Week-In-Review: Happy May!

G's surgery was the last of the day and was pushed back two hours due to an anesthesia machine breaking...needless to say, it was a very long day at the hospital. And the surgery ended up being a bit more intense as well so more recovery time than expected. There was also a difficulty in find an open pharmacy after hours and the on-call surgeon forgot to send one of the medicines into the said pharmacy...so yeah, it was a very long day.  But he has been a trooper and dealing with the pain and discomfort with humor and a good attitude! Looks like everything is healing up normally as well.

G waiting for surgery while playing video games

Mother's Day was really relaxing. G made me a heart treasure map where I had to find little heart notes that led me to the big Heart Note/letter for me. It was very sweet. Breakfast by the DH and G made me coffee. DH and I caught up on some TV and then we headed out for delicious sushi for dinner. I cannot complain...well, the weather was terrible but that's Spring in Utah for you. I even made some loaf cake that turned out delicious. Super simple and yummy.

My first loaf cake and it was yummy!

The spring trees are so pretty this time of year!

We're heading into the home stretch for G's last weeks of 7th grade! I can't believe he's almost done. He went on a couple of field trips this week and it was a much-needed break for him at school.

This weekend we're heading down to my mom's house to celebrate Mother's Day a week late but better late than never! We've also been doing a ton of spring cleaning and repairs. We even installed a new kitchen faucet. It's so nice. Never thought I'd say that about a kitchen faucet.

I'm planting a few flowers in pots as well this evening. I should have pics up for those next week. I hope I don't kill them too quickly!😬 May all your plantings go well!

Currently Reading 

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama

Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science by Sean Kean

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) by James S.A. Correy

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava#1) by Roshani Chokshi-- This is a reread with G. We got behind on this series so we are rereading and then catching up!

Read

Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) by James S.A. Correy/ 2017 / 608 Pages / Paperback / Sci-fi

My Thoughts: 

This one takes place 30 years after number six! It sets off the final trilogy of the series and it's good. I'll be sad once I'm done with all nine! Definitely future rereadings.

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim/ 2021/ 464 Pages/ Hardcover/ Own/Fantasy, Young Adult

My Thoughts:

Japanese folklore and myth take center-stage in this fantasy novel. I read this one out loud to G and we both really enjoyed the challenges, characters, and intrigue. There will be at least one more to finish this off. There's even a bit of romance. G didn't seem to mind so I'll take the win!

Movies Watched:

Unmask the truth

The Batman (2022). Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring: Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz

My Thoughts:

I'll be brutally honest, I did not like this movie. Emo Batman did not work for me. The Bat and the Cat; I did not like the sound of that.

How far would you go to be remembered?

Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014). Directed by Carter Smith. Starring: Morgan Saylor, Noah Silver, and Cameron Monaghan.

My Thoughts:

I think this one premiered at Sundance back in 2013 or 2014. So it's a fun little horror indie. It's gems like this one that make me happy I have a Shudder subscription.

Jamie Marks is found in the woods. Gracie and Adam start to see his ghost. Gracie decides to have nothing to do with him but Adam feels like he can help him move on somehow, especially since he didn't notice him much when he was alive. But paying attention to ghosts and their troubles comes with a cost. Brilliant storytelling. Lots of layers here. One worth a rewatch. And it's not scary per se. Really a coming of age story told with ghosts...

It's also based off of the book "One for Sorrow" by Christopher Barzak from 2007. I'd like to read it soon and see how they differ.

Evil only a mother could love

The Twin (2022). Directed by Taneli Mustonen. Starring: Teresa Palmer and Steven Cree

My Thoughts:

It's a mess. Tries to pull a provocative twist which doesn't make any sense. Not my favorite but I don't necessarily regret those 105 minutes...

Nothing is random

Coherence (2013). Directed by James Byrkit. Starring: Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon.

My Thoughts:

Now this was a weird and creepy, what the hell is going on sci-fi movie! A little indie gem that came out a few years ago. I didn't even realize it had Xander from "Buffy" until I started watching it! 

Weird stuff starts happening to a group of friends at a dinner party as a comet passes by Earth. And I mean really weird stuff. Like pay attention to all the details type stuff. This one is a must-see again to see if I can figure it out...My brain is still hurting from this one!

And a shout out to Friday the 13th. I rewatched it, Friday the 13th, with a friend who had never seen it before! It was so fun.

TV Watched:

Finished up Star Trek: Picard on Paramount+. Started watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is pretty fun. They're going back to the one and done episode arcs like the Treks of old. So yeah, really digging the new series with Christopher Pike, Spock, and Uhura.

Watching Under the Banner of Heaven on Hulu. I read the book a few years ago and am really enjoying the dramatized version of it. This one happened in my neck of the woods. 

And of course, the NBA Playoffs...basketball all the time right now.

Joining up with Deb from Readerbuzz and her Sunday Salon.