Gloria Oliver's Blog, page 134
May 16, 2010
Another Goodbye - My Feline Master Keiko
Pets can be your friend, console you when you're sick, boss you around. They may not be able to speak in words, but they can communicate with you all the same. The better you know them and they know you, the easier that communication becomes. So...
May 9, 2010
Movie Review - Iron Man 2
Staring: Robert Downey Jr, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L Jackson, Clark Gregg, etc.
Premise: Now that Tony Stark has revealed himself to the world as Iron Man, he's having to deal with some of the fallout. The government wants the suit, his industry competitors want the suit, some aggrieved people he's never even heard of want pay back. But the one thing most prominent in Tony's mind is the ticking time bomb in his chest. W...
May 2, 2010
Movie Review - Losers
Staring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaenada, Jason Patrick, Holt McCallany, etc.
Premise:An elite special forces unit is sent to Bolivia in what should have been an easy in out tagging mission. Things get complicated when they find out the target is using 25 children as shields. When the voice on the other end of their comm link refuses to call off the air strike, they wade into the estate and save the children then get out before t...
April 16, 2010
Movie Review - Kick-Ass
Staring: Aaron Johnson, Garrett M Brown, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Chris D'Amico
Premise: David, a typical nerdy teenager, ponders why people don't actually try to be superheroes. Not able to see the downside, he decides to try to be one and his life is changed forever.
Review: ***WARNING*** This film is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NOT FOR CHILDREN!! *** The R rating is well deserved and though the commercials paint the premise as somewhat light hearted, the subject matter digs deep...
April 11, 2010
Movie Review - The Bounty Hunter
Staring: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez, Joe Garland, Jason Sudeikis, Dorian Missik, Christine Baranski, and more...
Premise: Bounty Hunter gets his dream assignment when he finds out there's been a warrant put out on his ex-wife. Knowing her like no other, he takes the job, but it ends up being more than he ever bargained for.
Review: What shone the brightest for me in this movie was the utter glee of Aniston and Butler in playing their roles on this film. It...
March 28, 2010
Famous Spots and Expectations
I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to travel here and there at different times in my life, even out of the country. (And if my dream comes true and I win the lotto someday, I have a ton more I will be going to visit!) The biggest thing that's whacked me over the head when I've gone to some of these places, more specifically the very famous ones, is how due to the media, there's a built in expectation of what the place will be like that doesn't often actually meet with...
March 14, 2010
EPICon 2010
Unlike the rest of the convention I attend, Epic's is strictly for e-book publishers and authors. No fans. (Well, writers are always fans too so I'm not exactly telling the truth, but you know what I mean.) :P So it can be a great venue for picking up new tips on marketing, making connections, networking, doing pitches, etc.
This year's convention was...
March 10, 2010
Read an E-book Week and Free E-books!
The time has come around once more for Read and E-book Week. E-book awareness has been rising in the last few years. And you all can cash in big time with some free books!
Don't know what an e-book is? Would like some info? EbookWeek.com has set up a page to discuss what they are, the numerous ways they can be read, free computer program readers, resources and more.
Zumaya Publications has also jumped into the act by offering several of their titles for FREE for the week! One of the...
Read and E-book Week and Free E-books!
The time has come around once more for Read and E-book Week. E-book awareness has been rising in the last few years. And you all can cash in big time with some free books!
Don't know what an e-book is? Would like some info? EbookWeek.com has set up a page to discuss what they are, the numerous ways they can be read, free computer program readers, resources and more.
Zumaya Publications has also jumped into the act by offering several of their titles for FREE for the week! One of the...
February 28, 2010
What's in a Name?
But what's in a name, you ask? Loads! Especially for writers.
With a name you can give the reader a bunch of information without ever actually having said anything. Let's try 'Jorge Winchester' for instance. What does it tell you? On a guess, you might say that Jorge comes from a couple with Spanish heritage, probably on the mother's side, and a more Englis...
