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Supergirl is Back & So Am I

Supergirl is Back & So Am I

My mother is insisting I write more. So it’s been about five months and nothing has changed. Still the same old Mom yelling at me to write and still the same old me nodding and drinking iced coffee and ignoring her.

However, here I am, writing.

I’m writing because last night, I came face to face with the realization that the world is being subjected to YET ANOTHER season of Supergirl. And I mean…

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To the Best Mom Around

First of all, happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. I contemplated doing a post today about all of the fictional moms I love, but I thought it’d be better to just talk about the mom in my life.

I talked to her yesterday and she was like you don’t have to call me on Mother’s Day and that seemed like a test, so I called her anyway. I also called her because I would be genuinely lost without…

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The Changing Images of Masculinity & Femininity in 2018 Film

The Changing Images of Masculinity & Femininity in 2018 Film

My mother says that I should be writing for this blog at least a couple times a week. Obviously, that has not been happening. She also said that I shouldn’t be writing about movies as much because this shouldn’t be a “movie blog.” She wants me to write more about what’s going on in the world or something like that.

Well, sorry, Mom. I am writing something, but it’s going to be about movies.

If…

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The Aftermath of ClexaCon

The Aftermath of ClexaCon

So it’s been about a week since I got back to LA after ClexaCon and wow, what a weekend. First of all, to anyone reading this who bought my book or took a sticker or a flyer or politely declined or talked to me for a little, THANK YOU. This was my first convention of any kind and my first convention selling these books of mine. It was a very overwhelming experience, in a good way, and I am so…

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ClexaCon or Bust

The time is almost here, kids. It’s almost time for me and one of my best friends (what’s up, Melanie?!) to put this show on the road and head out to Vegas. That’s right, I’ll be there selling my two books at booth 220. Come say hey! Orrrrr maybe you found your way here because you picked up a free sticker at my table at ClexaCon and wanted to know what I’m all about. In which case, hi, hello,…

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I Wrote a Book (Again)

I Wrote a Book (Again)

What’s up, world? I’m back again with another novel to talk about ad nauseum until the third and final installment of the Carly Allen Trilogy comes out. But I’m getting ahead of myself. I haven’t even talked to you about the second book and here I am jumping the gun. So, let’s circle back around to book numero dos. It’s called I Didn’t Start the Fire and it picks up a couple months after Burn…

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"It is the Titular Role!"

“It is the Titular Role!”

It’s been a while since we chatted about my New Year’s film resolution and again, I know everyone is on pins and needles. So, let’s get into it, shall we? 2/24 – Mistress America 2/25 – Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold 2/26 – Clueless 2/27 – Frances Ha 2/28 – The Host 3/01 – Frances Ha 3/02 – Sweet Home Alabama 3/03 – Creed 3/04 – Frances Ha 3/05 – Game Night 3/06 – The Cured 3/07 – Lady…

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Greta the Great

(Hi, the Acadamy is a joke and not hella tight at ALL.) I raise your Marvel and DC cinematic universes and introduce you to the Greta Gerwig Cinematic Universe™️. An idea that I did not personally use those words to describe, but an idea that’s been circling around in my head since my first viewing of Lady Bird. The films are as follows: Lady Bird Mistress America Frances Ha The order of the…

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Brunch or Bust

Hi. Hello. I’m back. It’s been awhile again. I’m aware. I have just returned back to my apartment after a relaxing time in Palm Springs. I had never been before, but consider me a big, big fan now. Palm Springs is still stuck in the seventies and eighties and I live for that architecture and commitment to neon. Anyway, I’m not here to tell you about the atmosphere of Palm Springs, I’m here to…

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Hi, 911, an Animated Movie About a Boy Named Zucchini Made Me Feel Too Much

Hi, 911, an Animated Movie About a Boy Named Zucchini Made Me Feel Too Much

Alright alright alright. Back again with the movies. In case you were worried about my wellbeing, yes, I am going out to see the sunshine. Yes, I am socializing. I sadly could not become a hermit to accomplish this task. If I could somehow finagle it so that I don’t have to socialize and don’t have to work and don’t have to see the sunshine and just watch movies all day, I would. Alas, I cannot.…

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Lady Bird and the Idea of Something

Lady Bird and the Idea of Something

So, I’m going to try to do at least an update every seven or so days. I’m not sure anyone at all is invested in my quest to watch a movie a day for a year, but on the off chance someone is, I got ya covered. At the very least, maybe you’ll get a movie recommendation out of this. I started off the month with Sadie’s Last Days on Earth. This was a tiny little Canadian indie film that I eventually…

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Shower Me With Praise Because I'm Moderately Successful at Keeping Up One New Year's Resolution

Shower Me With Praise Because I’m Moderately Successful at Keeping Up One New Year’s Resolution

So, I’ve been terrible about keeping one of my New Year’s Resolutions. The one about posting here more often. Clearly, that hasn’t been at the forefront of my life. However, I have been CRUSHING my New Year’s Resolution of watching one movie a day. Some of them have been total disaster, but like some of them have been fine. A few have been outstanding. Curious as to what nonsense I’ve been…

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It's Been a Year

It’s Been a Year

So, I’ve been absolute trash at keeping up with my resolution of writing on this blog. My other resolution of watching a movie a day is going spectacularly and maybe I’ll write about the movies I’ve watched. Weekly? Monthly? We’ll see. I don’t know why I continue to create these expectations when I know full well that I probably won’t be living up to them, but I guess I just want to keep you on…

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What's Your Favorite Season?

What’s Your Favorite Season?

Keeping true to my word, here’s my thoughts on tonight’s Golden Globes awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama: Call Me By Your Name Dunkirk The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri My Choice – I’m gonna go with the only movie on this list that I haven’t watched yet, The Post. I might be the only person in the world who didn’t like Call Me By Your Name for non-homophobic…

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I Made a New Years Resolution After All

So despite saying just a few days ago that I wasn’t planning on making any New Years Resolutions, ya girl went and made a New Years Resolution. I’m not eating kale or drinking more water or anything like that. I’ve decided that every single day in 2018, I’m going to watch a movie. Yes, this is the dumbest resolution I could make. However, I truly do not care and I’m going to stick with it. I…

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Time is a Social Construct, but Happy New Year!

So, I was driving to work this morning and I saw this: If you can’t really see, it’s a plane with a banner. The banner says, “You look bee-utifil!” and it’s an ad for Bumble, the dating app. First of all, I was unaware that business were still out here using planes as means of advertising. Certainly not hip, young, millennial companies. I thought plane banners exclusively catered to real estate…

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The Best of Me: 2017 Edition

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the last few days of 2017. The weird interim between Christmas and New Years. For a lot of you, that means being off school or work. For people like me who knowingly entered into the hospitality industry, today is my Tuesday. As far as my life goes, 2017 has been a bit of a whirlwind. I picked my life up and moved entirely across the country. I published a book. I…