Please State Your Subject Before You Speak
So, conversations with me can be a multidimensional event. I’ll start a conversation, one line, in my head, in an email, and then start talking out loud, frequently to my husband, who for some reason hasn’t yet mastered the art of reading my mind an therefore has no idea what I’m talking about. Here is an example: Me (looking up from my computer): Logan, the book definitely has homosexual themes. Logan (my 18 year old son): Okay. Me (frustrated sigh): The book you are reading for school. Logan...
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
So this is another Japanese period piece my hubby made me watch. It was beautifully done and well acted. It made me cry, and reaffirmed my belief that the Samurai were a bunch of weirdos. I mean really the whole honor above all else, even to the point of killing yourself is a bit much. However, we get to see the true meaning of honor and being a true Samurai as our hero fights to protect those he loves. If you like historical movies, Japanese movies, and/or sad movies, then this is a movie you...
Confession: A Childhood of Evil
Once upon a time, my loving and brilliant parents, fooled into thinking I was a good child, made a rule. You see my sister and I had been fighting a lot which had become hitting a lot. So the new rule stated that if one of us hit the other, the injured party got to pick any one of our attacker’s tapes or records (this would be CD’s for you young folks) and could keep it. Normally this would be enough to stay our hands as we loved our music, but my sister had something I wanted. It was an Air...
Do writers make good cult members?
I watched The Following with hubby, okay I peeked at it while doing other things like hiding behind pillows, and hubby. This is a seriously scary show, very good, but I’m thinking too scary for me. Anyway one of the followers gets a text saying “do it now.” She strips revealing words written all over her body then stabs herself in the eye with an ice pick. While wondering how the serial killer could control other people so easily via the internet, the answer came to me. They are all writers!...
The IT Crowd
I have done something bad, I have signed up for Netflix streaming and spent an hour adding movies and shows to my queue. In order to justify this new time suck I will bring back my Foreign Film Friday blog. So the first show we watched is The IT Crowd. It is a funny British Comedy. Description from IMDB:The comedic adventures of a ragtag group of tech support workers at a large corporation. So this doesn’t say much but is very accurate. Jen, who only knows how to check her email, is put in...
Training my Husband
I adore my hubby. Rod is a wonderful partner, and we have been married for many years. Wait, let’s see, girl child is 13 so for 14 years we’ve been married 🙂 And while he is almost perfect, I do have a few things I want to vent about, because, really, a woman can only take so much. 1. Some days Rod works late, or he’s extra tired from hauling boulders, or gets wrapped up in the internet, and he makes my dinner and brings it down to me late. It’s very frustrating and really our normal schedule...
Take it slow and make it hot.
I like to snack, but I also am hoping to lose weight, and the two don’t always go well together. Of course I do try to eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, but sometimes I just want something else. So I snack hot. You see, I have a delicate tongue. I like spicy, but I honestly can’t handle very hot and spicy foods, which means I eat them slower. You are beginning to see the mad brilliance of my plan, aren’t you? When I snack on spicy foods, I can’t eat them as fast, nor can I eat as much. If...
Betrayed by Junk Food
So it's one of those mornings and the adult part of my brain that was trying to get me to work out, lost. Which means it is now time for junk food. So I am pondering what to eat when I realize that I no longer have my junk food favorites. Sure I can order Chinese, but I want something now and the restaurant isn't open yet. Deep sigh. So I head to the store but what can I get? I'm vegetarian gluten and dairy free- by allergy not choice. What in hell can I eat??? Junk food is supposed to mask my...
Lady Pens
I didn't understand how important Bic's new Pens for Her are, but Ellen has shown me the true power behind these pens. Thank you Kilian for passing this important video onto me 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCyw3prIWhc Sorry I don't know why it won't post nicely 🙁 But go and check it out! Have you bought the new Pens for Her? Did they fit your hand better? Did the colors make you happy as you wrote your list of errands for the day? Am I the only one who thought something dirty when you...
The Darkening
My friend the amazingly talented Myndi Shafer has just released her second book in the two in her Shrilugh Saga. So today I have a short interview with her, come and meet Myndi! Myndi Shafer is author of the best-selling book, Shrilugh. Currently she makes her home in Kansas with her husband and four children. Her second book, The Darkening, releases in February 2013. I hang out on Facebook here: Myndi Shafer Stories I chat on Twitter using the handle @MyndiShafer And my website/blog is...
