Yes, I saw The Hobbit. Yes, I saw it more than once. Yes, a review is coming. Now that we got that out of the way, a few notable things to mention. How about finally, FINALLY becoming a member of Whedonesque. Whedonesque devotes itself to all things Whedon and his many works. From time to … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness Part Two: Onward
Midweek Geekiness Part One: Turning the Page on a New Year
Michelle W over at the Daily Post posed a simple prompt today: Where were you last night when 2012 turned into 2013? Is that where you’d wanted to be? It's a good question to ask prompt or no prompt. New Year's Eve gets loaded with expectation and regret. The stoke of midnight puts a period … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness Part One: Turning the Page on a New Year
To All The Readers
Merry Christmas! Thank you for reading and thanks for the thoughtful, funny posts I read over the year. Midweek Geekiness goes on holiday tomorrow as I visit family. In the spirit of the feature, I offer these further greetings courtesy of The Hobbit Facebook Page:
A Blog-Inspired Gift
My friend V told me the story about the strange looks given to her as she outlined her gift to me. This came before I unwrapped the tissue paper, my first thought was alright. My friends know me well, some of them too well, and V was no exception to either rule. "I told them … Continue reading A Blog-Inspired Gift
Midweek Geekiness: Through the Looking-Back Glass
Like many blog writers, I looked over my posts over this almost-completed year. Technically, this blog has gone on for over a year. I had reflective posts, fumbling posts, and Book Talk posts. Midweek Geekiness came after getting stumped for ideas. Using the adage 'write what you know', I read all things sundry and nerdy. … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: Through the Looking-Back Glass
Midweek Geekiness: Prepping for The Hobbit
Two days until The Hobbit premieres in theatres. Right now people watch their extended editions of The Lord Of The Rings, while critics lament this latest film as 'too long'. All the clips, interviews, and red carpet events basically resembles the time-honoured words, "People start your engines." Me? I take a different track to prepping … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: Prepping for The Hobbit
Not Going to Waste a Sunny Day
People's biggest complain about blogs and social media involves the weather. Food either comes in first or second, as in what the writer/tweeter had for lunch, but weather seems really close. I could be wrong. I ponder the question as this post keeps up a streak about weather-related things. I am from Winnipeg. We watch … Continue reading Not Going to Waste a Sunny Day
Now It’s Snowing Outside
The best part about WordPress is all the widgets, and other ways to personalize a blog. I can tweak here, or tweak over there, plus feel grateful for some of the HTML training during my Library Tech program. The bad part about WordPress is all those same widgets to tweak over here, or tweak over … Continue reading Now It’s Snowing Outside
Something That Must Be Said
I took a peek around the newspapers reporting on the 23rd anniversary of the Montreal massacre. The message boards have the usual reminders to not forget, or people simply stating 'get over it.' Some commenters accuse people of using the day to bash men. I just take a huge, exasperated sigh. I know I want … Continue reading Something That Must Be Said
Midweek Geekiness: Some Expected Hype for An Unexpected Journey
When I got home, I checked on my precious. No golden ring here, but two tickets to see The Hobbit in IMAX 3D at Silver City, on its opening day. Assured the tickets existed, I hunted for interviews over a glass of wine. The hype was expected for something like this, and no surprise some of … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: Some Expected Hype for An Unexpected Journey
Unpaused Life 