Theatre
January
Selma - 01.25.15
February
Whiplash - 02.08.15
DVD/TiVo/etc.
January
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - 01.03.15
47 Ronin (2013) - 01.03.15
Frank (2014) - 01.17.15
2 Guns (2013) - 01.24.15
Lone Survivor (2013) - 01.24.15
The Best Man Holiday (2013) - 01.25.15
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) - 01.25.15
Dom Hemingway (2013) - 01.28.15
February
Seven Psychopaths (2012) - 02.01.15
Horns (2013) - 02.03.15
Belle (2013) - 02.07.15
About Time (2013) - 02.07.15
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich (2011) - 02.08.15
John Dies at the End (2012) - 02.15.15
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - 02.15.15
Boyhood (2014) - 02.21.15
The Imitation Game (2014) - 02.21.15
American Sniper (2014) - 02.21.15
The Theory of Everything (2014) - 02.21.15
January
Selma - 01.25.15
February
Whiplash - 02.08.15
DVD/TiVo/etc.
January
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - 01.03.15
47 Ronin (2013) - 01.03.15
Frank (2014) - 01.17.15
2 Guns (2013) - 01.24.15
Lone Survivor (2013) - 01.24.15
The Best Man Holiday (2013) - 01.25.15
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) - 01.25.15
Dom Hemingway (2013) - 01.28.15
February
Seven Psychopaths (2012) - 02.01.15
Horns (2013) - 02.03.15
Belle (2013) - 02.07.15
About Time (2013) - 02.07.15
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich (2011) - 02.08.15
John Dies at the End (2012) - 02.15.15
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - 02.15.15
Boyhood (2014) - 02.21.15
The Imitation Game (2014) - 02.21.15
American Sniper (2014) - 02.21.15
The Theory of Everything (2014) - 02.21.15
I received the Not Your Mother's Beach Babe texturizing shampoo and conditioner
for free from Influenster for testing and reviewing purposes.
I have naturally curly hair, so I don't really need a texturizing shampoo.
But my hair is very thin/fine.
So what I love about these products is that it makes my hair feel lighter and fluffier!
And it smells so good. It smells like the beach!
I actually really like this product. And not because it was given to me!
Plus it's sulfate-free, so that's another good thing.
I'm definitely going to purchase the shampoo and conditioner.
And I want to try the sea salt spray and hair cream.
I found that Walgreen's carries these items, In-store and online.
So, I know where I can get them.
Though I wonder how this would work for someone with straight hair.
Gonna have to give some to my friend for her to try out.
for free from Influenster for testing and reviewing purposes.
I have naturally curly hair, so I don't really need a texturizing shampoo.
But my hair is very thin/fine.
So what I love about these products is that it makes my hair feel lighter and fluffier!
And it smells so good. It smells like the beach!
I actually really like this product. And not because it was given to me!
Plus it's sulfate-free, so that's another good thing.
I'm definitely going to purchase the shampoo and conditioner.
And I want to try the sea salt spray and hair cream.
I found that Walgreen's carries these items, In-store and online.
So, I know where I can get them.
Though I wonder how this would work for someone with straight hair.
Gonna have to give some to my friend for her to try out.
- Current Mood:
pleased
I cannot adequately put into words how happy I was today.
Watching Germany destroy Brazil 7-1. And in Brazil!!
Sweet revenge for 2002.
And to top it all off, Klose gets that scoring title all to himself.
Bliss!!!!
Klose has been my favorite footballer since I first discovered him in 2002.
And each tournament, I've wanted that World Cup title for:
my birth country, my team, my boys, my Miro.
And 4 years ago, when Klose got so close to tying Brazilian Ronaldo for the scoring title...
I just knew in my heart, he was gonna be too old to get named to the NT this year.
But he was still fit and producing at the Euros 2 year ago and I began to have hope.
And when he was named to the squad this year, I knew there was a chance.
Sure, he wouldn't be a started anymore. He is 36 years old, after all.
