I’m falling behind but below I’ll list a few of the things I’ve seen & read lately. If you want to catch all my reviews, check out my amazon/uk page. I hope to catalog everything there (movie, tv, book reviews … to-read & to-see lists) eventually.
Watching:
Jekyll : Complete BBC Series 1 […]

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I’ve spent the last week deregistering from practically every site I’ve ever signed up for. I was only half-assing most of them anyway. I’d log on maybe once a quarter, tool around a bit and then log back out before I felt obligated to do anything. So goodbye facebook… adios flixter… farewell twitter… […]

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After putting Sydney to bed earlier tonight, I crept back in to see if she’d fallen asleep. Almost; she was in that blissful not quite asleep/not quite awake stage… eyes closed, out in the ether somewhere floating toward dreams of disney princesses, tea parties and butterflies.
And then, as I turned to go, […]

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Last night I dreamt I took a bath in phosphorescent sea salts before dressing in all-black to go out hunting snakes by moonlight. I may not be certain what this means, but I’m pretty sure I know what Freud would say…

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We pay 80€ a year for the privilege of owning a mastercard with a balance that’s paid in full at the end of each month via direct-deduction from our bank account. It’s like a glorified debit card by American standards, but very necessary for reserving airline tickets, hotel rooms, or buying things on the […]

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Why do I always feel people are mocking me when they’re complimentary, yet impartial & fair when they’re critical?
Example:
Random email #1: Dear B., I love your blog! You are funny and make me want to move to Germany. I look forward to each new post, so please don’t ever stop blogging!
Me: What a grade-a […]

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I have a new favorite book: The Man Who Fell Asleep by Greg Stekelman. The short of it is- this is the best satire I’ve read in years… quite possibly ever.
TMWFA is that good. Gushingly, stalk the author, shout it from the rooftops, better than ezra, good. And before any of you wiseacres […]

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I ran into my bum again today. As I was waiting for the #8 I spied him out of the corner of my eye asking some old lady for cash. For those of you who don’t remember the original post, I gave him money about a month ago only to be chastised for […]

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For years now part of my shtick with Sydney has involved pretending I don’t know her. She’ll come running and, as she reaches for my hand, I’ll say “Who are you?” to which she’ll chortle and reply “mo-ooom, it’s me, Sydney!”
“Sydney?? I don’t know no stinkin’ Sydney,” I’ll retaliate. “I don’t even like […]

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Alternate Title: Things I do to entertain myself on boring Sunday afternoons.
Dude began his career when he was barely weaned from his Mother’s teet. No more than 14 (that’s 2 in dog years), he was prominently feature in JC Penny’s `Young Miss´ Catalog. “I just seen something in him,” said retired photographer, Buck […]

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