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About alicamckennajohnson

Alica McKenna Johnson writes about snarky girls, kind boys, and the adults trying to keep them alive. After day dreaming for the first thirty years of life, Alica finally began writing her stories down, much to the delight of her readers. As Alica sits in her armchair at home dreaming of traveling the world, her diverse characters explore for her listening to music, seeing the sights, and eating exotic foods.
Feb22

Let’s kick some bones.

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Sorry Foreign Film Friday is coming on Saturday but yesterday was crazy, but in a fun way :)  Now onto the funBonekickers, Alica Mckenna Johnson, BBC, archeologists!!!!

Last week hubby and I watched the BBC series Bonekickers, a show about a university archeology team  causing havoc, solving mysteries, and getting into trouble in England.  I loved the characters, although the team leader Gillian Magwilde, played by Juile Grahm, does lean a bit too much on the bitchy side sometimes. It is consistent with her character, though, and you get enough back story to understand why.

Gregory Parton, played by Hugh Bonneville, and Ben Erga, Adrian Lester (love him),  balance Gillian and add humor to the story.

Now two things, first this is only a single-season show. The plot arc is wrapped up by the end, so I think it was only meant to be one season. And second, you shall have to give some creative license for the archeology. Archeology takes time, patience, and a lot of tests, which this show just doesn’t have time for. So if you can’t hush your inner critic, which I had difficulty doing  a few times, this might not be the show for you. BUT, I loved the history, the stories, the mystery, and the characters. I think you should check it out.

 

Also I am sorry if there is still code in this, I don’t know what’s happening. I only see it on my blog not on the edit page, when my son wakes up I’ll have my tech department work on the problem :)

Feb17

Sexy, sassy, and sweet

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So I’m having a MONDAY kind of day, which is odd because I usually like Mondays as I work all weekend and finally get time off on Monday, but not today le sigh. So I thought what makes me happy and I came up with

John Barrowman

He is awesome, and here is a video of him being awesome.  And if you ever have a chance to see him, go. And if you have a chance to take a photo with him, do so! I wish I had done the photo op at Phoenix ComicCon. I will never make that mistake again—ever!!

James Marsters version of their kiss

And just in case you haven’t seen it, the kiss they’re talking about.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7Q2M5hB5A

Again having issues with adding youtube video’s sorry.

Feb14

True loves, new loves, and music

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Foreign Film Friday is back! I have two wonderful British movies for you today in honor of Valentines Day.

Quartet, Alica Mckenna-Johnson, Maggie Smith, Billy Conolly

Quartet

With the cast of Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Conolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, and a ton of amazingly talented musicians there is now way this movie could be bad. Set in a retirement home for musician Quaret is filled with music, wonderfully quirky characters, Diva’s trying to hold onto their fame, and a few trying to hold onto their dignity and age with grace.

I fell in love with the characters, the music, and the love story. This is such a sweet movie and it makes me want to stay in shape so my ‘golden years’ can be filled with fun and causing nursing home staff all kinds of trouble.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alica Mckenna-Johnson, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston, Unfinished Song

Unfinished Song

Okay get out the soft tissues because this movie is a tear jerker, staring Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton, and Christopher Ecceleston.

This movie focuses on a seniors choir as they practice and enter local competitions, the songs picked are so funny and the joy on the faces of the singers contagious. Terence Stamp’s character, Arthur is grumpy and thinks the whole thing silly, but once his wife passes away and he’s is left along with out any idea what to do with his life he them as a way to honor his wife and find some joy in life.

I cried a lot, some from sadness other tears with joy.

For some reason I can’t see to load a second youtube video, but go check out the trailer!

 

Feb12

Hugs and Kisses!!!

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I missed all of you so much! I’m sorry I’ve been gone so long, but the crazy won.  My hubby became a houseparent at the group home we work at so trying to balance three households, thirteen children, and the holidays … well let’s just say it was special (ignore the eye twitch it’s rude to stare).

My dad, the trouble maker :)

My dad, the trouble maker :)

Then my father passed away unexpectedly on Friday the 13th, he isn’t bound to his body any more so be careful he could be causing trouble anywhere and everywhere.

So needless to say I have been feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope with anything above the essentials for a while.

But now I’m back and I wish I had something amazing to say, but I don’t not really, hopefully my next post will be more entertaining I just wanted to get the ball rolling and post again.

I do have a few hopefully interesting things.

1-      I am going to start doing Foreign Film Friday’s again. I miss telling you guys about fun foreign movies AND it gives me an excuse to sit on my butt and watch them when I should be doing other “productive” things.

2-      A Tala quote,  during her student led conference Tala was talking about a class she had to take last quarter and said the she, “hated it more than she hates people.” I about died! Also I need to create a character like her so I can use that line in a book.

3-      My son is volunteering with the fire department and hasn’t once called me to come and bring him something.  WTH??? Why is he trying to keep me from meeting his new firefighter friends? I just don’t understand.

4-      Why is it I can’t get wifi in my bedroom, but my computer can connect while I’m sleeping, download updates and restart itself causing major panic the next morning when I open it to find all my word docs have been closed and I can’t remember if I saved them? I think the computer might be plotting against me.

How have all of you been doing??

Nov25

Bus Ninja

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Tala

Tala

So my thirteen-year-old daughter was on the bus this morning. It was crowded, so she was standing and some man touched her butt. Not an accidental brush, but he put his adult hand on her body and groped her.