But when he came on against Ghana and tied with Ronaldo. I freaked out.
I just knew he was gonna get it. He just had to!!
So when he started today, I got super nervous and super excited!
My friend Sonja even texted me:
What if he breaks the Brazilian record. In Brazil. Against Brazil.
He did just that!! How perfect was that?!
I screamed so loud and for so long!
If my neighbors could hear me, I bet they may have thought I was being murdered!
I was literally shaking and sweating for several minutes after that.
It didn't help that Toni Kroos (one of my fave younger guys) went & scored 2 goals within 2 mins of each other!
And then have my boy Schürrle score 2 goals once he came in for Klose.
Perfect!!
It's probably a good thing I can no longer do daily tweet dumps.
I spammed the hell outta twitter today!!
I was watching the match "with" a bunch of Germany supporters.
And there was so much to celebrate and re-tweet.
So nervous for Sunday, but so looking forward to it!!
- Current Mood:
giddy
I keep forgetting to do this...
What I just finished reading
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The Fall also by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The first 2 books of The Strain Trilogy.
I really, really liked The Strain and I've been meaning to read it for some time now.
But of course, I had to be sure to read the 1st book before the FX series starts in July.
Yes, it's another book series about vampires.
But you don't want to be anywhere near these vampires.
They aren't tragic or sexy or anything like Anne Rice, True Blood, Twatlight, etc vamps.
This vampirism is like a virus and spreads as such.
The 1st book felt like I was reading the vampire version of the movies Outbreak or Contagion.
What I'm reading now
The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The last book in The Strain Trilogy, which I just started reading the other day.
I'm also reading Skin Game by Jim Butcher.
It's the latest book of the Dresden Files series.
One of my favorite book series, along with The Dark Tower and Harry Potter.
I actually bought this book.
Even though I can really get into it, I didn't finish it as quickly as I thought I would.
Mostly because the Strain books were digital loans and I wanted to finish them before I had to return them.
Plus, the World Cup has been occupying a lot of my free time!
What I'm reading next
I'm not sure what I'm going to read next.
Maybe the newest (last?) of the Mortal Instruments series.
Maybe the 3rd book of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.
I guess I'll decide once I'm done with my 2 books.
Depends on my mood.
What I just finished reading
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The Fall also by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The first 2 books of The Strain Trilogy.
I really, really liked The Strain and I've been meaning to read it for some time now.
But of course, I had to be sure to read the 1st book before the FX series starts in July.
Yes, it's another book series about vampires.
But you don't want to be anywhere near these vampires.
They aren't tragic or sexy or anything like Anne Rice, True Blood, Twatlight, etc vamps.
This vampirism is like a virus and spreads as such.
The 1st book felt like I was reading the vampire version of the movies Outbreak or Contagion.
What I'm reading now
The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The last book in The Strain Trilogy, which I just started reading the other day.
I'm also reading Skin Game by Jim Butcher.
It's the latest book of the Dresden Files series.
One of my favorite book series, along with The Dark Tower and Harry Potter.
I actually bought this book.
Even though I can really get into it, I didn't finish it as quickly as I thought I would.
Mostly because the Strain books were digital loans and I wanted to finish them before I had to return them.
Plus, the World Cup has been occupying a lot of my free time!
What I'm reading next
I'm not sure what I'm going to read next.
Maybe the newest (last?) of the Mortal Instruments series.
Maybe the 3rd book of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.
I guess I'll decide once I'm done with my 2 books.
Depends on my mood.
What I just finished reading
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
I really enjoyed this, even though it reminded me so much of his dad's work. (Stephen King)
He has a similar writing style (IMO) and the story just seemed like something King would write.
(Which is probably why I enjoyed it.)
I was gonna put a little blurb about the story, but I can't seem to think of how to describe it.
What I'm reading now
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
I decided to go ahead read my other Joe Hill book and so far, I really like it.
It's about an aging rocker that buys a ghost and the havoc it wreaks.
