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Cloverfield
We went to see Cloverfield on Friday night and it was everything I didn't dare hope it would be.
Cloverfield was a monster movie as seen from street level. The audience gets to learn what the ordinary citizen on the ground learns. They were not the fly on the wall during the arguments between the by-the-book generals and the earnest, geeky ( Read more... ) -
House Hunting
So...we're looking to buy a house. By we, I mean myself, my husband, and my parents. My mom is disabled, and needs more care. She may not be able to work full-time much longer, and so she and dad would need to find a way to have fewer expenses anyway. And we could certainly use more space and lower bills as well. We found a house, and if we get it ( Read more... ) -
Keep Your Laws Off My Body!
I went to the March for Life once. I felt like some of the people there were trying to shock people into horror about abortion. The problem with that is that horrifying people will make them horrified at you. But that's a discussion for another day. There were these women protesting, and I've heard it a lot since. They had signs and were shouting " ( Read more... ) -
Another Musical Interlude! or Random Musings at Midnight
This is mine and my husband's song. I know, we've said over and over again it's Accidentally in Love. True, but mostly in that neither one of us was looking. But this, this is our song because it is the mood and spirit of how we felt about each other when we decided to get married. The first time my husband played this song for me, we were still ( Read more... ) -
The Leaky Ceiling
Around 2:30 this morning, my husband went to the bathroom. On his way back to bed, he noticed an odd sound. It was, as you may have guessed from the title, a leak in the kitchen ceiling. My husband, quite reasonably, called the emergency maintenance number for the apartment complex in which we live. He got an answering service. They said they'd ( Read more... ) -
Why I Should Stop Talking To Authors
I love Ralph Hayes' comics. I find them amusing and refreshing. His sense of humor comes across in those as mischievous and basically kind-hearted. But in conversation...well, not so much. I love his comics, and I love hanging out in his forum. But his blog sometimes makes me want to smack him.
This post is a screed I've seen repeatedly ( Read more... ) -
Pacifism
I have never been a fan of the idea, personally. I have had a hard time explaining why, especially given the whole concept of non-resistance. I have always known there is a difference between persecution and attack, but could never really make it make sense.
This is why I love Michael Pearl. He lays it out better than I ever could.
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Sweeney Todd
Oh my goodness. I must watch it. Helena Bonham Carter's songs crack me the heck up.
I read the plot summary. It's going to be horribly depressing, so I'm going to get all gothed out for it and go be weird. I've been saving $20 for it.
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