I started back to work this morning. By the time this post goes up, I will have finished my first shift of the day, and it's supposed to be over a hundred degrees Fahrenheit when I go back this afternoon. Goody. It's pretty safe to say that I'm going to shotgun some iced tea and … Continue reading July, Where Art Thou?
It’s June. June, June, June.
We all know that next to December, summer is the film industry's prestige season. Not for awards, but for jump-out-of-your-seat crazinenss. Schools are out for the summer, schedules relax, and people are in the mood for a little fun and something apart from the ordinary. Well, we certainly got that last month. Whether or not … Continue reading It’s June. June, June, June.
Hello, May
May was a blur. Did anyone else feel like that? It's inevitable, of course, because it's the last month before school lets out for the summer. It's what the office ladies at one of the schools I serve and I jokingly call, "Squirrel Season." Now that the scurry-scurry is over for the time being, I … Continue reading Hello, May
It Got Away From Me
April was a blur. I won't go into all of it, but it was a very seat-of-the-pants month, and the blogging was worse. I kept having things post without being ready or even started because I would forget that I had something scheduled, and all of a sudden, there it was on the blog. this … Continue reading It Got Away From Me
Lion? Lamb? How About Neither?
March was weird, y'all. It started with a few weeks of warm weather. As in, ninety degree and one hundred degree weather. In March. I spent afternoons at my intersection watching middle schoolers dramatically trudge to the corner and stand there like the melting Wicked Witch of the West waiting for me to let them … Continue reading Lion? Lamb? How About Neither?
The Slimmest of Slim Pickin’s
Mmmmmkay, I'm back after that little hiatus, and to be honest, I was sort of dreading coming back because I knew the stupid editing window is still there. I've left a comment on WordPress's forum, but the window doesn't seem to have generated much buzz. So yeah, I'll still be processing this one. I really … Continue reading The Slimmest of Slim Pickin’s
Not A Bad Ending, But Not Great, Either
We made it to 2026, all. Yay. Here's to a great year. And now for our December movies. Everyone talks about January being a cinematic wasteland, but as I keep reviewing stuff for Taking Up More Room I'm finding that December can be quite the wild card. Yeah, it's when all the Oscar bait comes … Continue reading Not A Bad Ending, But Not Great, Either
Where Have We Been?
I can't believe we're in December already because 2025 has seemed really long and really short at the same time. Who knows how that happens, but I'm not complaining. Movie-wise, November turned out to be another theme month. I don't think anyone planned it as such, but anyway, it was all about history and memory. … Continue reading Where Have We Been?
If Movies Were Casseroles
Ah, October. Naturally it's a repository of horror and thrillers, but it also seems to be full of surprises. Movies seem to take on a certain coziness even if a story isn't cozy per se. The craziness of summer is over, the weather is changing, even in Placer County where we get warmer temperatures right … Continue reading If Movies Were Casseroles
I’m Telling You One Last Time
Heh. We're well into fall now. It's raining today and I've been craving carbonara, but we won't go into that. I'm just glad the temps are finally dropping. Anyway, while the movies from this month were undeniably varied in quality and subject matter, there seemed to be a common theme of finality among some of … Continue reading I’m Telling You One Last Time
August Was Hot. The Movies Were Not.
In Placer County, we have lonnnng summers. We'll get summerlike weather from June all the way up until around Halloween, albeit punctuated with some rain and thunder and lightning in the last couple of months. Right now we keep getting rain and lightning in the morning, and muggy and hot in the afternoon. At least … Continue reading August Was Hot. The Movies Were Not.
Oh Yeah, It’s Blockbuster Season
School is back in and I go back to work today. In fact, by the time this post goes live, I will be at home eating breakfast after my first shift of the day, extremely glad to be out of the August heat. Speaking of heat, July is supposed to be the height of blockbuster season, … Continue reading Oh Yeah, It’s Blockbuster Season
Summertime Has Arrived
June wasn't bad. Most summer movies aren't the rock 'em, sock 'em blockbusters that they used to be, but there's still definite fun to be had, and in between keeping up this blog and making that ill-fated strawberry tart, it felt as if I was always running off to the theater. And wow, it's been … Continue reading Summertime Has Arrived
Made It Through May. Woo Hoo.
Golly, May was a crazy month. My son was in his last month before graduating from high school, I was in my last month of work before the summer so that meant end-of-year barbecues and other last things, and my husband is getting our Miata that we never drive ready to sell. Getting back to … Continue reading Made It Through May. Woo Hoo.
Okay, April Wasn’t Bad. Not Bad At All.
Yeah. February was just OK and March was even worse. April, on the other hand, went by so easily I had to wonder if it was playing a month-long joke on me. But no, it shaped up to be a pretty good month, moviewise and otherwise, and after a while I simply sat back and … Continue reading Okay, April Wasn’t Bad. Not Bad At All.
Life Is Pain
Westley in The Princess Bride once declared, "Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something." Who doesn't remember that line, right? Something about March brings it to mind, because pain was definitely a theme last month. Pain for the characters. Pain for the audience. Pain for the box office. Oh golly, this month … Continue reading Life Is Pain
It Thinks It’s January
February has come and gone...hard to believe, isn't it? Things are going too fast, and I don't really want them to. My son is graduating from high school in May, and right now it's all about applying to college and going for scholarships and all that type of stuff. I'm not ready for this. In … Continue reading It Thinks It’s January