Eat the Yummy Stuff First
As a kid I always saved my favorite part of my meal for last. I wanted the yummiest tastes to be the last on my tongue. I still do this, and it has taken me 41 years to realize this leads to overeating. Now of course since I am serving myself, I like everything on my plate, but there is still a hierarchy of yumminess. Salad, broccoli with garlic, homemade mac n’ cheese. So if I eat all my veggies and feel full I can promise you that I will eat the mac n’ cheese anyway. Seriously, will power...
Fake Orange equals Delicious
I love cheese, real cheese that comes in blocks and has a rind. Cheese that smells pungent with a strong taste that would make kids gag. So why does the fake orange cheese always look so good? Plastic cheese sauce for nachos. ‘Cheese’ powder for boxed macaroni and chips. What is it about that shade of orange that makes my mouth water? I know it’s not real food. I know it’ll make my stomach hurt and give me a headache. And yet I want it whenever I see it. It’s addictive. Do you too long for the...
Business Idea: The Depressed Café
Okay so it’ll need a better name, but the idea is amazing! I want to have a café I can go to when I was feeling depressed. Because sometimes you just can’t stand your home for one more minute, or you want to be around people but not have to talk to them, or you need a safe place to just be. So this café will have a Quiet Room with soft squishy couches, papasan chairs, and places to curl up. You can be on your computer, read, write, or just zone out. The colors will be soft and inviting. There...
The Eleventh Hour
Go Science! Patrick Stewart stars as Ian Hood, so, yes, you should watch it right now. LOL. This mystery series has Ian chasing scientists turned to the dark side. He investigates and solves crimes involving human cloning, a deadly virus outbreak, global warming, and a deadly cure for cancer. There are only four episodes on Acorn TV, a streaming web service for BBC shows. SWOONS. This was a very fun series. As always, Patrick Stewart is wonderful. I couldn't find an official trailer but...
Business Idea: A Brothel for Women
Seriously, I think this is a great idea. First off, working with kids in the foster care system for the past eight years has made the words ‘mom’s boyfriend’ or ‘stepdad’ something that makes my stomach clench. AND yes, there are a lot of amazing men out there, but if a single mom wants to get laid wouldn’t it be nice for her to be able to go somewhere safe and not have to bring a guy to her home? Or go to his home? In a country where one out of every four women is raped, getting our needs for...
What We Do In The Shadows
I didn’t realize my life was missing a mockumentary about vampires until I watch What We Do In The Shadows. This shows the ‘real’ struggles of centuries old vampires trying to find their way in the modern world. This is a slow movie, but funny, and it’s also classified as horror, and while, yes, they feed, and there are some bodies, I don’t remember it being very scary. If you are a vampire fan and enjoy darker comedies, I think you’ll enjoy this movie.
The Brokenwood Mysteries
I love mysteries, especially ones set in other countries, so this drama set in Auckland, New Zealand, was perfect. Fun little mysteries, quirky, engaging characters. I really enjoyed the first season of this show and look forward to watching more.
Neverlake
A creepy horror /mystery set in Italy. A combination of modern horrors and ancient powers force Jenny into searching for the truth hidden under her estranged father’s home. This is a movie that builds. There are clues and things that obviously aren’t quite right, until all the different puzzle pieces come together. I will say I was surprised by what was really going on. I hadn’t guessed the truth, which was fun. I enjoyed it. Not amazing but a creepily fun way to spend a few hours....
Why Do Teens Come into their Power in Fiction?
Teenagers frequently come into magical powers in fiction, my characters included. Of course it’s an metaphor for puberty, the power of their budding sexuality, and their maturing into adults. But I also think it’s an expression for the forces of nature that teenagers become. Your average eight year old feels things intensely and their emotions—joy, anger, sadness, happiness—surround them. Teenagers are different; they fill a car, room, house with their seething anger, soul crushing pain,...
Let the Right One In
I love vampire movies, even bad vampire movies, so I’m surprised it took me this long to watch Let the Right One In, the original. This is not a fast paced attack the sexy vampire movie. This is a movie about a sad little boy who finds a friend in his new neighbor who happens to be a vampire trapped as a 12 yr old girl. The vampire was very well acted, she switched between a killer needing blood, a lonely 12 yr old child, and an immortal being. It blended very well and I found it to be an...