Just got done watching Fahrenheit 451. (Which I've never read the book. Yes, I do recognize the irony.) It is more accurately prophetic than anyone would like to admit, I think. (News given to us in bites by a mass media with an agenda; reality TV; etc. It also reminded me, uncannily, of the internet laws--like SOPA and PIPA--that lawmakers ( Read more... )

Why has it been so long since I've danced?

George introduced the movies at his work on Thursday, two documentaries, Twist and Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey. I only stayed for Twist (which George said that of the two, I would have enjoyed the most anyway), and what a fun, entertaining, informative movie it was! Quite honestly, it made me want ( Read more... )

The New Year, 2012 (which I pronounce "twenty-twelve," as opposed to "two thousand . . . " because I have to make the change sometime) is off and running.

I didn't make a 2011 (which I pronounce "two thousand eleven") round-up because, well, I just haven't. So here is 2011 in a nutshell:

( Then )

Usually, I would be posting about the highlights of the previous year right now. But I'm so far behind, I need to journal my Christmas first.

( Christmas in Ohio )

When hinges creak in doorless chambers,
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls,
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still,
That is the time when ghosts are present,
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight.

~Your Ghost Host, The Haunted Mansion

( The Changling--an exercise in classic spook movie technique. Spoilers. )

Went to see Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen tonight. Still one of my all-time favorite movies ever.

If you ask me what my favorite movie is, chances are "Raiders of the Lost Ark" will be the first words out of my mouth.

( Summer of 1981 )

( The Glorious Fourth )

French toast for breakfast. (I haven't made that in about 20 years.)

Morning at the farmer's market.

Burgers on the grill for lunch.

Meals on the back porch for both.

Three sit-down meals with my husband in a row! (I think that's a record.)

S1 SPN. "Wendigo" and "Dead in the Water." Ah, yes. Good stuff.

And last night? The Haunting in ( Read more... )

( Spoilers for Paranormal Activity 2 )