by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 29, 2012 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
Okay I know this rant doesn’t cover ALL books, and of course I don’t mean yours 🙂 But seriously I’m getting a bit tired of reading books where the women either fall into a submissive housewife role as soon as they have a steady guy or are rude bitches pretending to be...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 27, 2012 | Music and Musings Monday
So some of you might remember the tribute to my son when he turned 17. Well, my daughter also deserves a post because she’s very entertaining and the opposite of my son. This makes parenting interesting since I never have to deal with the same issues twice. Tala is...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week I signed up for ROW80 so of course my world got all crazy and I got nothing done. So this Sunday I’m here to list my goals for the week.1- writing 1000 words per day. I can work on my WIP or write blogs, but no internet until I’ve written 1000...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 24, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
I have another Hayao Miyazaki movie for you. Yes that should be enough for you to run out and get this movie, but if not I’ll prattle on. This is a great movie, beautifully animated, a fun excited story with chases and mystery, and fun Miyazaki steampunk going on. If...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 17, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
This is one of those movies that I own. It’s funny, sweet, charming, and has a great ending. Grace’s husband commits suicide, leaving her alone and shockingly horribly in debt, so she does what any normal middle aged house wife would do, she grows pot. Craig Ferguson...