~Friday~ Through some form of social media recently, I was pointed to an article called, 5 Critically-Acclaimed Movies That Bombed At The Box Office: The Artist, Man on the Moon, The Shawshank Redemption, Office Space, Blade Runner, and The Bottom Line. Of those, I’ve only seen The Shawshank Redemption, and I’ve read the book as … Read more
~Thursday~ As part of my Games & Learning Design class, 20% of our grade comes from our Game Journal, in which we are required to make six entries. Here's how it's described in the syllabus: Game Journal … 20% You are required to play games this semester—the more, the better, and as often as possible. … Read more
~Monday~ “Back to school.” Well that seems a little like hyperbole; I’m “back to class,” at least. I’m taking EAC 795 Games & Learning Design, one night a week, on Mondays, from 4:30-7:15. Since graduating with my Master’s degree in Technical Communication in December of 2007, I’ve taken one other class, which was ENG 583a: … Read more
~Monday~ Go to November's Walking Challenge 2012 Entry | See All Walking Challenge 2012 Entries And so it ends. After watching this video on January 2, 2012: I took on the challenge of making myself walk for at least 30 minutes every day for the rest of the year. I was successful on 342 … Read more
~Sunday~ For serious Barbra Streisand fans—myself included—we’ve been anticipating the release of her latest movie, The Guilt Trip, for quite a while now. It was released on December 19, 2012, and I saw it today. I was (pleasantly) surprised at how much I liked it. Which was a lot. An inventor (Rogen) invites his mother … Read more
~Saturday~ I know you only have to save paperwork for 7 years, but I’ve pretty much always ignored that. To the tune of having 33 years worth. Today I had reason to try and find evidence of a financial transaction that took place sometime in the 15-20-years-ago range, and I started by laying out all … Read more
~Friday~ From the very first listen to Barbra Streisand's Release Me CD, months ago now, this was my favorite song on it. I know relationships end for a thousand different reasons, and sometimes the sentiment in this song is not possible, but I'm thankful that I have parted amicably with the people I have loved … Read more
~Thursday~ Tonight I stuffed my pockets with a handful of Bit•O•Honeys and two bags of Snackwell’s Caramel Popcorn, and “carried myself” (as we say in the south) to the Blue Ridge 14 Cinemas, where all movies are $2.00, and I attended the 7:30 screening of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” A funny and touching … Read more
~Monday, Christmas Eve~ We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve this year, once again at the home of my sister and her husband, and once again the decorations, the food, and the company were superb! In a change from the traditional turkey and ham holiday meal, not unlike our Thanksgiving meal, Vivian and Jeff made the … Read more
~Saturday~ From Wikipedia: Salon (gathering): A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please … Read more