My Dad’s Favorite Classic Hollywood Actors

I asked my mom some time ago to enumerate her favorite actors, and not long afterward I also asked my dad. He came up with an interesting list – some choices are no-brainers… Continue reading →

The Ultimate ’90s Video Playlist

This quarantine has had me exploring various ways to keep myself entertained, so I’ve willingly gone down the YouTube rabbit hole and spent hours just reliving the ’90s, when everything was so simple… Continue reading →

Birthday Tea at the Writers Bar-Raffles Hotel

I celebrated my birthday recently. I made plans to go to my favorite Spanish restaurant, which serves the best paella and callos, with free birthday brazo de mercedes to boot. But I sadly learned that they… Continue reading →

The Books of My Childhood

I went through a major reading slump recently (damn you, Northanger Abbey!), but now that I’ve recovered, I got to thinking about my favorite books growing up.  I don’t think there’s ever been… Continue reading →

Meet Mister Beebop, My Imaginary Friend

Someone once commented on one of my posts here, “Thanks, buddy!”.  It seemed very bro-y to me, so I think I should clear up that I’m not really a Mister. That’s just the… Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Favorite Christmas Albums

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It’s time to start listening to holiday tunes! My friend likes to tell the story that one year he asked me for Christmas songs to put on his iPod and apparently I surprised… Continue reading →

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Edward Scissorhands (1990) – So delightfully weird

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I’ve been watching a bunch of movies I’ve never seen before so I thought it would be nice to re-watch an old favorite. I think I have seen this at least 6 or… Continue reading →

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Paseo in Paco Park

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Paseo is Spanish for walk. And Paco Park is the perfect place to take a walk on a lazy Sunday afternoon.  I’d always wanted to go, especially after hearing my parents’ stories about… Continue reading →

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) – The newest addition to our Halloween tradition!

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I thought my Disney education was complete, but I was so wrong! I’d never even heard of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow until this week. I can’t believe I’ve been missing out for… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 6- 1408 (2007) – “Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room.”

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A writer who is used to staying in “haunted” places stays in the truly horrifying room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. At first he doesn’t believe in the evil of the room. But… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 5: Session 9 (2001)- “Here we are with the keys to the loony bin, boys! “

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October 5. Thursday. Spooky spoilers! When an asbestos cleaning team start working in an abandoned hospital for mental health patients, they get more than they bargained for as the horrific past comes to… Continue reading →

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Are You Evil?

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I am back! Yes, I know, I’ve been gone for too long and the world has been weeping from the loss of my genius advice. I wasn’t gone because I was busy with… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 4: The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014)- I’ve learned to be nicer to my grandma, because she may be possessed and out to get me.

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  When an old woman, who’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and her  daughter agree to let students film her for their thesis, they notice that there is more wrong with her. And as… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 3: Martyrs (2008)- I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t interested. I was bored.

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October 3. Tuesday.   The movie is pretty easy to explain. Anna (Morjana Aloui) is kidnapped and tortured at a young age. She escapes and ends up in an orphanage where she befriends… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 2: Last Shift (2014) – She’s being played with by ghosts!

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October 2. Monday. The story is about the unluckiest woman alive. A rookie cop, she spends her first shift with the ghosts of a mass-murdering family. They start off slow, little movements here, a door… Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Day 1: Hush (2016) – Not as scary as I thought!

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October 1. Sunday.  I decided that I would challenge myself this month and actually commit to something. October is one of my favorite months because it’s just so chill and happy. But I… Continue reading →

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[VIDEO] “You’re The Best Thing About Me” – U2

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The official video is here! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bono this happy. Just look at him!     As if being on a tour bus in New York City is the… Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Project is Dead…For Now

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I never thought that Northanger Abbey would be my downfall. I started my Jane Austen project two years ago, to the day! I thought it was a reasonable goal to read all her novels… Continue reading →

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U2 is The Best Thing About Me

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I am in love with this band. It’s no secret. I love them with all my heart. And hearing a new song that’s this good only makes me happier about how much I… Continue reading →

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A Time To Kill (1996) – It leaves you with a lingering feeling of wanting to change the world.

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It starts off with the violent rape of a ten year old black girl named Tonya (RaéVen Kelly) by two white men. Her father Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) then murders the… Continue reading →

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“The Blackout” – U2

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THIS. IS. IT. The long-awaited new music from the best band in the world is finally here. After some genius subtle marketing – where lucky fans (not me! hmph) received letters in actual… Continue reading →

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Album Review: Freedom Child – The Script

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The Script have finally done what they’ve been threatening to do since their last album, No Sound Without Silence. They’ve turned into a dance pop group. The leadoff single, “Rain”, is catchy with an… Continue reading →

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