Last week on the Gullett's...

Sun- Father’s Day tears at Church because of a Stephen Curtis Chapman song, lunch at Sonny’s, Swimming at EKU with Andi, James, Evan and one of his buds, VBS carnival at church with rowdy kids, NBA game 5 Kobe’s foul and Laker win

Mon- Ellice walked with Brittany at the park while I stayed home and rested. Ellice saw that I was zonked for the day, so we stayed home. Evening time we went to the Richmond theater, David and I saw the Happening, Ellice and Brittany saw Sex and the City. After our movie got done, the mall was virtually abandoned and there was still an hour left in the gals’ movie. We saw that no one was in the Indiana Jones movie that was playing and watched the last hour of it. I felt like such a rebel, but every time I’ve ever asked management if I could watch the end of another film while waiting and my film was done, they’ve looked at me like I was wasting their time, and told me to go ahead, what do they care. Even with the poor review, I had fun.

Tue- We went to Lexington for my Doctor’s appointment. The report wasn’t too favorable, as my lung function hasn’t improved. I think I’m doing better just by the amount of activity I’m capable of now, but he was very disappointed. James tagged along as we got Ellice some much-needed clothes and shoes. We have recently discovered a fast-food joint called Culver’s in Hamburg, and we like it. Also, we took advantage of ½ price Tuesday at Movie Tavern and saw Kung Fu Panda.

Wed- A good session of DND in the afternoon, and a job interview for Ellice. We are holding our breath in anticipation. Also went bowling with James, Evan, his girlfriend and an exchange student. I bowled a 152.

Thur- A trip to the unemployment office, a cold swim, and grocery shopping. I cooked dinner tonight-Brad’s chef special (My selection of Hamburger Helper).

Fri- Our softball game was cancelled, so we had Brittany and David over for cards. I won at Hearts! A very rare event indeed.

Sat- Ellice’s parents are coming to town, so a good portion of the day will be dedicated to cleaning. In the end, we played a lot of Civ and went to Walmart for the third day in a row in our never-ending search for boxes for the move.

The Happening

This one was in a word, weird. In two words it was silly and weird. The gist of it is that people start killing themselves spontaneously. While I’m not one to give the plot away, something is causing it, and frankly we don’t really care. The suicides were numerous and bloody, bordering on grotesque. After a while, it got a little ridiculous. The movie was mildly entertaining, and disturbing enough to affect my dreams. I had a dream that we ran from this “Happening” and holed up with a dude that was living in a KFC. We had all the chicken and biscuits we wanted, but due to vagabonds and thieves, he had to hide the mashed potatoes and gravy inside the drive-thru sign to keep it safe. My dream was better than this movie. *

Kung Fu Panda

This cartoon was a real treat. The action was good clean martial arts and the comedy was golden. The villain was angry and mean, but kinda cool. Our hero was loveable and funny. This isn’t so much a kid’s movie as it is a fun flick for the whole family. Kudos. ***

Jumpers (DVD)

We missed this one in theaters, so we rented. It was entertaining. Lots of action. Plot boils down to these teleporters called Jumpers have been hunted since medieval times by the Paladins. The movie felt somewhat incompete as the characters failed to grow any. I found myself thinking that well, the Paladins may be zealots, but they have a point in trying to take down these Jumpers, who showed no moral character at all. Not much resolved by the end of the film; it felt like they were trying jump start (hehe) a movie series. **1/2