Happy Monday! Back to normal life for 3 days, then holiday again, and then depressing nothing for simply AGES. February is the shortest month, but always feels longest.
Continue readingI betcha that people are going to call this movie not-feminist. Because it stars Varun Dhawan and has songs and bright colors, and therefore must be misogynist. Only darkly lit serious movies can be feminist, you know? But what I enjoyed most about this movie is the way it never made me cringe. The female characters were just people. Not saying it’s a great movie, but really, there’s nothing wrong with it! It’s fun!
Continue readingWell, that was a nice film! Entertaining, silly, a few slightly surprising twists, and a charming central couple. And an overall fun 90s Masala kind of feel to it, bright colors and silly non-diegetic songs and all of that.
Continue readingSecond to last one! Or last one? I can’t remember. Let’s say second to last! We’ll do one more winner for New Year’s. Oh, and MARIA! DON’T LOOK IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED! YOUR CARD IS IN THE MAIL!
Continue readingWhat joy for us all! Filmikudhi and Maria both sent me dog photos. Because what is Christmas, if not taking cute photos of confused doggies?
Continue readingWooo! A NEW movie! New to all of us! So we will all be equally lost. I’m excited!
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I’ve got sweatpants on, I’ve got leftover cake to eat, I’ve written all my thank you notes, it’s a post-Christmas fun zone! And at 3pm today, I get to watch Coolie No.1 with y’all which is the BEST GIFT OF ALL.
Continue readingSo, Christmas is over! Well, paused temporarily. At my house, we had the big Christmas dinner, and now my parents are cleaning up (because I cooked), and I am writing this
Continue readingHappy Card-mas! Today is the day that I offer to send you a card if you send me your address. Although many of you are already getting a card anyway, because I am taking your sharing of your address last year as permission to send it this year.
Continue readingRemember back earlier this month when I was talking about sewing and sewing and sewing, but I couldn’t tell you what I was making because I didn’t want to spoil the surprise for relatives who might be reading the blog. But now I can reveal to you the beauty and majesty of my presents!!!!
Continue readingOh boy, a thinky post! I’ve been deep binging cult documentaries because I find them soothing. You’ve got soothing word salad from the original recordings, crossed with that sense of “wow, my life is hard some times, but at least I’m not cleaning toilets for a madman 20 hours a day because I bought into some word salad!” And naturally, this all made me think about Jesus.
Continue readingLove Actually! I am strongly in the “love” camp. While, “love but also fastforward some of the storylines” camp.
Continue readingI expect INPUT here! We need to vote and decide once and for all if the ultimate American Christmas song is a white man singing about snow and homesickness, or a hippy woman singing about longing and guilt and regrets.
Continue readingI just watched Coolie No. 1 on youtube, without subtitles, and at triple speed. So I pretty much know everything, I think. I’ll just have to rely on you to fill in the little things like “who is that second hero?”
Continue readingYes! I’m doing it! Even if it is only me and Kirre, totally worth it!!!! I need something fun and relaxing to look forward to after Christmas.
Continue readingThe grand finale of all my Christmas songs posts! What is your favorite Christmas song? Can be a recording, or can be a song you sing yourself.
Continue readingYou don’t have to celebrate Christmas to answer this. If you are a non-Christmas celebrator but really love that one kind of cookie the bakeries have at this time of year, still answer. I mean, I could answer “favorite Eid food” and “favorite Passover food” too. Or if you are an adult/in-laws celebrator, tell me that too.
Continue readingHappy Wednesday!!! And happy two days to CHRISTMAS!!!!! I had a brief thought of “gee, am I being overly Christian by being all Christmas?” and then I thought “nah, I’m just being me” and stopped worrying about it.
Continue readingWhat a festive discussion topic! In this time of 24 hour Christmas music everywhere, I know there are songs you have gotten absolutely sick of.
Continue readingYes, it is the battle of the hateful songs! The ones where when they pop up on your Pandora Christmas channel, you are willing to listen to an ad to be able to skip them. Or maybe everyone else loves this songs and it is just me?
Continue readingFirst, don’t feel too bad for him. I just bought him a bunch of Christmas presents to make up.
Continue readingChristmas is FRIDAY!!!! I am SO EXCITED! We will open presents and sit around the TV fireplace and go for a nice walk through the neighborhood. And dress the dog in a variety of adorable and uncomfortable outfits. But, in all those plans, there is no slot for a Friday WatchAlong. What To Do?
Continue readingMy parents and I watched this last weekend, and I want EVERYONE to see it. It’s a local Chicago theater company, they do these shadow puppet shows with live narration, it’s really hard to explain, but it’s super good.
Continue readingDesserts, so complicated! I don’t want to mess up, so I am turning for help to the DCIB community who might have experience here.
Continue readingPOPKA! I have another challenge that I think you can best help us with! Which very strange 1980s Christmas video is the most strangest 1980s Christmas video?
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