I like elephants somewhat. I enjoy water most of the time. Two rights don't make a wrong.

Plot: There is a really old guy who reminisces about his past, which is pretty interesting. He used to work on a train circus. This is a story about love and adventure and passion and betrayal. And an elephant. The book even slightly mentions that elephants drink a lot of water.

The book goes back and forth between the guy as a 90ish year old in a nursing home and his life as a 20ish year old working the circus. The main plot revolves around his younger days, but the old man is a great addition and sub plot.

What I thought: My original plan was to take this book to Japan. I would read part on the flight over, then finish it on the flight back. Well, I couldn't put it down on the flight over. My only problem is that now I don't have anything to read on the flight back...

Should you read it? Yes. Put it at the top of your pile. It's really a great read.

Back before Liam was born the family decided to have a movie day. I wanted to see Clash of the Titans. The females did not. They wanted to see that Miley Sirus movie. I'd rather set my eyebrows on fire. So the guys went to see a fun movie and the girls went to cry. I'd cry too if I paid to see Miley.

Plot: It's a remake of one of my favorite childhood memories. The Gods are annoyed at the humans, because the humans are being insolent. So Hades kills some people, including the adoptive family of one of Zeus' kids. So the kid goes after Hades. There's a Kraken and some cool special effects and no crying.

What I thought: We ended up seeing it in 3D. I had read that it wasn't worth the 3D, but we caught a matinee and that's all that was playing. The 3D was ok, but not worth the extra money. It ended up costing more that a regular 2D movie would have cost. That's annoying.

What I thought of the movie: It was a lot of fun. I remember really liking the original in the theaters, but I was like 6 when it came out so I didn't remember all the plot. Seeing it again was good because I knew the good guy would win and I knew the Cliff Notes version, but the details were fresh and exciting.

Should you see it? Yes, but watch it in 2D. Make the studios put effort into the 3D if they expect us to pony up some extra cash.