Movie Tuesday

Hula Girls (Japan)

Synopsis from netflix.com: When a Japanese mining company announces the closure of a coal mine in Iwaki, a group of brave young women defies their community by signing up to become hula dancers at the company's new Hawaiian tourist center in this heartwarming dramedy. Amid union workers' protests and against the wishes of their families, the women passionately practice and perform their newly learned art in hopes that it will lead to a brighter future.

My view: I watched it while babysitting, and the child was asleep. I REALLY liked it. It had the key words "passionately" and "heartwarming." And even better - it included HULA! I would definitely recommend it. And yes, you do have to read subtitles.

The Dinner Game (France)

Le dîner de cons

Synopsis from netflix.com: A group of French intellectuals gather each Wednesday for the dinner game, where the challenge is to bring along the most idiotic guest each can find. Pierre (Thierry Lhermitte) thinks he's found a ringer in François (Jacques Villeret), a civil servant whose passion is making architectural models out of matchsticks. But Pierre gets more than he bargained for when François becomes his houseguest -- and nursemaid!

Our view: LOVED it! Yes, you do have to read subtitles, but it was pretty funny. DH really liked it. DH talked to one of his friends from France about the movie, and he said it was his favorite movie and the actors are all really famous French actors. We liked it!

Antonia's Line (Netherlands?)

Synopsis from netflix.com: Winner of the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many other prestigious international honors, Antonio's Line is the remarkable story of a woman who builds a new life with her daughter in a quiet Dutch village after World War II. Earthy, sexy, romantic and filled with laughter and warmth, it's a joyous, multi-generational celebration of simple pleasures and enduring passions.

My views: When they mean sexy, they mean sexy. This movie had a lot of sex and death in it. It was interesting, but I don't think I'd watch it again.

Oyster Farmer (Australia)

Synopsis (from netflix.com) : Down-on-his-luck drifter Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) heads to a secluded oyster-farming community to wait for a parcel of stolen cash that he's mailed to himself. But the package never arrives, and Jack suspects a beautiful postal worker named (what else?) Pearl (Diana Glenn) may be responsible for its disappearance. Anna Reeves directs this quirky but charming romance set along Australia's Hawkesbury River.

Our views: Ok, but not my favorite. Had one scene that made me blush and I watched it by myself. I don't think I'd recommend it.


HWotD:
mele - music, song
"meh-leh"

Dear...

Dear neighbor #1,

It was great to meet you yesterday. Sorry it had to be under these circumstances. Thank you so much for jumpstarting our car. I really had no idea what I would have done without you. Also, we hope that we can all hang out this summer around the pool.

Sincerely,
Your grateful neighbor



Dear neighbor #2,

It's exciting that you're working on your condo. That should help us all, pushing up all of our property values. We're excited that you're getting it done quickly. Please, though, we really do value our sleep, and hope that you would stop using your circular saw after 11pm (2300 hours if you're military). I think it might help the world be a better place.

Sincerely,
Your tired neighbor



Dear drivers in this town,

I know, I know, Earth Day was less than a week ago. We're each trying to do our part to save the environment. But choosing not to use your turn signal does not really conserve that much energy. Especially when you're driving in your Hummer or Tahoe. Also, when you cut someone off, it's polite to wave and pretend you are grateful for me not hitting you. Just a thought.

Sincerly,
the girl in the XTerra.

Quilt 3...

Ok, so I guess I've made two quilts before this.

The first quilt was for my first niece. I started it before she was born, therefore before we knew she was indeed a she. It's a bad picture, please forgive me. It matches her room :)


My second quilt was this Christmas tree skirt in a Hawaiian pattern - ulu (breadfruit). I have some vague recollection about ulu being something you're supposed to start with. But goodness, this one took me forever. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention I do all of my sewing BY HAND??


The new quilt is for my second niece. A boy at school had a quilt in roughly this pattern for his naptime blanket. This is my interpretation of it. It ended up being more "square" than I thought it would end up... but I still like it. Plus, it's not really girly (aka using pinks and purples...) but I hope that's ok with her.

Close-up of the pattern on the "front"


Surprise! I thought it would be fun to make a mini-version of her quilt for her dolls or bears or whatever. They're slightly different (aka the red parts are different fabric) and the big one has yellow binding where I took the backing and folded it for the binding on the small one.

The backing of both quilts is this cute ladybug pattern. It may not be pinks and purples, but it's still cute! I hope you like them Mari!!! Happy Birthday!

HWotD:
kuiki - quilt, to quilt
"koo-ee-key"

from the mouth of babes...

teacher: How was your snack?
student: It disappeared!
teacher: Where did it go?
student a. In my tummy
student b. It went to eat a flower

teacher: What does that say? (about a sign on the treehouse on the playground)
student: It doesn't have a nail.
teacher: What does it say, though?
student: I don't know. I can't spell.

She burped a beaver on my gankey.
(Translation: His sister had a fever and "threw up a little" on his blanket. Get it?)

I have a boo-boo. The only person who can make it better is Neosporin. It's the official medicine of boo-boos.

It smells like bathing suits outside.

Oh. My. Gosh. (think Janice from Friends) The tablecloths are pink.

Miss Julie, if you come to my house I'm going to lock my doors and windows. You can't come in. (Apparently a threat. I had given her a time out for doing something blatantly wrong.)


HWotD:
uliuli - dark color such as deep blue of the sea, deep green of vegetation, dark grey of clouds (sometimes has bad connotation because associated with darkness)
"ooh-lee-ooh-lee"

polū - blue, not blue of sea or sky, but of clothes or European-introduced objects
"poh-loooh"

WW: Nana

My mom with my niece

Something you just don't get to say everyday...

... but I got to say today.

"Stop putting rocks in your shorts."

last time with this kid, it was in his socks. Before that it was in his underwear.

Let's hope it stops there.


HWotD:
pōhaku - rocks, stone, mineral, tablet
"poe-hah-coo"

Hurry up and wait

I am pretty sure that's the military's unofficial motto.

In our case, we're waiting on what we're going to do this summer. As in less than 4 weeks from now. Most business school students that are finishing their first year (like my beloved dh) are heading off in the next few weeks to exciting places to do internships with fabulous companies. My dh knows he's not allowed to do that. He's just waiting to see if/where the Coast Guard wants him. Ideally, he'd be out West working on finance projects. They want him there. He asked his detailer to go there (a detailer is the person who tells us where we're going to go). The detailer hasn't gotten back to him yet. I'm all about being flexible. I like a little bit of mystery. I like adventure. But with us planning* to leave the country in August, I kind of feel like that is more than enough unknown for me.

*Oh yeah, and conveniently, the type of visa that we need can't be applied for until 124 days from the start of school. And fyi, it's not that time yet. It's really quite annoying - as we can't even work further on our visa application until 124 days from the start of school. And we need the visa before we can go on to other things. Grrrrr.

I guess now is the part where I learn patience.


HWotD:
'ano'ano - seeds
"ah-no-ah-no"