Tala, the shy delicate flower she is, turns to him and says, “Get your hand off my ass.”

Large adult male douchebag, “Why should I?”

Tala turns grabs his hand and twists his arm into an arm lock. “I said get your hand off my ASS.” Douchebag  groans as she tightens the pressure when she says “ass.”

She lets go of him and moves to the back of the bus.

Before we rave about how brave and badass she is I would like to note that no one said anything to him or her. On a bus full of women and men (who I assume aren’t douchebags) they let my thirteen-year-old daughter defend herself without support, without speaking up, nothing.  Evil mom glare to all of you!

Anyway back to Tala’s story. At school she tells her teachers, two of which praise her badassery, a third who freaks out because she was sexually molested on the bus.  Both appropriate reactions IMHO.

After telling her dad. Hubby asks, “Why didn’t you break his arm?”

Tala, “I didn’t want to hear the sound.”

My reaction: pride and insisting she up her martial arts training, because what if that douchebag had followed her off the bus or fought back? I always thought that the boy child would be death of me, climbing up telephone poles, leaping from the roof of one play structure to another, and whatever death-defying job he ultimately chooses.  But now it seems like that it’ll be the girl child who gives me a heart attack.

Nov17

Psychic Dreams

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So last night I dreamed about work. But in it one of my kids could think really hard and the backpack would come to them. Okay, kind of cool, at least I’m not in trouble which I what my work dreams usually consist of.

So then this backpack get shoved way under a table and I can’t reach it, so I hold my hand out and think really hard- it kind of hurt- and the back pack came to me. I was so shocked I ran out of the house and my boss is standing there. So I rush over and tell her about what happened, and just as she is making this face that made me think she’s about to call an ambulance to take me away the backpack comes flying around the corner and lands near my feet.

I’m taking this as a sign I should be careful what I wish for because I can make things come to me.

So what/ who should I be thinking about?

 

Tom Hiddleston, Alica Mckenna Johnson

Photo by Michelle Wright

 

Oct28

Feral Kitten Wi-Fi

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feral kitten, Alica Mckenna-Johnson CocteauBoy, Kitten

Photo by CocteauBoy

Sometimes my Wi-Fi acts like a feral kitten. You know the mangy, flea-bitten, hissing little thing hiding under your porch, and it’s just so  SAAADD and CUUUTE, and we must save the nasty little thing.

So there you are on your hands an knees, making that stupid tongue-clicky noise that all humans make at animals. It reminds me of the old Westerns where the white guy would hold up his hand and say “How” to the noble savage. This empowering sound would stave off their attack. So this is what we are doing, making the universal human-to-animal tongue-clicky noise, and we think we are letting them know everything is fine and that we are its friend.

But the kitten, arches her mangy kitten eyebrow at me, with a look of disdain. The question  “Are you a total idiot?” psychically  floats through the air. The same thing I think as I see the white cowboy halt the attack of a group of white men painted to look like Native American people in the old westerns.

Alica Mckenna-Johnson, Old West. Old Western Movies

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But of course I have no  other skills, so I’m on my hands and knees clicking and cooing, and trying to get this kitten out from under the porch. I promise love, and affection, and nummy things to eat. And the kitten comes a little closer, then puffs up (which is just so darn cute) and scoots back. And we do this for a while. Finally I decide to appeal to its baser nature, and I get some damn food. I leave small pieces of cheese on the ground (I’m a vegetarian, it’s all I have a kitten would like. Stop judging me!) and slowly coax the kitten out. And this is when I learn the kitten will do anything for food; basically it’s a prostitute. I have lured a mangy, flea-bitten feral prostitute kitten out from under the porch.

Go Me!

And this is exactly how my Wi-Fi is. I have to sit in just the right position and for a few moments I can get Wi-Fi, if I don’t sneeze.

But like my little whore kitten, if I try to load Amazon or any other site that has money, it loads just fine. I could sit in a steel-lined bomb shelter a mile away, and I bet Amazon would load!

Does this make my computer a pimp?

Alica Mckenna-Jonson, Pimp, pimp costume

Photo by Sparr0

Oct25

Women Who Make Me Purr

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So I post pics and videos of beautiful men sometimes, a lot, as often as I can get away with. And I thought it would be nice to post some videos of women who make me wish to be them, or fall at their feet in worship. :)

 

This is the first Shakira video I ever watched, and I was addicted instantly. When she is doing chest pops and looks down at herself, so sexy.

 

 

The control Rachel Brice has over her body fills me with awe, and I kinda want to lick her stomach :)

 

 

Suhaila Salimpour another amazing belly dancer. When I see her I feel inspired and lustful.

 

 

Of course I can’t mention Suhaila without showing you her ass, OMG, doing butt bumps right now.

 

 

When I imagine myself being all badass in the Zombie Apocalypse Michonne from The Walking Dead is who I see myself as. She is intelligent, fierce, and her arms are amazing.

 

 

So give me more intelligent, sexy, powerful women to covet. Who inspires you? Or gives you lustful thoughts :)

 


Oct22

It’s Raining Men

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So the other day I saw this video-

And after watching it a few dozen times I wondered what other videos people had made to It’s Raining Men, and I found these, hope you enjoy.

SPN Gag Reel season6

 

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Pics of pretty actors :)