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January 12, 2015
2015 Golden Globes Recap
Awards season is underway as we count down to Oscars, the Super Bowl of the entertainment industry. Last night was the Golden Globes, the biggest precursor to the Academy Awards, recognizing the best of the previous year’s offerings in film and television.
There were no huge surprises at this year’s Globes. No scandalous or outrageous gowns. No unfortunate omissions or surprising confessions in acceptance speeches. All in all, it was somewhat of a ho-hum presentation. For what it’s worth, her...
January 5, 2015
Happy Freakin’ New Year
It’s a new year! It’s a new day! It’s a new me!
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Isn’t it funny how every December, we get so excited for all the possibilities the new year holds? Like many people I know, I love the idea of the “fresh, clean slate” of January 1st. As a longtime friend recently put it, even though it’s just another day, it somehow feels different. It feels new. Like you get to start all over again. Awesome!
I embrace the new beginning, running toward at full-speed, a...
December 20, 2014
The Interview Should Make You Livid
The Interview
I hope you were paying attention, though. And I hope you are outraged. You should be.
If our own government tried to squelch our freedom of speech in such a manipulative, terrorist manner, we would react swiftly and strongly. We would be very vocal. It would blow up Facebook and Twitter. People wo...
December 15, 2014
I Just Don’t Wanna Do It
Isn’t it nice when you find out a friend shares a crazy quirk you have? Somehow relating to someone else makes it feel a bit less crazy, right?
I just learned that one of my closest friends hates to pump gas as much as I do. I love her even more for this!
I can’t really explain why I hate pumping gas. It’s not like it’s a difficult or challenging task. Not even really particularly time-consuming. It just annoys me. The whole process of having to stop whatever I’m doing or wherever I’m going,...
