9. Kick-Ass - It was very interesting, to say the least. I enjoyed the combination of Kick-Ass' innocence and naivety with the serious and deadly demeanor provided by Big Daddy and Hit Girl. While their motivations are completely different, they make a likable trio. The action scenes were very intense and choreographed, and enjoyed the use of different weapons rather than just the constant gunfire seen in other films. Blood and gore don't bother me in the least, but there's quite a lot of it in the movie, so I wouldn't recommend it for people who enjoy cleaner action. I also appreciated some of the funny moments, like the progression of Dave's relationship with Katie. However, even with the impressive action scenes and the occasional moments of laughter, the two contrasting tones did not mesh well throughout the movie. Some of the humor in Big Daddy and Hit Girl's storyline was too disturbing or strange to make me laugh, and it felt like there were two separate story lines that melded mostly during violence. Not to say I'm opposed to violence in movies, but it felt like this movie was having a hard time deciding if it wanted to be a comedy or a gory action film, which is why it's not a great movie.
Rating: 3/5
Movies: 9/100 viewed
For cooking, I made two new dishes this weekend. The first were southwest-style turkey burgers that featured ground turkey meat mixed with egg, crushed tortilla chips, chopped green pepper, chopped onion (my own personal addition!), salt, pepper, and chili powder. After broiling, I added some sliced pepper jack cheese, salsa, and lettuce. That made a delicious lunch! The taste was perfect; the flavors complemented each other and turned an otherwise ordinary burger into a fun and spicy dish! I would love to taste these in the summer after grilling on a nice charcoal grill.
Peanut butter fudge was my second dish this weekend. My sister just had her birthday and so for her gift I asked her what her favorite dessert flavors were, which led me to making the fudge. I had no idea that fudge stiffened so quickly! Not to mention the constant stirring I had to do while heating the peanut butter, evaporated milk, and sugar - this dessert is best mixed by someone with upper body strength! However, in spite of my arms feeling like they were going to fall off, the fudge turned out to be very good! The added peanuts help out when trying to chew the intensely rich fudge, and I'm glad that it can keep in the fridge for a month because it'll take about that long to get through it all!
Cooking: 17/75 completed
I'm still rooting for the Wisconsin workers, and my friend Rachel posted this hilarious link to one of John Stewart's video clips. The sad part is that people actually do believe that teachers are lazy, stupid, and overpaid, which is funny considering that most parents don't even bother to teach their kids to read before sticking them in kindergarten at age five. Parents need to get their kids interested in learning and at least starting to learn well before they're put into a classroom. Hell, I was starting to read before I entered kindergarten and I was four when I started school! I'm not going to lie and say that every teacher is a saint, but the majority are underpaid and under-appreciated, and without further ado I give the link to Stewart's lecture to teachers:
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