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I have been in a blue funk lately and trying to deal with my own kind of June gloom. I don't know what's been wrong with me for most of this month, but I think I'm finally coming out of it. It's not as if I haven't had things to do. I'm busy enough these days, but for some reason I've been feeling like my feet are set in concrete. I've got a lot on my mind these days, but unfortunately, I am not at liberty to share most of it. Don't worry. Most of it is good stuff and I will eventually be able to talk about it.

In the meantime, I have been going to my yoga class twice a week, hanging out with Viliamu on Wednesdays, going to the movies on the weekends and today we had brunch with a friend. Great distractions and mood enhancers! So, we've seen several movies but I haven't written a word about them. Here is a very quick re-cap and a very few words on each...

Fast and Furious 6 (PG-13) - I was convinced by a certain 6 year old that we had to see this movie. All I can say is that those are 2 hours of my life I will never get back. No, it wasn't as bad as all that. It was just silly and far fetched, but hey, who doesn't love a good car chase sequence and a bunch of muscle bound bad boys?! It's not my type of movie, but if you are a fan of the series you should see it before it gets bumped out of the theaters if it hasn't been already.

The Internship (PG-13) - Ron and I went to see this movie because it's about Google and we thought it would be fun to see a movie that was filmed around our area. Besides that, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson can be pretty funny together as they were in Wedding Crashers. This movie wasn't as funny but it did have it's own charm. You get an inside look at Google in this film, but who knows how accurate it really is? So, if you missed this one at the theater, it's ok - this one is perfect  to wait for on DVD.

Frances Ha (R) - How about a quirky little independent film about a twentysomething young woman trying to live and follow her dreams in New York? It stars Greta Gerwig who I believe had a hand in the writing of this movie. It's a small film that made me wonder if my twentysomethings were having such a hard time. We took Beckie to see this one and she liked it. Ron didn't say much one way or another and I thought it was ok.

Man of Steel (PG-13) - I've already seen this movie twice - once with Ron and once with Viliamu. I loved it! This film gives more back story on Krypton and Superman's two sets of parents. Plenty of action, too. The fight sequences between Superman and General Zod were a bit much, but few movies are perfect. I have to tell you that whoever decided to make Henry Cavill the next Superman chose VERY wisely. If there is such a thing as a perfect man - this Superman is completely swoon-worthy. He is absolutely beautiful (I don't often say that about men). Anyway, I thought the cast was great; I loved the story; Superman made me swoon - it was the perfect summer movie and I may just see it a third time!

This is the End (R) - I don't know what possessed us to go see this movie especially since we don't care that much for Seth Rogen or James Franco. This movie is about The Rapture and the End of Days. The actors in it play shallow versions themselves in this incredibly crude movie. Much of the humor is juvenile and would definitely appeal to teenage boys. I am embarrassed to say that it did make me laugh a couple points. When the movie was over and we walked out of the theater, I told the people waiting to get in to the next showing how awful the movie was...silly and stupid! Unless you really love Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jonah Hill - skip it!

World War Z (PG-13) - Finally, we saw this movie yesterday not really knowing what to expect. I am NOT a fan of zombies in general, but the trailers made me want to see what it was all about. I have had this book sitting on my nightstand for a couple weeks, but of course, I haven't read it. This movie was incredibly suspenseful, scary, but not too "gooey," you know how I hate blood and guts. Although this is not a movie I would see again, I thought it was good and I did like it.

Ok, that was a very quick run down on what we've seen lately. I've been watching other movies on pay per view, too, but I'll save that for another day. I just looked outside and see that the June gloom is persisting...sigh...