This month, I want to talk about family. In the past several months, I have been blessed with the opportunity to reconnect with far flung family. I traveled to Las Vegas in October, and visited with my Aunt, Uncle and their children and grandchildren. Right after that, I travelled to New York, and spent time with my mother’s other sibling’s family. And learned about our … [Read more...]
Archetypes across Cultures
I love Binge Watching. I really like watching international movies and tv shows on my laptop with the subtitles on. The combination of reading the dialog and watching the action makes me feel like I am reading a moving book. My brain is engaged. Recently, I discovered Atelier, a Japanese show created by Netflix. It’s adorable. The heroine, Mayu, is a fiber geek. (I, too, … [Read more...]
The problem with expectations . . . .(Star Wars Spoilers)
Is that they are rarely met. I no longer have to pass over Star Wars spoilers on Facebook, the news, or with my friends. I completed the series with my movie friends yesterday. We finished the evening, eating Thai food, thrashing out what we liked and what we didn’t like. (Besides the understandable grief over Han Solo – although I thought he really didn’t have anywhere to … [Read more...]
Rebellion, anyone?
Who is planning to see the new Star Wars movie when it comes out in a few weeks? I am! I had never seen the prequel series until recently, so I have watched the first five in the past couple of months. I’m lucky to have friends that we meet for dinner and a movie (or two) every few weeks. We’ve done all Downton Abbey, all Harry Potter, all the Lord of the Rings. We’re … [Read more...]
Shared Experiences
I spent four days in Las Vegas attending a technology conference for work. I rarely get the opportunity to attend an event like this, and although I was excited, I was also worried about sensory overload. I was excited because I have family, rarely seen, in Las Vegas. My Aunt, Uncle, cousins, and their daughters live there. I hadn’t seen them for over two years, and I … [Read more...]
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