Day 58 was tough. In the morning involved moving my mom into her new assisted living facility, then I was unpacking her for a couple of hours. So, I was very sore by the time I got home and did a very modified version of the plyometrics workout. I barely did any jumping at all and did not go all out. Between the workout and moving, I did get 15000 steps in yesterday, which is (I think) the second most I have ever done in one day. I think tonight I am going to do the x-stretch workout because my back is very sore and I do not want to make it worse by lifting weights.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Workout Update: P90X Day 57
Day 57 was the first day of phase three, which was a return to the Chest and Back workout. It went pretty well, and I was able to do the pull-down moves with the 100 lb weight and hit at least ten reps on each of the exercises. I also did ab-ripper as the warmup and hit 22 reps on all the moves. I also got a lot of extra exercise in moving boxes to my mom's new place. So, it was a long day, but I got the workout in.
Monday, January 31, 2022
DVD/Movie Review: Havoc
Havoc was the movie that really broke Anne Hathaway out of the Disney mode. In it, she plays a rich Los Angeles high-school girl who hangs out with a bunch of kids who pretend to be a part of the hip-hop gangsta culture. When she ends up going to a party in East LA to hang out with actual gang members, she discovers that the life she thought it was and reality are two very different things. Part of the plot involves one of Allison's classmates making a documentary about the wannabe gangsta lifestyle of her and her friends. While I do not think it was all that integral to the plot, it did not distract from it.
Overall, I would say the movie is good but somewhat predictable and formulaic. It did show that Hathaway had real acting chops as she went from playing the wannabe gangsta chick to a "normal" acting rich suburban teenager to a very vulnerable kid when she was called out for the act she put on, with ease. And, of course, it was the first time she appeared topless on-screen diverging greatly from her Princess Diaries role. The movie also touts a strong supporting cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Freddy Rodriguez, Bijou Phillips, and Channing Tatum.
For those who get the DVD, there are no extras included. It is closed captioned, but that is it. I am not sure if the movie streams on any of the popular streaming platforms, so this may still be one that you want to pick up on disc even with the lack of extras. While it is not Hathaway's best movie, it is definitely worth checking out, especially if you are a fan of hers.
Book Review: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Leia Princess of Alderaan
This is one of the young-adult novels put out after Disney's takeover of Lucasfilm. So, it is included in the Star Wars canon, but like the other young-adult novels it is ancillary to the main storyline. It details Leia's life on Alderaan as she was a young teenager (between the events of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and A New Hope), including her Day of Demand, which was essentially a trial that allowed her to claim the right to the throne of Alderaan (and details the first clue that she was force sensitive), her time in the imperial senate, and the "mercy missions" that Darth Vader refers to in A New Hope. It also details how she got involved in the rebellion, details how she met Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern's character from The Last Jedi), and even an encounter with Tarkin on Alderaan. We also get some insight into her relationship with Bail Organa and her adoptive mother Breha.
While it is a young-adult novel, the story is very well-written and very enjoyable for adults. It gives the backstory to the character that was never fleshed out in the movies, and the author does a good job of portraying Leia as different from the person she is when she is first introduced in A New Hope but hints at how she would grow into that person. If you are a person that only gets some, but not all, of the novels, this is definitely one that is a good pickup.
While it is a young-adult novel, the story is very well-written and very enjoyable for adults. It gives the backstory to the character that was never fleshed out in the movies, and the author does a good job of portraying Leia as different from the person she is when she is first introduced in A New Hope but hints at how she would grow into that person. If you are a person that only gets some, but not all, of the novels, this is definitely one that is a good pickup.
Workout Update: P90X Day 56
Day 56 was going to be back-to-back yoga days, but I opted to do x-stretch instead. It went well even though I was pretty tired by the time I was able to do it because of packing up my mom's stuff to move her into assisted living. So, I have been super busy the past few days and got in "extra" workouts by having to move a bunch of stuff around.
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