August 4, 2016:

Can I just say how much I love stories like these:

Stranger Things was rejected 15 to 20 times by various networks before getting accepted by Netlix

5 Great Shows That HBO Passed On

Why AMC and FX have HBO to thank for their hit shows

The show wasn’t an easy sell. Other networks passed on Sutter’s pitch before FX head John Landgraf bought it in the room.

After every major network turned down “Sopranos”

CBS’s Nina Tassler: every other network passed on ‘CSI’

ABC passed on American Idol twice, just like it did with Survivor

Every television network turned down ‘Offspring’ – now it’s the highest rating drama

Basically, the story of someone pitching out an out-of-the-box idea that, after being rejected every else, finally finds a home with a forward-thinking executive willing to take a chance on something new…and being richly rewarded for it.

Well, tomorrow is Akemi’s big day.  The day when, as she puts it, she’ll be “getting my eyeballs fixed!”.  Yes, after over a year of thinking about it, and watching endless youtube videos of the procedure, she’s finally going to get Lasik!  I’m going to miss those nerdy glasses