Oy, it's always a joy to bring up pollen.com and see Orlando in the top spot as the worst place in the US to be for those afflicted by seasonal allergies. The scale used to only go to 10, now it goes to 12 and we've been in the mid-11s this week. Tomorrow's only a 10, so at least there's that. I've been taking my daily Zyrtec, which does seem to ( Read more... )

Going to bed last night I remarked to the wife, "That sure didn't feel like much of a weekend." Just a busy one without much downtime ( Read more... )

I don't watch a whole lot of television, really, but now and then I'll hear some buzz about a show, or something will come along that is of particular interest to me, and I'll get hooked for a while. That's basically what happened with Breaking Bad--as the series was reaching its end the buzz was amplified and people whose taste I respect were ( Read more... )

In other news, can I just say: Fargo is freaking awesome. The movie, of course, and now also the television series. The city I've never been to, so I dunno. :)

Being a huge fan of the Coen Brothers' oeuvre, I was intrigued when I first heard that a Fargo series was in development. At first, I was like, how would they even do that? Then I read ( Read more... )

Since I have a couple Australian friends on here, allow me to be among the first to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

And maybe hit you up for a favor. :)

See, the wife and I rather enjoy watching well-done period mystery/detective television shows, and you Aussies have a really good one in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries on ABC. I've ( Read more... )

It's amazing how something as silly and ultimately meaningless as this GQ interview with Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and its aftermath can bring the idiocy out in people. I've seen a number of FB posts on it today, all of which have made me really want to reach for the Unfriend button. One is my cousin, so I guess I have to keep her. But ( Read more... )

2:50pm on a Saturday being an unusual time for us to sit down and watch television, I downloaded the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary show for us to start watching Saturday night, and we finished it last night. The short-short version is that I thought it was fantastic, but I thought I'd jot down some thoughts here as well, what the heck.

( Cut for spoilage and those who don't give a damn. )

I realized that to make this journal more reflective of my life, I should occasionally jot down some thoughts on the things I've been reading, watching, and listening to. I finished watching Breaking Bad last week, and thought I'd start there, because I really loved the journey ( Read more... )

-Ooh, I'm in the latest LJ Photophile poll--up against both a cat AND a zebra, and crushing them so far. Nice!

-Several of my colleagues here are always talking up Breaking Bad, especially now that the series is coming to an end. So I thought what the heck, I'll see if I can find time for a few episodes and see what I think. I was able to watch ( Read more... )