus he finally kisses Genny in what is a very moving and possibly illegal scene.

The Proposal
Man points: 8.7 / 10
Let’s get one thing straight (besides me)–it’s ok to like chick flicks! I scored this one a 9.7 because it had Ryan Reynolds in it. However, I did have to drop it a whole point because it also had Sandra Bullock in it.

Chick points: 9.0 / 10
Funny, and not a super-sappy chick flick. Jared enjoyed it about as much as me. Not the typical cheese-fest chick flick.

Nerd points: 4.0 / 10
It has Ryan Reynolds in it but needs more space ships and Mr. Spock.

Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen
Man points: 7.8 / 10
Um, it was loud? Ok, it had some great action and special effects. The story was weak and it had some of the most annoying Transformers that Michael Bay could invent–think Jar Jar Binks if Lucas had made him more annoying and given him crack.

Chick points: ? / 10
My wife loved the first movie but didn’t see this one with me–just me and Kurt.

Nerd points: 8.8 / 10
Still don’t have the right paint job for Optimus Prime you loser Michael Bay!

Up
Man points: 9.2 / 10
Good fun movie that everyone can enjoy. Pixar’s got it’s normal brand of humor and tender moments working well here.

Chick points: 9.5 / 10
Has a sweet story with funny elements. Interesting look at the life of this old, lonely man.

Nerd points: 9.0 / 10
It’s animated with computers!

-jared

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Photo Friday #28

jared and I did the Bridal Bazaar last Sunday. It was super fun meeting new people and just seeing so many happy couples. I’m so sorry that the Photo Friday is so “business related” today but so it is….

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Photo Friday #24, 25 & 26 – i’m a bit behind

So almost a month later, here are 3 weeks worth of photo Friday so I’m doubling the pics hah. We’ve been working on house stuff and wedding videos so I think we have a good excuse…plus there are only about 3 people who actually read this blog so I’m not too worried 🙂
First off, the Del Mar Fair – our yearly free wine tasting fun!

The gentleman making fun of the ginormous crap you can win

Next up, Bottle Peak…the highest point in Escondido where you can see all of Escondido. Here we are with the newly engaged Tony and Fei!!

A word of advice…don’t go when it’s boiling hot like we did and don’t go when there is poison oak EVERYWHERE! I don’t know how but none of us got it!

Last, our country’s Independence Day. We took it easy and chilled with the Paulsons and some awesome carne asada and a not so awesome dessert (a new recipe I tried that looked delicious but didn’t taste quite right, I’m still not sure what happened! So no photo/recipe of that!)

Then we headed over to Grape Day Park (I’ve always gone to the SM show) and Ryan picked us a wonderful spot! The entire show was behind those trees. HAHA lovely!