Movie #33: Wendy and Lucy (7.3/10)
A few days ago, I watched a Youtube Video from Karsten Runquist (Link) with a list of his favorite movie from each year since 1997 which gave me a ton of new movies to discover. One of them was Wendy and Lucy from 2008. Saturday evening was a good moment for me to watch a movie and given that this mone is only 80 Minutes, it was a perfect fit for the time that I had. I went in completely blind not knowing what it was going to be about which wasn't a disadvantage or an advantage for all that I know.
The story is pretty simple about a women (Wendy) who is on a roadtrip in her old car along with her dog (Lucy) a to Alaska to posibly find work there during though economic times (2008). She ends up losing her dog in a town she stopped at and things aren't exactly going the way she had them planned. This is pretty much the movie without any major plotlines just a simple real-life situation that could easily happen.
The type of movie very much reminded me of Showing Up which I watched earlier this year and scored a solid 7.5. It also turns out to be from the same Director so it definately is a style. I would get why many see "average-day-snapshot-movies" like this as a non-event but I tend to like them just because they very much resemble real life without the need to exagerrate just because it's a movie and the majority of the audience demands it. It's about financial struggle, the feeling of having lost a friend and making some though choices. Overall I score this one a 7.3 out of 10 and I'm glad that I watched it with the intention to look for more movies from the same director. Definatelty not for everyone though.
| # | 2024 Watched Movies | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #01 | The Holdovers | 8.0/10 |
| #02 | Bottoms | 6.0/10 |
| #03 | Theater Camp | 5.9/10 |
| #04 | Close | 6.6/10 |
| #05 | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret | 8.4/10 |
| #06 | Past Lives | 7.8/10 |
| #07 | Monster | 7.7/10 |
| #08 | Anatomy of a Fall | 7.7/10 |
| #09 | Leave The World Behind | 7.4/10 |
| #10 | Killers Of The Flower Moon | 5.0/10 |
| #11 | Dream Scenario | 8.4/10 |
| #12 | Showing Up | 7.5/10 |
| #13 | Cobweb | 6.3/10 |
| #14 | Flora and Son | 7.1/10 |
| #15 | Rope | 8.0/10 |
| #16 | Perfect Days | 8.3/10 |
| #17 | Poor Things | 8.1/10 |
| #18 | The Zone Of Interest | 6.3/10 |
| #19 | Dumb Money | 6.8/10 |
| #20 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | 7.0/10 |
| #21 | The Watchers | 6.8/10 |
| #22 | A Quiet Place Part II | 7.0/10 |
| #23 | Civil War | 7.0/10 |
| #24 | Godsilla Minus 1 | 7.0/10 |
| #25 | A Quiet Place Day One | 6.3/10 |
| #26 | Ghostbusters Frozen Empire | 5.9/10 |
| #27 | Alien Romulus | 7.7/10 |
| #28 | Longlegs | 7.1/10 |
| #29 | Late Night With The Devil | 6.1/10 |
| #30 | Trap | 7.3/10 |
| #31 | Kinds Of Kindness | 6.2/10 |
| #32 | Didi | 6.8/10 |
| #33 | Wendy and Lucy | 7.3/10 |
Aside from this, it was a regular Saturday mostly being occupied with the football matches while still struggling to eat healthy pushing it always 1 day further which isn't helping my weight.I also skipped on a lunchbreak hot yoga class.
7-Day Activity tracker
I aim to do 8000+ steps on average daily along with some daily reps and cardio in the form of hot yoga, tennis, and swimming while taking some supplements and track those daily.
| Day | Activity | Steps | Push | Squat | Pull | Crunch | D3 | Omega 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Swimming | 6266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x |
| Tuesday | Dog Walk | 18352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x |
| Wednesday | Tennis | 3536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x |
| Thursday | Swim, Walk | 19913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | v | v |
| Friday | Yoga | 8672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | v | v |
| Saturday | x | 7465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x |
New Day Goals: Sunday will be again about the football matches and in the evening I will watch some tv as the first episiode of the 3rd season of my favorite tv show From has been released which will be a routine now each sunday watching that for the coming 10 Weeks.
