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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What makes you happy?

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My friends and I were having a conversation about losing motivation at work, when one of them asked, “What makes you happy?” A simple question, but one that packs a wallop. We can’t… Continue reading →

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“Just Like A Woman” – Jeff Buckley

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You can’t just put Jeff Buckley on in the background. His music demands mindful listening and feeling, so you better be in the right state of mind. This new interactive video for his cover of… Continue reading →

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“Why can’t men ever paint themselves out of a corner?” – Downton Abbey Christmas Special 6×09

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This is it. The very last Downton episode, and the very last post I will write about it. *tear* Carson is having some trouble with tremors in his hand, and it begins to… Continue reading →

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Cass County – Don Henley

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Wow. How to begin with an album that just blew me away? Don Henley’s latest is a straight-up country album, and to be honest I had misgivings when I first heard of its… Continue reading →

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“Looking Up” – SafetySuit

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This is my newest feel-good jam. I’m a firm believer that songs, movies, or books come to us when we need them most. Even if it’s just because we’re having a bad day,… Continue reading →

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“A nasty, jealous, scheming b*tch!” – Downton Abbey 6×08

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I put off writing about the final regular episode of Downton Abbey because I did not like it. At all. I hated it. It all boils down to the two sisters. Edith finally… Continue reading →

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Rise Up! – Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording

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Alexander Hamilton. Hip-hop. Broadway. Three words that you would never expect to see together in a sentence, much less brought together on the stage. But guess what? That’s just what Lin-Manuel Miranda did!… Continue reading →

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“Christmas in L.A.” – The Killers feat. Dawes

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As if Christmas weren’t depressing enough, with its unrelenting pressure to find only the perfect gifts for everyone and its tendency to make you look back at the year that was and your… Continue reading →

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“I’m quite a tough nutcracker.” – Downton Abbey 6×07

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The penultimate episode of Downton Abbey didn’t leave much of an impression on me when I first watched it. In fact I forgot most of it right after. Watching it back, I realized… Continue reading →

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Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen

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After rereading Pride and Prejudice this year, I decided to start my Jane Austen project: I would finally read all of her novels. I was riding the high of my yearly Austen fix, and… Continue reading →

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Holiday Wishes – Idina Menzel

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…when we get to listen to holiday music! Idina Menzel is not only my woman-crush. She is my spirit animal. I squeeed for joy when I… Continue reading →

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“If I could choose between principle and logic, I’d take principle every time!” – Downton Abbey 6×06

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Downton Abbey opens its doors to the public for charity. The Downton ladies act as guides to the visitors, and they don’t know anything about the history of their own home. The hospital merger… Continue reading →

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Working From Home: What I’ve Learned So Far

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A year ago I joined a company that lets me work exclusively from home. It was a major career change after working for 13 years in the IT and contact center industry.  I’m celebrating my… Continue reading →

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“Are they allowed to have that much blood?” – Downton Abbey 6×05

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Okay, let’s talk about THAT scene. Did anything else even happen this episode? Because that is all I can remember. Mary and Henry blah blah blah, Yay Edith, Daisy whatever. But that scene!… Continue reading →

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“Are you here to help or irritate?” – Downton Abbey 6×04

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And it’s classic Violet again, giving us the title of this week’s blog post. I’ve been watching Downton Abbey since the beginning, and I only just noticed how elegant its opening titles are.… Continue reading →

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Easter Parade (1948)

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I can’t believe I’ve never seen Easter Parade before! For Classic Movies, I usually write about my favorites, which means movies I’ve seen so many times. So this is a first. The movie… Continue reading →

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“Did you drink at luncheon?” – Downton Abbey 6×03

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Episode 3 turned out be a squeee-filled episode, though it started out inauspiciously. Mrs. Hughes resigning herself to the fact that she won’t be getting the reception she really wanted, and then the… Continue reading →

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