by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 16, 2015 | Monday Musings, Uncategorized
Phoenix Child has been out for a week and a half, and I’m not yet a millionaire, which is disappointing. I also haven’t gotten call for Oprah, Rove, or Grahame Norton to book me on their shows. I’m not sure this whole “reality” thing is working for me. I know...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 13, 2015 | Foreign Film Friday
The Lunchbox I loved this movie. One of my favorite things about foreign films is learning about other cultures. And in this movie we learn about the care and energy that goes into preparing lunch for working relatives. It’s so sweet and unique. The story is also fun....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 9, 2015 | Monday Musings
I just opened the fridge and found left over plum sauce from when we’d had Chinese food. I love plum sauce! So now I’m wondering what I can make to go with it. There has to be something in this fridge that goes with plum sauce, and yet I don’t want to spend an hour...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 6, 2015 | Foreign Film Friday
I am a huge Hayao Miyazaki fan, so when I saw this movie on the shelf, I just picked it up and watched it. Now, I liked the movie a lot, but this is not a children’s tale. It is a story of a man, a genius, who loves airplanes and becomes an amazing engineer right...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 3, 2015 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
Tala was walking home from school. Minding her own business. Okay, she was scoping out what everyone else was doing, giving nods to people she knows, winking at hot people, and listening to her music. A group of men from the prison were cleaning up debris. Orange...
