Did I mess up my weeks? Oh well, no matter. Also, what with mail slowness and so on, I went ahead and mailed Xmas cards to a lot of my regulars. Those are the GENERAL cards, not your specific winning cards. If you win, you’ll get another even better one.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Comfort Albie Dog
Happy Saturday! Apparently, there were massive wind storms last night, including deadly tornados in southern IL. The only affect on me is that Albie Dog woke me up at 5am and again at 7am and then insisted on climbing all the way into my arms and hiding most of the morning. Apparently, he had a hard night.
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Single All The Way! On Netflix! 8am Chicago Time
Woot, a nice Christmas movie again! The one time of year when Hollywood stuff is happy and family and romantic, just like we like it.
Continue readingDecember Update: I am Falling Behind on Everything Except Guilt (Plus, Albie Photo)
It’s almost mid-December!!!! And am I on schedule? NO! Everything is AWFUL!!! The GUILT!!!! Jesus was born to make us all feel like we should do more than we are doing. In a larger sense of “helping others”, but also in a very specific sense of “putting ribbon on packages when you wrap them”.
Continue readingAdvent 9 and 10: German Joke and VISHAL AND SHAKHER BEST SONG EVER
One of these is a bit abstract, one of them is BEST SONG EVER. So a mixed bag today.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Saturday Morning! 8am Saturday Chicago Time! Single All the Way!!!! Gay Christmas Romance on Netflix! WOOT!!!
Yes! We get to watch another CHRISTMAS movie! I love Christmas movies! Also, reminder, if you want a Christmas card, the fastest way to win most comments is by attending the watchalong.
Continue readingVICKAT WEDDING PHOTOS!!!!!
FINALLY! Your typical arty pretty instagram shots that don’t show the clothes, but at least it’s SOMETHING.
Continue readingAdvent 8: Let’s Do Addition!
Missed a day, don’t care, this is too fun not to try to catch up.
Continue readingTrailers!!!! RRR and Pushpa! Everything Is Very Epic
Remember when trailers where a little bit of song, a little bit of joke, a little bit of plot? No more! All plot! All epic! All Important!
Continue readingFriday/Saturday WatchAlong: Single All the Way! Cute Male-Male-Male Love Triangle Holiday Family Movie!!!! Who Can Join and When???
Yes! It is another non-Indian holiday movie watchalong! Don’t care, y’all will love this film. It’s warm, it’s family, it’s queer-friendly, and it has multiple songs. Everything DCIB likes. We just have to figure out, in this crazy time of holidays, when we can get together.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to on DHARMENDRA’S BIRTHDAY????
Happy Wednesday! It’s DHARMENDRA’S BIRTHDAY!!! What a glorious day for us all.
Continue readingAdvent 7: Barn Dance Time!
Who was it who loves this movie? I can’t remember!!!! One of my Americans I think. Anyway, that person saw this headline and went “oh, of course”. And everyone else went “huh?”
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Eva and I Get to Pick! Because We Are SAD!!!
Yes! I am playing the grief card! Again! Oh, but Genevieve, if your birthday kid wants to pick for his week, let me know exactly when it is. I remember it is around Christmas.
Continue readingAdvent 6 (a day late): Is this Mean? I Don’t Think It’s Mean. Is it?
I had a thought, and then I thought “that’s mean” and then I thought, “maybe not”, and now I am going with it!
Continue readingDiscussion Post Courtesy of Shreyans! What Characters Would We Dislike/Like If They Were The Reverse Gender? And Which Would We Feel the Same?
Yes! We are all going to THINK! Even though it is December, and FilmiKudhi is having a baby, and Eva and I are in mourning, and just in general life is insane (Genevieve, I’m I remembering right that you are in the midst of a sweep of birthdays?), we are still going to DISCUSS and THINK and STUFF.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What do You Want to Ask Me The First Full Week of December?
Happy Monday! Very busy weekend, but now I am all safe and sound and back at work like a normal person.
Continue readingAdvent 5: Shashi Time!
Woot! Oh, this is a good one! Or rather, a good five.
Continue readingChristmas GiveAway Week 4: Congratulations nayahaiyaha!!!! A Surprise Cinderella Story!!!!
Coming from nowhere to win it ALLL!!!! nayahaiyaha joined her first watchalong on Friday and made MORE THAN 100 comments!
Continue readingAdvent 4: Only One Obvious Option for Today!
Happy 4 day!
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Go to a Family Funeral!!!
Happy Saturday!!! It’s actually a family “viewing”, but it will probably take most of the day so y’all have to talk amongst yourself.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Jab Tak Hai Jaan! 3pm Chicago Time! Snow and Churches and Everything CHRISTMAS!!!!
Woo-hoo! Friday WatchAlong!!! Grandpa’s family funeral weekend, and yet I am maintaining normalcy! Also, I’m pumped to watch this movie with y’all.
Continue readingAdvent 3: This Makes Me Giggle
This is one of those things that isn’t quite a pun, or even funny, and takes longer to explain than to see. And yet, it amuses me!
Continue readingAdvent 2: Feeling FESTIVE!!!!
Woot, Advent 2!!!! On December 2, so on time! Let’s see what I can come up with.
Continue readingAdvent 1! A Day Late!
I’m doin’ it! I’m adding a new thing to my December to-do list! Because responsibility is FUN! At least, responsibility for my DCIB folks who I love. Yes, I am doing an Advent themed post EVERY DAY.
Continue readingHappy Thursday! Albie Dog Won’t Say “Merry Christmas”
It’s DECEMBER! Which means ADVENT CALENDARS!!!! And also, family competition.
Continue reading