What I'm reading next
I really have no idea what I want to read next.
Maybe I will pick something that's been on my to-read list for a very long time.
I'll make the decision once I finish my current book.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
I really enjoyed this, even though it reminded me so much of his dad's work. (Stephen King)
He has a similar writing style (IMO) and the story just seemed like something King would write.
(Which is probably why I enjoyed it.)
I was gonna put a little blurb about the story, but I can't seem to think of how to describe it.
What I'm reading now
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
I decided to go ahead read my other Joe Hill book and so far, I really like it.
It's about an aging rocker that buys a ghost and the havoc it wreaks.
What I'm reading next
I really have no idea what I want to read next.
Maybe I will pick something that's been on my to-read list for a very long time.
I'll make the decision once I finish my current book.
What I just finished reading
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Oh man...this book destroyed me. But I loved it!
It had me sobbing in the bathub. (I like to read in the bathtub.)
After certain events transpired, I just could not stop crying.
Even after I finished the book and wrote a little review on Goodreads, I was still crying!
I haven't connected with fictional characters so much in such a long time.
I cry easily when watching tv/movies, but to cry once the book is done is something special.
I passed the book on to my niece and she loved it, too.
What I'm reading now
I'm still reading My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer
...very slowly!
I would probably be further along, if I had it as an e-book.
Just because I don't feel like carrying the book to work.
It's the kind of book that's difficult to read while trying to eat with a knife & fork.
Oh well. I'll finish it eventually.
I'm also reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When I started reading this, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to be about.
I just remembered that it was something that I wanted to read.
Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors and this is newest novel. (I think)
But once I got into a rhythm, I really started to get into the story.
I found the ending a little sad, but I really liked this book.
What I'm reading next
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
I've wanted to read this since I read the review in Entertainment Weekly.
I'm getting a digital loan from my library, so I can finally read it.
It's definitely an interesting concept.
6 Books for the year. 29 more to go!
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Oh man...this book destroyed me. But I loved it!
It had me sobbing in the bathub. (I like to read in the bathtub.)
After certain events transpired, I just could not stop crying.
Even after I finished the book and wrote a little review on Goodreads, I was still crying!
I haven't connected with fictional characters so much in such a long time.
I cry easily when watching tv/movies, but to cry once the book is done is something special.
I passed the book on to my niece and she loved it, too.
What I'm reading now
I'm still reading My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer
...very slowly!
I would probably be further along, if I had it as an e-book.
Just because I don't feel like carrying the book to work.
It's the kind of book that's difficult to read while trying to eat with a knife & fork.
Oh well. I'll finish it eventually.
I'm also reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When I started reading this, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to be about.
I just remembered that it was something that I wanted to read.
Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors and this is newest novel. (I think)
But once I got into a rhythm, I really started to get into the story.
I found the ending a little sad, but I really liked this book.
What I'm reading next
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
I've wanted to read this since I read the review in Entertainment Weekly.
I'm getting a digital loan from my library, so I can finally read it.
It's definitely an interesting concept.
6 Books for the year. 29 more to go!
What I just finished reading
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
The last book of the Divergent trilogy. I found it mildly disappointing.
I didn't like the explanation that Roth gave for how society was.
I found it, for lack of a better word...hokey.
I enjoyed Insurgent a whole lot more.
What I'm reading now
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer
I love fairy tales and these are new stories based on old characters, themes and tales.
I've only read about 4-5 of the stories so far. I liked a couple of them.
A couple of them were so-so.
One of them, I really didn't like. I found it lacking.
I just hope things pick up soon.
What I'm reading next
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
I've been wanting to read this for quite some time now.
In fact, I've already started reading it. I read the first chapter just because I didn't have my book with me.
I kinda want to put the other book down and keep reading this!
I didn't put up a 2014 Reading Challenge entry last month.
Last year my goal was to read 45 books, but I didn't meet it.
I only managed to read 33 books.
I was happy with that, because I didn't think I would get that far.
