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Okay, the week that was ...
I had a very sore right arm on Monday - I still don't know what I did to it, but even driving home from work was a struggle, and I had to go around corners with only one hand on the steering wheel.
I had Tuesday off luckily, so I thought "painkillers and rest" which is what I did, while bingeing Only Murders in the Building. Wednesday morning I woke up, had a shower and realised that my arm was too sore for me to put a bra on. So I got as dressed as I could, and took a sick day. More painkillers and rest, and that - so far - has done the trick.
My workmate who had Covid is back, so our workload was not as great as it had been.
Friday night I was going to watch a movie with Spawn, but a friend of his came over for a sleepover, so I watched The Matrix Resurrection, and wished I hadn't. It is a movie that I watched. I can't say it was good, because it wasn't. But I managed to get some stitching done - my friend's birthday is next month, so I'm making something small for her.
Saturday morning I did some stitching and watched another terrible movie - The Misfits on Netflix. Not the old-school one with Marilyn Monroe but an egregious heist movie with Pierce Brosnan. I love a good heist movie. But this was not that.
I took the boys into town after lunch so Spawn's friend could meet up with his family, and Spawn and I then went to the library. I went to my friend's place as usual last night, and we discussed whether we'd make good traitors or faithfuls - we're still watching The Traitors UK.
Today she talked me into going to the movies to see A Haunting in Venice and frankly I wish she hadn't. I love Agatha Christie, and I'm ambivalent on Kenneth Branagh's Poirot, but this movie ... was certainly something that I watched. It's apparently based on the novel Hallowe'en Party, but it bears about as much resemblance to that book as I do to Kenneth Branagh.
And it was just ... tedious. Heavy on jumpscares and symbolism and honestly I think if I'd been alone I might have just left.
Anyway, here we are. I still need to make my bed and cook dinner, so thought I'd get this done first.
I finished High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips - she of 1980s One Day at a Time fame and also the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas. It is an interesting read, but a very disturbing one.
I'm still reading Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six, and I started River God by Wilbur Smith. I actually read it years ago, but I have the series up to Desert God, so thought I'd start over. It's not a short book, so that one is going to be read in short bursts.
How about you? How's your week? What are you reading?
Secluded Cabin is one I thought looked good. sorry to hear the movie was a dud- I was curious about it.
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't Hercule Poirot, and based on an Agatha Christie novel, it would have been a decent suspense movie, I think.
DeleteI'm not dying to go out and watch A Haunting in Venice. I'll see it at some point, but I can't see how it could really resemble Halloween Party, which I read earlier this year because of the movie.
ReplyDeleteIt bears almost no resemblance to the book at all, and I wish I'd waited until it was on one of the streaming services.
DeleteOh no that is a bit of a disappointing movie week! I do want to watch A Haunting in Venice cause I read a relatively positive review about it, but I'm so attached to David Suchet's Poirot that everything else feels wrong! I hope your arm is feeling better and that the pain stays away. I hope you have a lovely week :)
ReplyDeleteJuli @ A Universe in Words
David Suchet is basically peak Poirot for me. Kenneth Branagh is okay, but not what I expected.
DeleteToo bad about the sore arm. I anticipate that will happen to me when I get a flu shot, but I hope not. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI hope your arm is healed and you are feeling better. I read Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six and really liked it. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI hope you survive your shot with no soreness as well. Thank you :)
DeleteGlad the arm cleared up - I feel for you! I had a similar pain during the worst of my long covid, though that took months to clear up. It was excruciating if I lifted my arm or bent it a particular way. Luckily it has now gone and there doesn't seem to be any long term damage. I hope your arm stays sound:). And sorry about your miserable viewing week - it happens sometimes, doesn't it? I hope the coming week is a better one, Maree.
ReplyDelete*Fingers crossed* it seems to be fine now. Thank you. :)
Deletei have been wanting to read the wilbur smith series for a while now. but the amount of pages. I used to love big books and now i am intimidated by almost every big book that I see.
ReplyDeletemy sunday post: https://blessedmommysc.blogspot.com/2023/09/hello-fall-sunday-post-53.html
I'm a little bit the same, I have to talk myself into long books a lot of the time.
DeleteI don't know if I saw the same A Haunting in Venice as you but, there were not that many jump scares. I would say the mystery was easy to solve.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
It just didn't really work for me as a movie.
DeleteAh, a bunch of disappointing movies in one week! That's too bad. I saw a couple good ones. Hope you get some more good movies to watch soon! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLisa Loves Literature
It was definitely a bad run!
DeleteGlad your arm is doing better but man, you've had some bad luck with movies lately. I want to see the Haunting in Venice but will wait until I can stream it. I hope you end up liking Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. I read it when it came out and didn't care for it much at all. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd waited until I could stream it as well.
DeleteYou haven't had very good luck with movies lately. I can't recall the last one I've seen, and it doesn't sound like I'm missing much. I hope your arm is better now. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI don't go to the movies very often - it's so expensive and most movies end up on streaming anyway.
DeleteI watched All of Me last night with Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin,haven't laughed so hard in a long time!!
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Oh, I don't think I ever watched that one! I love Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin.
DeleteLove your mini movie reviews. lol Sorry they were mostly duds.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
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