Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Joel

I watched The Hurt Locker, a 2008 film by Kathryn Bigelow not released in the US domestically until 2009. The film stars Jeremy Renner as a Sgt. 1st Class William James, a reckless man talented with defusing explosives. Sgt. James … Continue reading →

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Our gardening efforts are bearing more grass than fruit

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Joel

Here’s the update on all the gardening efforts of the past month. Short summary: The grass is growing, but the flowers ain’t blooming yet. Details: I have good news. I may not be any good at raising aquarium fish, but … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joel

This week, the kids and I finished watching Green Lantern: Emerald Knights off of our Netflix queue. As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for … Continue reading →

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Horrible Bosses (2011)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joel

Friday night was “date night” for the Ipes. After work, we rushed home to get the kids to their Friday night hang out at Lily’s school. We had from 7pm to 11pm to drop them off, eat dinner,see a movie, … Continue reading →

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We have done a lot of gardening this year

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Joel

When we were house-hunting, I still remember walking around our now-current (but then-prospective) house, and being impressed with the flowers and manicured flowering bushes. Coming from an apartment, the whole idea of a house of our own, a garden, all … Continue reading →

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Winged Migration (2001)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Joel

Winged Migration is a 2001 documentary about various migrating birds, featuring up-close-and-personal footage of birds in flight. To best descibe the film’s background, here’s an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry: The movie was shot over the course of four years … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Joel

Friday night, we finished watching Kung Fu Panda. This is the 2008 Dreamworks blockbuster animated film starring Jack Black as the… panda protagonist? He plays Po, a panda who works in his father’s noodle shop. Naturally, this being a kids movie … Continue reading →

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It only gets harder after the first 20 lbs

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Joel

I’m trying to not obsess about my weight loss. Specifically, am I losing? Did I lose anything this week? I’m the type of person who obsesses, and it ain’t pretty. In the past few months, I admit that I’ve done … Continue reading →

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Bookshelves love symmetry

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Joel

I loves me some symmetry. Months later, we went and bought the matching bookshelf for our living room. The living room is almost complete — now I need some fish that will love longer than 30 days.

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Green Lantern (2011)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Joel

I wanted to like this movie. I really did. I tracked its progress as it developed, and checked out spoilers and other news as it got closer to release. When the early reviews came with less-than-positive comments, I was disheartened. … Continue reading →

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