I struggled trying to figure out what metrics to use when choosing my Oscar winners. Like, do I pick the movie I thought was most impactful for the movie I liked watching the most? The one I thought was more important or the one that was most visually stunning? In the end I employed metrics […]
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February was a busy, short little movie month for me. I was at the theater 12 times but only saw 5 new movies, thanks to several repeat viewings (Black Panther, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and the Shape of water), several trips to see the Oscar nominated short films (more on this at the end), […]
Hi, friends! In the second half of January I read 6 books. Here they are, with my favorite first and my ickiest the last. Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. Holy cow. What does a person say about this book? One thing that’s true is that it’s a compilation of letters written to Sugar, an […]
I’m a lucky girl and have Movie Pass, which allows me to pay $9.95 a month (I actually pay less because I got in on a special yearly pass for $89.95) and then go see movies in the theater up to once a day. In December I took advantage and went to the movies 17 […]
Hey y’all, long time no see! I’ve been buried under a pile of books over here but I’m ready to claw my way out. Personally, it will be hard to top 2017 for me: I went to Italy, got engaged, and brought in more income than I have ever brought in during my ten years […]
Damn was I relieved to read the Goodreads reviews of Welcome to Braggsville and discover that reasonably intelligent people found this as hard to read as I did. I received this book in the Book Riot Best of 2015 Box but it was already on my to-read list so I can’t even blame Book Riot for […]
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