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Uncorked 2020 Movie is . . . fantastic actually.

I finished watching Uncorked about a month ago. Like the main character, Elijah, I wasnt yet cemented on what I thought of it. I was incredibly wishy-washy.

Me: I think I liked it, but the ending . . .

Also Me: I loved it, and yet why didnt it just . . . GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED FOR ELIJAH!

::Proceeds to Ugly Cry::

Uncorked is a family drama about Elijah (played by up-and-coming actor, Mamoudou Athie) , a Memphis-born and bred young man, who is pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a master...

Uncorked 2020 Movie is . . . fantastic actually.

I finished watching Uncorked about a month ago. Like the main character, Elijah, I wasnt yet cemented on what I thought of it. I was incredibly wishy-washy.

Me: I think I liked it, but the ending . . .

Also Me: I loved it, and yet why didnt it just . . . GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED FOR ELIJAH!

::Proceeds to Ugly Cry::

Uncorked is a family drama about Elijah (played by up-and-coming actor, Mamoudou Athie) , a Memphis-born and bred young man, who is pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a master...

Uncorked 2020 Movie is . . . fantastic actually.

I finished watching Uncorked about a month ago. Like the main character, Elijah, I wasnt yet cemented on what I thought of it. I was incredibly wishy-washy.

Me: I think I liked it, but the ending . . .

Also Me: I loved it, and yet why didnt it just . . . GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED FOR ELIJAH!

::Proceeds to Ugly Cry::

Uncorked is a family drama about Elijah (played by up-and-coming actor, Mamoudou Athie) , a Memphis-born and bred young man, who is pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a master...

Uncorked 2020 Movie is . . . fantastic actually.

I finished watching Uncorked about a month ago. Like the main character, Elijah, I wasnt yet cemented on what I thought of it. I was incredibly wishy-washy.

Me: I think I liked it, but the ending . . .

Also Me: I loved it, and yet why didnt it just . . . GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED FOR ELIJAH!

::Proceeds to Ugly Cry::

Uncorked is a family drama about Elijah (played by , a Memphis-born and bred young man, who is pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a master sommelier.

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The above meme is hilarious....

Changes . . .

You may have noticed that my blog looks . . . different. I was messing around with settings and themes. I clicked on one and a question popped up asking me if I wanted to discard my old (and outdated lol?) theme. I clicked no. So, I assumed that if I clicked on another one, the same question would pop up. But no. Not so. Im laughing though because that darling theme was outdated and I had no idea! The bright bubble gum pinkalicious Blossom theme will be no more! So even if I wanted to return...

HELP! I Have an Overactive Imagination and (sometimes) I’m Afraid to Use it!

I remember once when I was sitting at home with my oldest son, (he was eight at the time), and he snapped at me, Why do you keep laughing?

We were supposed to be enjoying silent reading time, or perhaps I was enjoying it a little too much because I couldnt stop laughing out loud at a particularly interesting scene.

I totally empathized with his snippy reaction and didnt snap back. When youre a reading teacher to young children, the struggles they encounter and the achievements they share are...

Trust? Who do ya trust?

In the 1989 film, Batman and in the Year of All That is Purple and Glamorous, Princes (aka The Artist Formerly Known as Prince may he rest in peace) iconic song, Trust plays in the background as the Clown Prince of Crime (aka The Joker) uses free money to lure Gothams citizens to a parade where he can spray them all with Smylex gas held within giant parade balloons so the citizens can die laughing . . . with a Love That Joker rictus smile on their faces.

::Takes a Deep Breath:: to recover...

“The Many Faces of Ito” is . . . delightful.

The Japanese TV Drama, The Many Faces of Ito has it all and then some.

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I binge-watched it when it debuted on Netflix and may mostly re-watch it. Why?

Unrequited love. Misunderstandings. Best Friends Forever Betrayal.

Oh. My. Goodies!

The series is mostly about Rio Yazaki, a jaded rom-com screenwriter who is struggling to make a comeback and a pretentious, self-centered, and obnoxious student who upstages her. Whoever could he be?

Fortunately, Rio isnt necessarily an innocent by-stander or...

Virtual Conventions 2020

In the past, Ive attended a lot of conventions, but for whatever reason I didnt write much about them on my blog. Anyway, due to COVID-19s impact on the world, a lot of online conventions have been popping up around the world. Invited by A.M. Justice (thank you!) and launched by Virginia McClain (thank you!), Im pleased that I had the opportunity to get my geek on last weekend. Here are the Pros and Cons (clearly not an exhaustive list) of attending a virtual convention:

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Overall, it remains...

Super Face Recognition: Have We Met Before?

In a previous post, I shared my experience as a teacher with hyperphantasia and coming to the realization that not all people have the ability to create mental images, after one of my students shared with me that he couldnt picture images in his mind. Curious, I wondered if there was a reason or diagnosis for this. While looking, I learned that he may have aphantasia. Well come back to that later.

Just in case you havent yet read the post, allow me to catch you up to speed. While aphantasia ...