Of Earth and Stars

Yesterday we cleaned the house early (caught up on 4 more back episodes of WTNV), then went out to see Project Hail Mary at the theatre. Both L. and I have read the book, and were anxious to see how its adaptation to film went. Personally, I really enjoyed it! For starters, it's just cinematographically beautiful—the visuals and music are stunning, the portrayal of the astrophage engines and the Petrova lines was gorgeous, and Rocky's unique form and movements were handled well. You can be drawn in and forget that a large portion of the film is Ryan Gosling talking to himself and/or a puppet. The science teacher tee shirt game was also on point! But I really appreciated - other than some serious trimming down/speeding up of timelines and having to avoid some of the more notably nerdy chemistry of the book - that the film stayed fairly true to the novel. Also, I read that some folks were annoyed by the pick of Gosling, but I thought he did justice to Dr. Grace's character, especially as the film went deeper. There are few overly goofy bits, but they were overshadowed by other aspects of the film. Anyway, definitely think it is worth the watch!

Today has been much more lackluster. Budget sheet, meal planning, and grocery shopping is out of the way for the week, and I have just wrapped up our 2025 taxes. Federal are filed and in queue, the state will have to be mailed physically since we don't qualify for any of the free e-file options. I do need to work on my next 3-month goals and updating my planner, which I'll do shortly once I finally put the laptop away for the day.

It has been a beautiful weekend out, but The Pollening has seriously started in. I used to berate myself for not doing more gardening and outdoor spring planting, but the current state of being unable to touch nearly anything that has gone outside and being unable to get in and out of cars or go for walks without a physical reaction reminds me why that is.

I recently tried downloading Hoopla to see if it offered more options than Libby, but for my local library, the answer is no. I thought there was a secret trick somewhere to getting access to more library offerings for free, but at this time the most I can find is links to getting a non-resident card for an annual fee. (I mostly use my local county library for e-book offerings, but their selection is limited in a lot of ways.) I am hoping to read along with a work-based book club that has kicked off, but also do not want to necessarily need to purchase everything they cover. I do have some Bookshop.org gift money available, but I have reserved that for fun/want to reads of my own choosing.

The week ahead looks fairly quiet, except I have a therapy appointment that I am looking forward to/very much need.

May you be safe, may you be healthy and well, may you be content, and may you find beauty and joy in your present moment. ♥