If I’ve managed to stay sane during this “transition” in my life (and that’s a big IF, more on that later), I owe a lot of it to Radiolab. Radiolab, for the uninitiated among you, is a program on NPR, and according to their website, is “a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, andContinue reading “Space, Quicksand, Road Trips and Girl Power”
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The End of Everything followed by a zombie apocalypse: Book/movie review
Recently, I’ve discovered a love for apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic entertainment, which are not oxymoronic terms, though one might think so. I’m not sure when it started, but from The Walking Dead to the Divergent youth fiction series, I LOVE all that what-happens-when-the-world-is-ending/has-ended stuff. I think the dramatic situational tensions and moral questions are awesome toContinue reading “The End of Everything followed by a zombie apocalypse: Book/movie review”
Oblivion: Movie review
Fair warning, this entry contains spoilers for the movie Oblivion, which opened this week. Tonight, I really, really missed Roger Ebert. But let’s back up a bit. After a couple of tough days, I sought Oblivion tonight. Not the kind induced by drugs or alcohol, but the kind induced by Tom Cruise in a massiveContinue reading “Oblivion: Movie review”
Do you hear the people sing…”live” on camera?
Note, this entry contains SPOILERS re: the newest incarnation of Les Misérables, so if you haven’t seen it, proceed at your own risk. It looks like this blog has become a movie review blog for a few days. I guess that’s what happens when I start seeing movies. “Who Am I” to cast myself inContinue reading “Do you hear the people sing…”live” on camera?”
Return to Middle Earth – The Hobbit, Part I
I’ve discovered something about myself recently. I’m a lot more forgiving than I’d thought. An online conversation with friends about a guy revealed this to me. I didn’t feel the same “dump him” feelings they did; my first thought was to give him a break. A few days later, someone did something to me thatContinue reading “Return to Middle Earth – The Hobbit, Part I”
Everything and a Racehorse 