| Day | Weight | Bed Time | Awake | Expenses | Day Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 September | 73.5 kg | 01:00 | 08:00 | 10.85€ | 6 |
| 02 September | 72.5 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 03 September | 72.5 kg | 00:20 | 09:39 | 0.00€ | 8 |
| 04 September | 73.0 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 8.00€ | 7 |
| 05 September | 72.4 kg | 00:00 | 08:30 | 15.04€ | 7 |
| 06 September | 72.0 kg | 00:40 | 09:00 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 07 September | 72.4 kg | 01:00 | 09:00 | 0.00€ | 9 |
| 08 September | 72.2 kg | 01:20 | 09:00 | 17.43€ | 8 |
| 09 September | 72.4 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 10.16€ | 7 |
| 10 September | 72.0 kg | 00:00 | 09:30 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 11 September | 72,4 kg | 00:30 | 09:40 | 13.63€ | 7 |
| 12 September | 72.1 kg | 00:00 | 08:00 | 7.55€ | 7 |
| 13 September | 71.2 kg | 00:30 | 08:40 | 0.00€ | 9 |
| 14 September | 71.4 kg | 00:00 | 09:00 | 6.02€ | 7 |
| 15 September | 72.1 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 12.09€ | 6 |
| 16 September | 72.6 kg | 0:30 | 08:40 | 23.14€ | 6 |
| 17 September | 72.8 kg | 01:00 | 09:00 | 2.76€ | 7 |
| 18 September | 72.8 kg | 00:30 | 07:30 | 9.34€ | 7 |
| 19 September | 72.6 kg | 00:40 | 08:20 | 1.15€ | 9 |
| 20 September | 73.0 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 15.06€ | 7 |
| 21 September | 73.0 kg | 00:50 | 08:00 | 8.01€ | 7 |
365 Day Hot Yoga & Health Year Challenge
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Swim | Walk | Tennis | Swim, Walk | Yoga | x | - |
| 47 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis | Yoga | Swim, Walk, Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 46 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis, Yoga | Walking | Yoga | Yoga, Walk | Walk |
| 45 | Yoga | Walk | x | x | Yoga | x | Walk |
| 44 | Walk | x | Walk | Walk | Walk | x | x |
| 43 | x | Walk | Walk | x | x | x | x |
| 42 | x | x | Walk | Walk | Walk | x | Walk |
| 41 | Yoga | x | x | x | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 40 | Yoga | Walk | x | x | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 39 | Yoga | Walk | Walk | x | Yoga | x | Yoga |
| 38 | Yoga | x | Yoga | x | x | x | x |
| 37 | Yoga | Reps | Yoga-Tennis-Walk | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga-Reps |
| 36 | Yoga | x | x | x | Walk | Yoga | x |
| 35 | x | x | x | x | Yoga | Walk | x |
| 34 | x | Walk | x | x | x | x | x |
| 33 | x | Walk | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga | Walk |
| 32 | Yoga | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 31 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 30 | Walk+Yoga | Swim+Walk | Tennis | Walk+Yoga | Swim+Walk | x | x |
| 29 | Walk+Yoga | Swim+Walk | Tennis | Walk+Yoga | Yoga+Walk | Yoga | Walk |
| 28 | 2xYoga+Walk | Swim+Walk | Tennis+Walk | Walk+Yoga | Yoga+Walk | Yoga | Walk |
| 27 | Yoga+Walk | Walk | Yoga+Walk | Yoga+Walk | Yoga+Walk | Yoga | Yoga |
| 26 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Walk/Yoga | Walk | Walk | Walk | Yoga | Yoga | Walk |
| 24 | x | x | x | x | Yoga | x | x |
| 23 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 22 | x | Walk | Tennis | Walk | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 21 | x | x | Tennis | Walk | x | x | x |
| 20 | Walk/Yoga | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Yoga | Swim/Walk | Tennis | x | Yoga | x | x |
| 19 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 18 | x | Walk | Tennis | Walk | x | x | x |
| 17 | Walk | Walk | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | x | Walk | Tennis | Walk | x | x | x |
| 15 | x | x | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Walk | x | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Walk | x | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 11 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Yoga | Swim | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 09 | Yoga | Swim | Tennis | Walk | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 08 | Yoga | Swim | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 07 | Yoga | Swim | Tennis | x | x | x | x |
| 06 | Yoga | Walk | Tennis | Walk | Yoga | Yoga | Yoga |
| 05 | Yoga | x | Tennis | x | x | Yoga | x |
| 04 | x | Walk | Tennis | x | Yoga | Yoga | x |
| 03 | Yoga | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 02 | Yoga | Lifting | x | x | x | Yoga | - |
| 01 | Yoga | - | Tennis | x | Yoga | Yoga | - |