On Sunday, May 21, 2017, something happened that a whole bunch of us weirdos have been waiting 25 years to happen. Twin Peaks came back on the air. Naturally, this divine occurrence occupied our entire day, as I donned Audrey Plaid and we immersed ourselves in damn fine coffee and cherry pie and went about…
Category: Films
Wizarding at 40
Oh my gods, y’all…I turned 40 today! FORTY!!! When I turned 30, a decade ago (holy crap), my friends got me a Harry Potter cake. Apparently, the salesperson at the grocery store looked at them askance when they told them how old I was. They probably thought they were decorating a cake for an 11…
Dorothy’s Feet Were Killing Her
I have been obsessed with the Merry Old Land of Oz since I was a kid. Not too uncommon across generations, really. But my drive to want to BE there, in that childlike world-of-pretend sort of way, that way where you make every recess game another world, where you live it in your thoughts and…
Midnight in Paris
Picture this: After a seriously stunning montage of daily Parisian views, your screen falls completely dark, save for some opening credits. The only sensory input one then receives is the dialogue that opens this film, and this is what you hear: Gil: This is unbelievable! Look at this! There’s no city like this in the…
Suit Up
It was with much geeky, superheroic glee that J and I leapt and bounded our way up the street to the movie theater today to see the Avengers. YAY Avengers! The film is phenominal and most definitely does not disappoint. Keeping tabs on all of the films leading up to this point was very much well worthwhile, and the…
Sick With a Side of Dragon Tattoo, and Other Things
I have been experiencing complete moments of silence this morning. Right now, the folks nearest to my office are whispering, the phones aren’t ringing, and there was a brief lull in the traffic outside my window. Earlier, I was out back and had that same sort of lull. Even the birds stopped chirping. These moments…
Follow Your Crazy 