You remember that I went into NaNoWriMo 2020 not expecting to win. For one thing, I wasn’t even on the right starting blocks — it was been an awful long time since I’ve even attempted something long-form, so I planned to occupy my time with short stories instead to grease the gears. And then there’s…
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#givethanks Omnibus Post.
Last week, Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, encouraged us to express more gratitude. He challenged us to flood social media with messages of gratitude, with the hashtag #givethanks. These are the posts I made in response to that call. I thought they were important enough that I…
Movies Seen Recently: Vantage Point, Zotz, My Best Fiend
Vantage Point (2008) – Intriguing, though not entirely successful, political thriller about an assassination attempt against the President in Italy. The events are told from the POV of one character at a time (a reporter, a Secret Service agent, a tourist videotaping the President’s speech, an Italian police officer, etc…), then the film literally rewinds…
Movies Seen Recently: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, One Million B.C., Night of the Werewolf
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) – Why has it taken me twenty years to get around to seeing this? Enchanting and engaging, and the Southern accents simply hypnotize. One Million B.C. (1940) – Proof that “hot chicks falling for douchebags” is a thing so old, it’s prehistoric. This movie is also the source for…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Seven from my sketchbook.
Halloween Movie Marathon 2020
Emma is the only one living at home right now, which would make for a pretty ill-attended movie marathon, so I did something unprecedented: I told her she could invite some friends. Then Sariah told us that she would be driving back from Cedar City for the weekend for the movie marathon (ah, the strength…
NaNoWriMo Progress
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