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Cookies n' Cream and the Crash Landing

       Tuesday I went to Mcbee's Shakes Crepes & Cones. It is in Portland (Hillsboro) on NW West Union. It's a small place in a shopping center. There is plenty of parking. The decor is modern with fun colors. Very Portland. There is lots of seating. The service is good. As the name suggests they offer a lot of treats. Crepes, sundaes, milkshakes, monster shakes (extra crazy toppings), soft serve, and dole whip. I heard they had really good milkshakes. I got Cookies & Cream. It has little pieces of oreo mixed in along with hot fudge on the inside of the cup. It was really good. I would go back. Although it is a long drive.

Monday: Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

      The Tyrone family has many troubles. They all come to a head one day. Mary, the mother, has struggled with her addiction to morphine. She was prescribed it after the birth of one of her children. Mary has been in and out of rehab. Her addiction has affected the whole family. Her husband, James, is an actor with an alcohol problem. Their eldest son, Jamie, has followed in his father's footsteps as both an actor and an alcoholic. Edmund, the youngest, is very sick. With all their struggles they are continuously tearing each other down. I thought this movie was alright. It is very wordy and long. Katherine Hepburn plays Mary.

Wednesday: The League of Gentlemen (1960)

       Hyde is a disgruntled veteran who want to rob a bank. He gets the idea from a book. Hyde recruits other vets who are the best in their field. Each of their skills will help to pull off the perfect heist. Everything is planned down to the last detail. They are sure they will get away with it. This movie was alright.

Sunday: 65 (2023)

         This movie starts on a futuristic planet in a time before humans lived on the planet Earth. Mills is pilot. He takes a job flying a passenger ship to another planet. It will take two years. He needs the money to support his daughter who is sick. An astroid hits the ship and they crash land on a mysterious planet. Mills thinks he is the only survivor. Then he finds out a young girl survived. Soon they realized how dangerous this planet is. They are under constant threat of being attacked by...dinosaurs. They have landed on Earth days before the astroid that will wipe out the dinosaurs hits. They have to find a way to get off Earth. I thought this movie was alright. Better than I thought it would be.

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