Now You See Me Review

About a couple of weeks ago I saw the movie Now You See Me. In short it is about a group of four street magicians who are brought together by a secret organization to be the Robin Hoods of magicianry. All the while they are under the scrutiny of a police investigator and an ex-magician who has made it his mission to debunk their "magic tricks", starting with their robbery of a Paris bank while being in Vegas.

First off I have to say the movie was spectacular. The special effects and "magic tricks" were so good that at one point of the movie I felt like a child in awe of a birthday party magic show. In fact if the plot were bad (which it wasn't) the special effects alone may have been enough to make me watch the movie.

Secondly, the plot kept me guessing the entire time and by the end of the movie it took such an unexpected twist that my mind was blown, that is why I won't really reveal any plot details. From the beginning you sort of ask yourself, "Who brought them together?", "How did they do that?", "When did they get the chance to do that?"! And of course because of the character played by Morgan Freeman most of the questions get answered in time. In fact after he explains some things you might even think to yourself "That was so obvious," especially in some cases if you have at least a little experience from a childhood fascination with magic. 

Though, of course, some people may argue that some things don't make sense but there's a reason for suspension of disbelief. With a movie like Now You See Me, it's definitely a time to not nitpick at every detail because it's worth the viewing and even the little bit of brain work.
However my one complaint about the movie is, well, the secret organization, "The Eye", felt like a loose end that wasn't tied by the end of the movie. We never really learned who they were, or what they do other than they like to play "Robin Hood". BUT I've seen rumors of a sequel so perhaps it will all be revealed then. Besides if there really is a sequel I will definitely be along for the ride (as will my boyfriend who LOVED the movie)

TL;DR: Would recommend

For my other reviews I really hope to talk about things in the movie more but I feel like talking about Now You See Me with more detail will either make the movie sound bad because of all the holes everywhere or ruin the plot for not trying to leave all the holes.

Mini Hamburger Patties

On Sunday I made really yummy mini hamburger patties. Even though no one at my house really ate them, except me and my little brother, I just thought I'd share them with you.

I made them with ground beef, Italian style panko, an egg, sea salt, pepper, and garlic. It was more simple than I would usually make but delicious none the less. 

First I mixed all of the ingredients while preheating the stove at medium heat. After the ingredients were all mixed I shaped them into patties and cooked them for about 7 to 8 minutes each side.

See? Simple. You could probably even us the recipe to make them into meatballs to eat with spaghetti by just cooking them in the sauce instead of pan frying them. Or just eat them with rice and a salad like I did. 

The Week Ahead

It's finally the final week in September! It's so exciting! Now here are the things that I'm looking forward to this week and month ahead!

• It's my first subscription box month and I am extremely excited. I've been waiting for it since the first week of September! Hopefully I can even get my first box this week since the Skoshbox shipment is supposed to come at the beginning of each month
• Pokemon x & y comes out in two weeks! This is the first time I can remember being so excited for a Pokemon game!
• I'm going to be making a yummy dinner for my boyfriend sometime this week, which I'll be sure to post pictures of and the recipe.
• I subscribed to a new subscription box as well. It's called Dr. D's Pet Packages and as you probably guessed it's for... Pets! I may try some other pet boxes later on but this was the least expensive that I found that also catered to cats

That's everything that I'm really pumped up for this week. What are you looking forward to this week and now that October is just a day away? Has anyone else decided to join the subscription box train? Let me know!

Hopefully this week I can get in a couple of reviews and I will for sure get in a recipe or two. 

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• The Pokemon 3ds came out on Friday so I got it for my boyfriend! It's so cool looking! I hope he loves it!
  
  
  
• I've been really into "Lie to Me" this week. Hopefully I can finish it and start with a new show. I owe my boyfriend watching Sherlock
• Just one day left and it's October which means Horror Nights, Subscription Boxes, and Halloween! Wooh!

The Bad

• N is going to be moving in December so that means there's less time to plan the baby shower than I originally thought
• I left my Nook charger at my boyfriend's house for two days and it was a very tortuous time without my Nook..!
• I'm still closing all the nights I work which is lame, especially since I haven't really had any shifts with the coworkers I'm friendly with

The Ugly

Something I ate on Thursday made me horribly sick. I was really dizzy and vomity and bleh. It lasted all the way until Friday night. I really hate having such a weak stomach but there's nothing I can really do about it.

This Week's Favorites

Book: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands

Yeah I got the picture off of Amazon oops

Honestly any book by Chelsea Handler could have gone here but this was the one I read this week. Honestly she's crazy funny. I love her books.

Movie/TV Show: My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho

I haven't really watched any movies this week, except for the Futurama movies on Netflix, so I choose My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. It's a Korean drama that I just started watching this week and it is sooooo cute! I've only seen the first episode so far but it has won me over.

Food: Sea Salt & Vinegar PopChips

The first time I tried PopChips I remembered hating them but these were pretty good. They're supposed to be air popped potato chips and are apparently super healthy, the only problem is like with all chips the bag feels so empty.

Beauty: Instant Warming Foot Scrub by Julep

I finally tried this stuff out on Thursday and I love it! Of course I only got a sample packet but if I actually painted my toes I'd order some. 

Miscellaneous: Booda Litter Dome

I know I have it tagged as a litter box but well it's a dome. And It stops my kitty from trying to bury her business with the wall... and floor... and everything that's not the litter in her litter box.

Oven Roasted Ribs

Today I got to make dinner and I wound up making oven roasted ribs. It's actually something I make every few weeks and it comes out super yummy. Making it is super easy and what really matters is the sauce.

They don't really look so good in this picture but they're really yummy

When you first get the ribs you have to put them in a pressure cooker for about an hour or so with seasoning. If you don't have a pressure cooker you can boil them regularly but that will take a bit longer.

After the ribs are all soft you get a bowl and mix together barbecue sauce, soy sauce, mojo, naranja agria, and garlic. Today I didn't feel like using natural garlic so I just used jarred minced garlic.

After that you transfer the ribs to the oven safe dish and pour the mix evenly over the ribs. Then you cover it and put it in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes. It doesn't need too long since you boiled them before hand.

Once the 30 minutes is up you take the ribs out and uncover them and spoon the juices on top. Then set your oven to broil and return the ribs to the oven uncovered. But keep an eye on them so they don't burn.

After that they're ready to eat with anything. White rice, yellow rice, congri, tostones, salad, anything you want.

Julep Maven Subscription Box Coupon Code

As promised earlier here's the Julep Box coupon code. I'm not sure how long it can still be used so use it as soon as you can!
 The code is 'FREEBOX' and here's the link Julep.

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