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Then and Now Bloghop

Now that we're older and wiser, it's time for this reflective, fun blog hop! Thanks to the blog hop hosts with the most: The Armchair Squid Nicki Elson Suze Nan Mock As the Squidster said on his blog, here's a prompt for the hop: The greatest films stand the test of time, speaking to us in different ways at various life stages. Is there a movie that was a part of your life when you were younger that you see differently now? Like fine wine, has it improved with age or did it die in the bottle? Has maturity brought you new insights you missed in your youth? We want to know all about it! The movie I choose is the happy coming of age story  Ferris Bueller's Day Off . I adored this movie when it launched in 1986, my freshman year of high school. It was one of the funniest movies I'd ever seen. What a classic take on American high school. I was a goody-two-shoes in school. I studied like a big ole nerd, and I didn't have t...

Genre Favorites Blogfest

That kooky author Alex Cavanaugh is at it again, hosting a fun blogfest HERE . Genre Favorites Blogfest, September 17, 2012 One blogfest, four favorites! List your favorite genre of: Movie Music Books And a guilty pleasure genre from any of the three categories!  Okay, here goes: 1) My favorite MOVIE genre is... DRAMA/ROMANCE Titanic is my favorite movie (quit laughing!) and here's a deleted kissing scene from the epic ship flick: I also love The Shawshank Redemption, Speed, Godfather II, Terminator II, American Beauty, Gladiator, Die Hard, Moonstruck, Working Girl, A Fish Called Wanda, Grand Canyon, Prince of Tides, Ordinary People, and so many more. 2) Favorite MUSIC genre: MAINSTREAM ALTERNATIVE Now that's an oxymoron! What I mean is that I love music that's "alternative" but not too far out there. My favorite song is With or Without You by U2 . Gah. What a beautiful, sorrowful song. Other artists I love are The Fray, Jack Johnson, Colbie ...