I managed to read 6 books within 7 days while in Germany.
I did a lot of reading while I was there.
Anyway, this year I decided to challenge myself to read 35 books.
I figured reading 33 books last year was a challenge.
So, 35 books should be a challenge this year.
So far, I have completed 4 books.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
The last book of the Divergent trilogy. I found it mildly disappointing.
I didn't like the explanation that Roth gave for how society was.
I found it, for lack of a better word...hokey.
I enjoyed Insurgent a whole lot more.
What I'm reading now
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer
I love fairy tales and these are new stories based on old characters, themes and tales.
I've only read about 4-5 of the stories so far. I liked a couple of them.
A couple of them were so-so.
One of them, I really didn't like. I found it lacking.
I just hope things pick up soon.
What I'm reading next
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
I've been wanting to read this for quite some time now.
In fact, I've already started reading it. I read the first chapter just because I didn't have my book with me.
I kinda want to put the other book down and keep reading this!
I didn't put up a 2014 Reading Challenge entry last month.
Last year my goal was to read 45 books, but I didn't meet it.
I only managed to read 33 books.
I was happy with that, because I didn't think I would get that far.
I managed to read 6 books within 7 days while in Germany.
I did a lot of reading while I was there.
Anyway, this year I decided to challenge myself to read 35 books.
I figured reading 33 books last year was a challenge.
So, 35 books should be a challenge this year.
So far, I have completed 4 books.
Theatre
January
The Wolf of Wall Street - 01.05.14
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 01.10.14
American Hustle - 01.19.14
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 01.25.14
The Dallas Buyers Club - 01.26.14
Frozen - 01.30.14
February
Philomena - 02.01.14
The Lego Movie - 02.23.14
Monuments Men - 02.26.14
Robocop - 02.27.14
March
Noah - 03.30.14
April
300: Rise of an Empire - 04.03.14
Divergent - 04.06.14
The Grand Budapest Hotel - 4.13.14
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 04.24.14
May
Transcendence - 05.04.14
Amazing Spiderman 2 - 05.13.14
Godzilla - 05.21.14
X-Men: Days of Future Past - 05.23.14
Maleficent - 05.31.14
June
Neighbors - 06.05.14
The Fault In Our Stars - 06.06.14
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - 06.23.14
July
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 07.10.14
August
Get On Up - 8.10.14
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 08.29.14
September
October
Gone Girl - 10.21.14
Fury - 10.22.14
November
Big Hero 6 - 11.12.14
Interstellar - 11.14.14
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
December
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - 12.16.14
DVD/TiVo/etc.
January
Prisoners (2013) - 01.02.14
Red 2 (2013) - 01.02.14
Rush (2013) - 01.02.14
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) - 01.21.14
*Los Olvidados (The Young and Damned) (1950) - 01.21.14
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) - 01.25.14
*The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) - 01.25.14
Lizzie Borden Took An Axe (2014) - 01.26.14
February
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) - 02.22.14
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) - 02.22.14
Angel (2007) - 02.27.14
March
*The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 03.03.14
*Pickpocket (1959) - 03.03.14
Cloud Atlas (2012) - 03.08.14
*Women In Love (1969) - 03.10.14
*Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - 03.22.14
The Sessions (2012) - 03.25.14
One For the Money (2012) - 03.26.14
April
*My Dinner With Andre (1982)
May
October
Big Driver (2014) - 10.24.14
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) - 10.24.14
Non-Stop (2014) - 10.26.14
The Conjuring (2013) - 10.29.14
Mama (2013) - 10.30.14
November
Gangster Squad (2013) - 11.01.14
The Legend of Hercules (2014) - 11.01.14
Valhalla Rising (2009) - 11.02.14
Byzantium (2012) - 11.05.14
