Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 21 years ago. Fear Itself It's Halloween! Buffy's depressed. Sad about being used by Parker last week. Ugh... get over … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 60
Writing
AFI #2 – The Godfather
The Godfather 1972 Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Netflix says... When organized-crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge in this Oscar-winning epic. Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at the American Film … Continue reading AFI #2 – The Godfather
Question of the Week #140
Would you like to know the precise date of your death? No. Why would anyone want to know that? Look, if you're answering this question with a yes in the comments below, please include your reasoning. I don't know... seems kind of morbid. And if you're the one who knows when someone's gonna die and … Continue reading Question of the Week #140
Being Sick
It's my fault. Really. I jinxed myself. If such a thing is possible. And it's because I was bragging about how I wasn't getting sick. See, according to Timehop, around this time each year, I'm usually sick or getting over some kind of illness. Usually it begins around Christmas. It's usually a variation on the … Continue reading Being Sick
Rewatching Angel – Episode 3
Welcome to Rewatching Angel, the part of the blog where I rewatch the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off: Angel. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love these shows so many years ago. In the Dark There's a girl running through a dark alley. This always … Continue reading Rewatching Angel – Episode 3
Rewatching Buffy – Episode 59
Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 21 years ago. The Harsh Light of Day Buffy and Willow are hanging at The Bronze. Oz's band is playing. … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 59
AFI #3 – Casablanca
Casablanca 1942 Directed by Michael Curtiz Netflix says... In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers, thieves and refugees at his Moroccan nightclub during World War II... but he never expected Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman)--the woman who broke his heart--to walk through that door. Ilsa hopes that with Rick's help, … Continue reading AFI #3 – Casablanca
A League of Their Own
Have you seen A League of Their Own? It's a great movie. You should see it if you haven't. Basically, it's a fictionalized account of the real-life women's professional baseball league that was formed during World War II. Geena Davis plays Dottie Hinson, Lori Petty is her younger sister, Kit, and Tom Hanks plays their … Continue reading A League of Their Own
Question of the Week #139
Would you rather spend a month on vacation with your parents or put in overtime at your current job for four weeks without extra compensation? I'm not sure how to answer this question. I mean, I love my job. So if I were asked to do extra work out of the kindness of my heart, … Continue reading Question of the Week #139
Batman: Nightwalker
Title: Batman: Nightwalker Author: Marie Lu Published: 2018 I'm a comic geek at heart. Specifically, I'm a DC Comics geek. So whenever there's something new and interesting about DC's iconic characters, in any medium, I'm all over it. I actually didn't know this book existed until I came across it at the library recently. I … Continue reading Batman: Nightwalker