Author: Carleen
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REVIEW: “The Imitation Game”
I’ve been doing my best to see more movies in the theater. For as much as I love awards season, I usually don’t see the nominated films before the awards ceremonies. I’d wait for them to come out on DVD or hit cable. But, I want to change that routine. I’d like to be more…
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REVIEW: “Big Eyes”
This is a movie I’ve wanted to see for a while. Because, well, Amy Adams is in it. I love me some Amy Adams. I have ever since she played Cousin Beth in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Anya slapped her down for not knowing what kind of demon Tara was supposed to be. (Yeah. I’m that…
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REVIEW: “Into the Woods”
I have loved musicals all my life. My mother got me hooked on them when I was very young by listening to the soundtrack records with me. (Yes, records. Vinyl.) When cable came into our lives, movie musicals were often played. That was Nirvana for me. I would turn down invitations from friends to go…
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REVIEW: “Wild”
Anyone who has kept up with or read through my blog posts is aware of the close relationship I had with my mother. Her death 2 years ago was devastating. I still find it so strange that I have to visit her at the cemetery, and not just go into the next room to see…
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REVIEW: “The Theory of Everything”
Once upon a time, I was a Physics/Astronomy major. I spent 2 1/2 years in college studying the laws and beauty of our universe. I wanted to work for NASA. But, I fell out of love with it. I mean, I still like Physics and Astronomy. I just lost my desire to have it be the…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 30: Success
November 30, 2014. The last day of National Blog Posting Month. I did it! 30 posts in 30 days. Yay! It was tough. Some days I just didn’t have anything to write about and I had to fake it. Some posts are pretty good. Some are okay. Some…well…they suck. But I still did it. And…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 29: Bothered
I’m actually not in a mood to write a blog post today. If I do, it will be a massive, unkind rant. And I don’t want to do that. Others may. But I will not. So, let me just say that I will be back tomorrow – for the final day of National Blog Posting…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 28: Black Friday
Once upon a time, I would go shopping on Black Friday. The first year was 1998 with my mom. I wrote about it in a blog post 2 years ago – weeks after my mother passed away. I don’t do Black Friday shopping anymore. Not the kind that requires camping out at stores or getting…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 27: Storms and Calm
To those who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving. This has been a very long day. I was up at 2:30am to prepare the turkey and put it into the oven. My intention was to go back to bed, but that didn’t happen. By that time, I was wide awake. So, I just ended up staying awake. I…
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NaBloPoMo (11/24) – Day 26: Thankful
It’s the night before Thanksgiving in the United States. I’ve been prepping and cooking and baking….and I still have some cooking to do. Around 2:30am, I need to prepare the turkey and put it in the oven. I’ll wake up to the smell of a roasting turkey. Yum. Before I head off to church, I’ll…
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