I started this year with the true and noble intention of getting back into the habit of regular blogging. It started out well. I'd come home from work, eat dinner, and go to the back office to crank out a book review and a blog post or two before emerging to hang out with Seanie. Well, sometimes I'd get so into my writing that I'd ignore Seanie for ( Read more... )

On the flight home today, I watched Iron Man 3, and it is only now that I am back at home with my hands on the keyboard that I’ve realized that a key action sequence was cut from the film. From the previews, I remember there’s a dramatic plane rescue in the movie - but of course the airline doesn’t want me thinking about that sort of thing while we ( Read more... )

This is a follow-up entry to my enthusiastic FALL TV PREMIERES post a few months back.  What shows were worth waiting for?  What series have I already abandoned?  This has been the first time in memory where I have had the time to stay caught up on these shows as they come out, and it's been quite interesting.

I'm still watching...

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I'm starting to get excited about the upcoming shows on the fall TV schedule, because there's a lot of intriguing shows coming up.  So today I'm doubling up on "5 Things" lists as I think about the return of old favorites and my most anticipated new shows!

5 Returning TV Shows I Can't Wait to Watch

1. The Legend of Korra - returns Sept. 13I haven ( Read more... )

The Avengers (2012)

Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm like the last person on the planet to watch this movie. It had gotten to the point where I didn't want to see it just because I was getting tired of so many people saying “You have to see The Avengers!” But last week I gave in and watched the movie on Netflix. I think that means I'm caught up on the ( Read more... )

Now that CES is over, Seanie was able to relax a little…by which I mean he cleaned the house today. Good man. After I got home from work, we watched Thor, which Jeans has been bugging me to watch for ages because I need to be familiar with the story in order to understand Avengers.


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I watched Iron Man 2 today, and as I try to process what I thought of it my mind keeps returning to one thing...

What was with this movie and birds?

Seriously.
It's been a while since I saw Iron Man; I didn't even realize that Don Cheadle was a different actor playing the role of Rhody, replacing Terrence Howard.  AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE ALL AFRICAN ( Read more... )

I finally got around to watching Iron Man for the first time.

It was a lot better than I expected!

I guess I never had very high expectations for it, because none of the previous Marvel Comics movies - the Spiderman trilogy, the X-Men films, Fantastic Four - were all that good.  Even X-Men: First Class failed to really grab me.

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