The End of Oak Street - 2026
With Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway

It currently has a surprising 6,7 IMdB rating.
I feel it's more of a 4, tops.
I suspect with a bit of time the IMdB rating will go down (movie is still in theatres).

I had high hopes for this movie considering the storyline but it is quite disappointing. The acting isn't really up to par, the dinosaurs aren't well done, and a number of things they do just is idiotic.
For instance something very upsetting happening (I won't tell what) that should deeply affect the entire family, yet no one talks about it, cries over it. It's as if they forget about it right away. Really weird.

I watched the whole thing regardless, I'm a sucker for dino movies. But really it's like a 60s or 70s attempt to make an impressive dino movie.

It didn't help that it was set in 1982, -nor did I understand why they chose to do so. It made the whole vibe of the movie 'old'.
It would've helped the movie if they'd chosen to have it occur in 2026.

A mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports a neighborhood to someplace unknown. The Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

Thinking... I spent a couple of hours sketching a building but in the end having to admit that I do not remember the theory well enough to continue.
I'll have to re-educate myself, dangit! I so want to get on with it but I want to get the perspective right so I'll simply have to look into it.

This is what's happening now that the tariffs have been judged illegal:


The U.S. Customs Service opened a special department where companies can file claims. As of July 31, more than 252,000 applications had been received from all over the world.
These account for 129 billion dollars in refunds, which are currently being processed or have already been paid out.

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Philips was the first Dutch company to publicly report receiving 186 million euros. Those millions are the beginning of a larger flow.
It is estimated that the ten largest Dutch exporters to the United States could collectively receive more than 1 billion euros back.

And that's just the Dutch. Go figure how much the US will have to cough up in total!

As someone said, Trump is an imbecile.
And now he has come up with a new thing since July 24 to continue charging EU countries 10%-12%.

And clearly some Americans still don't get that they are the ones who pay for this as things will be more expensive for them.

Plus all the billions that have to be refunded... AND the costs of getting that sorted alone will have to be paid by the American people, the taxpayers.
How the hell you people voted him into office, twice, is beyond me.

The Impossible - 2013
With Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts.
IMdB rating 7,5
My rating 10

Movie on the 2004 Asian tsunami. Based on a true story. A family, hubby & wife & 3 sons, are on holiday in Thailand when they get taken by surprise when the tsunami hits.

It's an accurate representation of what happened to them as the movie was monitored closely by the woman of said family.

I must admit I had no idea what it was like. The footage I saw at the time made it look like rather low waves that came far inland.
But here you see a huge wave hit out of the blue and instantly wreak tremendous havoc.
The family was right near the beach and thus got the full whack of the wave, and another one after that.

The woman required 16 surgeries afterwards?!?! Unfreaking-believable!

Definitely worth the watch!

Feeling... happy I have no serious damage to my knee! Went to the GP yesterday to have it checked out as I wasn't certain and felt something took too long to heal. It's almost 3 weeks since I badly injured my knee.
But I can expect it to fully heal :D

Hihi, thank goodness nothing that bad!

Feeling... Quite content :) Been a good day, done a lot!
Got everything ready for my new painting so tomorrow I can begin if I want.
Done my arm exercises as well, took care of some other stuff.
All things considered a really good day!

Dead of Winter - 2025
With Emma Thompson
Action thriller
IMdB rating 6,1
I'm rating it a 7.

It wasn't half bad but had a reasonable number of predictable moments where you find yourself yelling "Nooo!! Don't be so daft! Look around you!"

A grief-stricken widow stops by a remote cabin after getting lost on the back roads of Minnesota in the middle of winter. She soon finds herself in a desperate fight for survival as she encounters a murderous couple holding a young woman hostage.

Feeling... barely warm enough. It really takes getting used to this cooler weather again. Feels like autumn. Can't even imagine it being so hot not that long ago. It's back to jeans and long sleeves.

But the rain we had over the last 2 days was good. Everything was dry as a bone!
The risk for wildfires has probably gone now.

I thought I'd give Desert Dawn a shot because of what TxGal said, but I didn't like it. Switched it off after 5 minutes or sooner. Really bad acting. It has a IMdB rating of 3,7 and I totally get why.
But it made me think of The Last Stand with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Forest Whittaker and I watched that :)
So something good came out of it for me.

Bacon & eggs and coffee is good.
Although for me more a brunch thing. A great meal nonetheless!

Noah - 2014
With Russell Crow

I had forgotten there was this unpleasant part in the movie where Noah becomes totally obsessed with wanting to kill all of humanity. To the point of killing his newborn granddaughters.
I really really really did not want to see that again, so I skipped quite the chunk of the movie.
The pain & stress he puts the entire family through, especially the expecting mother. Must've been a wonderful pregnancy.
In utero stress causes all kinds of problems for the child later on so I don't get why they couldn't come up with a different way of going about it.

Because of that I rate it a 4 or 5 while it started out as a 9 for me. But that part ruined the entire movie (for me).

IMdB ratings aren't high either, 5,8.

God chooses Noah to undertake a mission of rescuing various animal species from a disastrous flood. With the help of the Watchers, Noah along with his family builds an ark to protect life on Earth.

Thinking... that I'm still PO with that biotch in the shop, grrrrrr.

Source Code
With Jake Gylenhaal.
IMdB 7,5
My rating 8

Another time loop movie. Had seen this before as well but couldn't recall it and it's a good movie.

Colter Stevens, an army officer who is hired for a secret operation, finds himself in the body of a stranger. Soon, he is on a mysterious trail to track down the bomber of a commuter train in Chicago.

Feeling... content. Been a good day :)
I had thought to get painting again today but been to busy with all kinds of everything.
Tomorrow's another day!

Edge of Tomorrow - 2014
With Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise

IMdB rating 7,9. I give it a 10. Just a really good movie!

I'd seen it before but couldn't remember the ending. Certainly worth the watch and the re-watch.

With the help of warrior Rita Vrataski, Major William Cage has to save Earth from an alien species, after being caught in a time loop. He must face deadly challenges in order to accomplish his task.

Thinking... it's really difficult to decide what to wear now the weather is so much cooler. No sun, overcast, when not really physically active you need jeans and long sleeves. Door only partially open.

But I just did some weeding & pruning and now I'm back in shorts & T-shirt. And 2 sliding doors open.
It's sticky as heck!

I'd want to change the morning of March 21st 2012.
That's when I fell down the stairs. Altered my life. Neck injury, real bad concussion and TBI.
The reason I cannot work and am forced to live of a very small income.
On the other hand side it gave me the freedom and time for personal growth & development which I couldn't have done to the same extent if I'd had to work a fulltime job.
Yet then I could at least live a full life, do things I want to do, incl. physically, that now are not possible.

One Mile: chapter one and One Mile: Chapter Two.
Good movies with Ryan Phillippe.
I'd seen both before but they're worth watching again.

Thinking... it has been a really good day! And now time to go to bed.
And maybe get my paints out on the morrow again, hihi.
I put them away because my friend was coming over today.
Anywho, sleep first.