Author Archives: Joel

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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Life during our first two weeks with the kittens

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joel

I had forgotten the amount of energy bundled up in kittens. We’ve had the two kittens for almost  two weeks now. Some random thoughts and updates: We’ve more or less settled on names now. The brown kitten is Toasty, and … Continue reading →

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A fun and productive July 4th 2011 weekend

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Joel

It was such an eventful weekend, let me break it down by day. Friday, July 1st What a beautiful day. We had an early dismissal from work around 2pm, and for once, I didn’t need to hang around a few … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Joel

Two years since the last episode aired, I’ve finally watched Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. After the webisodes and the 2007 stand alone TV movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor, this is the 2009 direct-to-DVD release. I am/was a big fan of the … Continue reading →

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