Winter's Tale (2014) - 11.08.14
Sinister (2012) - 11.09.14
Fruitvale Station (2013) - 11.15.14
Hitchcock (2012) - 11.15.14
The Hangover III (2013) - 11.15.14
Snowpiercer (2014) - 11.16.14
August: Osage County (2013) - 11.22.14
The East (2013) - 11.22.14
The Wolverine (2013) - 11.22.14
Runner Runner (2013) - 11.23.14
Les Miserables (2012) - 11.30.14
December
January
The Wolf of Wall Street - 01.05.14
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 01.10.14
American Hustle - 01.19.14
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 01.25.14
The Dallas Buyers Club - 01.26.14
Frozen - 01.30.14
February
Philomena - 02.01.14
The Lego Movie - 02.23.14
Monuments Men - 02.26.14
Robocop - 02.27.14
March
Noah - 03.30.14
April
300: Rise of an Empire - 04.03.14
Divergent - 04.06.14
The Grand Budapest Hotel - 4.13.14
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 04.24.14
May
Transcendence - 05.04.14
Amazing Spiderman 2 - 05.13.14
Godzilla - 05.21.14
X-Men: Days of Future Past - 05.23.14
Maleficent - 05.31.14
June
Neighbors - 06.05.14
The Fault In Our Stars - 06.06.14
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - 06.23.14
July
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 07.10.14
August
Get On Up - 8.10.14
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 08.29.14
September
October
Gone Girl - 10.21.14
Fury - 10.22.14
November
Big Hero 6 - 11.12.14
Interstellar - 11.14.14
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
December
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - 12.16.14
DVD/TiVo/etc.
January
Prisoners (2013) - 01.02.14
Red 2 (2013) - 01.02.14
Rush (2013) - 01.02.14
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) - 01.21.14
*Los Olvidados (The Young and Damned) (1950) - 01.21.14
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) - 01.25.14
*The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) - 01.25.14
Lizzie Borden Took An Axe (2014) - 01.26.14
February
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) - 02.22.14
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) - 02.22.14
Angel (2007) - 02.27.14
March
*The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 03.03.14
*Pickpocket (1959) - 03.03.14
Cloud Atlas (2012) - 03.08.14
*Women In Love (1969) - 03.10.14
*Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - 03.22.14
The Sessions (2012) - 03.25.14
One For the Money (2012) - 03.26.14
April
*My Dinner With Andre (1982)
May
October
Big Driver (2014) - 10.24.14
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) - 10.24.14
Non-Stop (2014) - 10.26.14
The Conjuring (2013) - 10.29.14
Mama (2013) - 10.30.14
November
Gangster Squad (2013) - 11.01.14
The Legend of Hercules (2014) - 11.01.14
Valhalla Rising (2009) - 11.02.14
Byzantium (2012) - 11.05.14
Winter's Tale (2014) - 11.08.14
Sinister (2012) - 11.09.14
Fruitvale Station (2013) - 11.15.14
Hitchcock (2012) - 11.15.14
The Hangover III (2013) - 11.15.14
Snowpiercer (2014) - 11.16.14
August: Osage County (2013) - 11.22.14
The East (2013) - 11.22.14
The Wolverine (2013) - 11.22.14
Runner Runner (2013) - 11.23.14
Les Miserables (2012) - 11.30.14
December
This journal is now Friends Only.
No specific reason why we're on lockdown and no particular person drove me to do this.
I'm becoming more protective of my private life and what I share with complete strangers
and I just want to know who is reading this.
Some entries might be made public, like memes and artwork.
I'm not particularly interesting but, if you want to be added, leave a comment and I will check you out.
More often than not, I will add you back.
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Dr. Jones crossing the Rainbow Bridge.
I still miss him, but I'm no longer sad.
As I started writing this I was thinking of how I wish he were here sitting next to me, right against my leg.
Of course, I start having these thoughts and I get a little teary-eyed.
Comments
I read Life After Life and really loved it.
Even though I knew it was coming, I burst into tears when I read the words..."August passed away"
I was sobbing in the bathtub!
I haven't connected with fictional…
Really enjoyed The Fault in Our…