April WIPocalypse

 I feel like April flew by, but also like I was in some sort of holding pattern waiting for something to happen,  I miss movies and concerts and going shopping in another town on a whim(which I almost never did, but the fact that I shouldn't just makes me want to) And I want to get my shot and B.C. has been slow about that and I NEED to get it so I can go on my trip in February if that actually happens.  Maybe today wasn't the best day to blog, I'm just feeling so blah about life.  But stitching is great so lets go to that 

April's question is: Have you found yourself to be more or less productive in your stitching during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Probably more, though not by much I still have the same routine for before except for movie nights, in truth my life didn't change a lot, despite my rant above, I have always been a stay at home and stitch type person, no social gatherings for me. But I do miss being alone in a dark room with a bunch of people that love the same things I do, as long as I don't have to talk to them.

Stitching done this month is of course The Lion King and Mufasa has shown up 

And Winter Snowfall still gets love once a week and is coming along nicely

As for what I watched

Critical Role

Avatar the Last Air Bender  Season 2 

Arrow Season 1 I only ever watched about half of the first season when this
aired, the time it was on was all wrong for me so I just figured I’d buy it and watch it then, well I have all the seasons and am finally getting around to it, and it’s as good as I remember

Independence Day - My absolute favourite disaster/sc-fi movie - I love it when they start with people all over the place that eventually end up gathered to fight for a common goal and no movie does it better than this one.  It also has the best presidential speech in movies and possibly real life.

Independence Day: Resurgence - This is a worthy sequel, different enough to be it’s own movie but enough recurring characters that it’s obviously not forgot it’s origins

In Time - A smart twisty sci-fi action movie formulaic at times but a good concept and well acted, I watched this one first on Netflix but when I found it really cheap I realized it’s one I’d enjoy watching again, and it was.

International Velvet - When I was a kid - 40 years ago, our local theatre would play Saturday matinees, and they had around 20 movies they rotated, this was one of them, and for around five years Mom would drop me off at the movie and go shopping, or home, or sometimes come with me.  I never missed this movie when it played, not once, and to this day it still remains a favourite.  Given how few people I’ve met that have even heard of it, the show has a stellar cast, including Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins.  Anyways this is a horse movie, and a coming of age movie and a movie about the Olympics, and I can almost quote it word for word.

March WIPocalypse

This month's question What is your process for working on WIPs? Are you a one-at-a-time stitcher, a rotation stitcher, or something else?

I am very much a two-at-a-time stitcher, one big one and a random small, I used to do the small while watching Jeopardy but having enough light to stitch by was bothering my father's eyes and that is the one show we always watch together. So now my second project is done only on Thursdays, this is a new thing for me this year and seems to be working well

Second question is If you participated in it, please tell us how your One Month Challenge went! What did you work on, and did you accomplish what you’d hoped? 

I think this is the first time I've done this kind of challenge where I actually succeeded in stitching every day. Usually something interrupts the schedule, often a concert or show. which of course is why I succeeded, sighhhhhh I miss concerts. I worked on The Lion King and that is why I'm running late on this one. I wanted to reach the bottom of Lion King before I posted it and then was so excited to start at the top again that I didn't take an official progress pic and lost track of the month as well  So this is is a tad wrinkly

As for what I watched

Critical Role

Quest and Chaos plays Pandemic Legacy - I watch Season 1 and 2 a while ago but then they played Season 0 and I got hooked again so I’m back to watching them all (on Youtube)

White Collar  - Season 2

Quidam - Cirque Du Soliel - I wish they still put out DVD’s of their shows, I miss seeing them live, but this helps

The Indian In the Cupboard - A simple but sweet story about a boy who’s cupboard is magical and turns toys alive, in particular a plastic Indian who he becomes friends with.  I think it’s the music that keeps me coming back to this movie, the score is phenomenal.

If Looks Could Kill - A spy spoof from the early 90’s, this is a ton of fun. 

I Am Number Four - I watch this and think about finding the book, cause I’m sure there is a lot more story to this story, that been said this is still a decent teen sci-fi.

I, Robot - This one is such a solid sci-fi movie, interesting story, good special effects and really well acted,

Ice Age - Fun little animated movie, not stellar, but not a bad way to spend an hour, also Scrat is adorable

Inception - Twisty smart storyline, and great effects. 

The Incredibles - One of the best Superhero movies out there.

The Incredibles 2 - Also a smart Superhero movie that deals intelligently with everyday life

World Figure Skating Championships - Happy to see it come back though having no audience made me feel sad for the skaters. Especially the Swedish man who had the skate of his life on home soil, he deserved an amazing standing ovation and there was just scatter applause and silence.

The volcano in Iceland - It’s so interesting to follow a volcano from birth, I pop in and watch the live feed several times a day.