Sunday, August 11, 2019

Marveling marvelously

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I'm about 90% through my MCU-in-chronological-order binge, and I've needed to take several breaks. It's been slow going throug...
Friday, May 31, 2019

Merry-Go-Round

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I think I watch more movies with my sisters' kids than I do on my own. The Michigander nieces and neffy also pepper me with movie questi...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Flicks 'n things

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2018 brought a new neffy in NZ, and though I love all the Skype/Face Time/FB Messenger screen time, I'm now trying to figure out how to ...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Re-marveling

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Once again, as Avengers: Endgame approaches, I'm trying to go back and watch the entire MCU in in-universe chronological order, this tim...
Sunday, October 07, 2018

Marveling

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Earlier this year and late last, in preparation for Black Panther , I tried to watch all the MCU movies I could. From the Avenger movies, ...
Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Deep like the rivers

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2018 started off with a trip to New Zealand and has continued to be amazing in terms of travel: Niagara Falls ~ Canadian Falls Niagara...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

And yet, she persisted

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The eldest niecester is now in the double digits, officially a tween. I've read all manner of horrible studies that show this is when ...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Kia ora, meri kirihimete

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It took a little over 5 years, but I finally visited La Otra Hermana in New Zealand. The youngest neffy is now 5, and I've only ever met...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Bending toward justice

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About a year and a half ago, my cousin and I went to see a local production of Rap on Race. We erroneously thought it was a rap, as in hip-h...
Sunday, November 05, 2017

Society, where none intrudes

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I've discovered a new mystery series that helps me escape the existentially terrifying year that is 2017: a whole series with a female d...
Saturday, August 05, 2017

Frosty, but kindly

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Seattle is currently 1) in the middle of a disgusting heat wave and 2) under a smoky haze stemming from a record number of wildfires in Brit...
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Sunday, February 05, 2017

Aiga

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Back in July, I visited the nieces and neffy in Michigan to help them move into their new house.  We took the kids out to see Finding Dory. ...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Home to roost

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It is currently closer to the advent of the Year of the Rooster than it is to the dawn of 2016, but either way, now is a good time to reflec...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Suspending belief

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Sometimes, getting out of your comfort zone can surprise you in pleasant ways. I don't normally like hokey comedies, ghost stories, o...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Harpier cries, "'Tis time, 'tis time"

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I felt compelled to to read the next installment in the Jade del Cameron 1920s Africa mystery series, mainly because I've invested so m...

Carrying the banner

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I bought Newsies  on BluRay for my nieces and nephew for Christmas, after a conversation with Mi Hermana about exposing them to more history...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Reboot

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The past month has not been good. Having an established professional and volunteer life in the political realm, my anxiety levels have been ...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Once more unto the breach

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Every now and then, after I pay my overdue fines at the library, I get a slew of new books in my favorite mystery series. It can be a bit ov...