by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 5, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Foreign Film Friday
First let me say how delighted I am to find foreign language films and shows within Netflix Original Series. So my first glorious find is Samurai Gourmet. It’s about a Japanese man, Kasumi, who has retired from corporate life and now has to figure out how to live....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 28, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Healthy Eating
I frequently write with the TV on. After years of being constantly surrounded by kids, I honestly fall asleep if things are too quiet. Quiet is for bedtime. I just finished watching all three season of the Great British Bake Off. I had no idea there are six kinds of...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 21, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
BBC Crime Drama: Yes, please. Tom Conti: Yes. Samantha Bond: Oh, hell yes. So far this show has everything I want. Excitedly I watched it and was instantly drawn in. The chemistry between Tom Conti and Samantha Bond was amazing. And then it fell flat. It was as if...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 18, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Armchair Adventures
My new apartment is furnished in mostly IKEA, which means I put together quite a bit of IKEA. I am normally not great at putting together stuff. Yes, I needed to go slow and even re-do a few things, but all in all I found the directions easy to follow. I enjoyed...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 14, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
I am up for any Simon Pegg movie, which is what led me to KILL ME THREE TIMES. It’s an odd dark comedy. I’m not sure if I’ll watch it again. It was darker than I like. Anyway, Simon Pegg is a hitman who is having a very, very, very bad day. But not quite as bad as the...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 11, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Parenting, Parenting, Witty
I shared an ad some friends and I had found on Craigslist with my daughter. I thought it was funny, she was less amused. Me: Tala there is a guy advertising for a live-in maid and “maybe more, if you’re open minded”. Tala: Mom, no just no, you can’t take that job....
