Organization

OK so I think I need a professional organizer for my house because I have no clue how to organize my house.  Its starting to make Mr. Man pretty frustrated because we can never find anything. I fail has a house mom.

Orange is the New Black

From the creator of Weeds, Jenji Kohan.  It is hilarious in all the same ways as the glory seasons of Weeds (those being 2-5, IMHO).  However, be warned that it is grungy and kind of nasty in all the same ways as Weeds, so don't watch it with children old enough to repeat things heard or prudish husbands.

Q, if you haven't watched it yet, it's pretty good.  But you have to give it 2 episodes--the pilot is loaded with a bunch of flashbacks and non-linear story telling, but the following episodes aren't like this.

It's about a woman who was previously involved in an international drug cartel, and years afterward, someone turns her in for her past crimes.  She has since cleaned up her life, so she goes from a very normal suburban lifestyle to a pretty rough prison life.  It's kind of like the section of Weeds that they cut out between seasons 6 and 7 when Nancy was in the clink--that they should have left in--because it would have been hilarious.

Favorite quote so far (said in a Russian accent):  "All I wanted was to eat a chicken that is smarter than other chickens and absorb its power...and make a nice kiev."

Alula

6 Souls

The movie is part thriller and part horror flick (...but definitely more of a thriller).  It stars that guy who played the philandering king in The Tudors.  In this one he plays a crazy man with multiple personalities who is actually a crazy religious nut that's sort of possessed.  Character is played well, and the story was a good tell.  I kind of wish the ending had offered a little more, but I liked the souls and curses theme throughout.

I have now moved on to watching Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs.  I turned it on because Mr. Borealis had a bad day at work, and who doesn't love dinosaurs?

Also watching a lot of Glee and Supernatural lately; we discovered Supernatural earlier this year, and it is all manner of awesome.

Alula

Almost killed my bamboo

Gardening--indoors and out--has been the focus of my week.  My mom got me a Captain Kirk hosta a couple of weeks ago, and on the 4th of July I went and got two other hosta cultivars to keep it company and planted them in the backyard.  I also added some zebra grass, a red lupine, and a heucherella.

We re-seeded the bald patches in the backyard, and I am hopeful that the grass makes a recovery.  I think Mr. Borealis has been trimming it too short, contributing to the over-drying and yellowing.

Indoor gardening today included moving my giant coleus from my kitchen to the outdoors; I kept a clipping to grow indoors in case the whole thing dies on me, but so far so good.

I re-potted my ever-growing jade plant.  While attempting to switch the jade and my Norfolk Island Pine, I accidentally knocked over the bamboo plant that my mom got me when I turned 16.  It was in this cute little planter shaped like bamboo with a mama and baby panda climbing on it, and I broke part of the planter.  : (

Majorly upsetting, to say the least.  I spent two hours this afternoon trying to gently remove my bamboo from the broken planter without destroying the roots or further breaking the planter (still salvageable as a pen or brush cup, but it will definitely never function as a planter again).  The roots had crowded every inch of the tiny planter, which makes sense, as they've been growing in there for 13 years.

I am anxiously hoping that the bamboo survives in its new home.  It will be a sad day if it dies, as it's the oldest plant in my indoor garden.

I have clippings available if anyone wants any of the following, which would be easy to re-root:

- Coleus: easy to grow indoors and out, and difficult to kill.  Mine is a maroon, green, and tan variety.

- Spider plant:  I currently have several babies off of the main plant that need new homes.  Grow indoors, shade tolerant.

- Jade plant: grow indoors, needs sun.

Alula

Red Lights

Okay--some of you are aware that Q and I used to share a Netflix account.  This happened mostly because my husband is a moocher, but that's not the point.

An unusual perk of sharing an account was that we could see what the other household was watching, which inevitably led to conversations and recommendations.  This link was (mostly) severed when Mr. Borealis was finally told to get his own damn account.

Talking today, Q and I were lamenting that we no longer get to have those conversations, or play jokes by adding bizarre or suggestive titles to the mutual instant queue.  So, I have decided that I am going to start posting my Netflix viewing habits, reviews, and recommendations to this blog.

This will commence now.    (Please note the use of tags.)

I offered up Red Lights for Movie Night tonight.  The movie stars Robert Di Nero as psychic Simon Silver, and Sigourney Weaver as the physicist skeptic paranormal investigator trying to prove that he's a fake.  There are several moments that will make you jump, but no overtly scary images or keep-you-up-at-night overly intense moments.

I highly recommend this film.  It had an ending I didn't expect, and enough intrigue to pull my attention, even while trying to write.

Alula

P.S.  I am now watching Star Trek: TNG with Mr. Borealis.