Disconnected

Speaking of television, I recently made a pretty dramatic change to my viewing habits. I splurged and bought myself a new Tivo Premiere so that I could FINALLY stream Netflix to my television like the proper, privileged first-worlder that I am, and then I cancelled all cable except for the basic channels. Logically, it made [...]

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Donna & Rose

This blog has seemed too public for most of the things I’ve had going on lately. Fortunately, even when there is nothing else, there is always television. Beloved television. My latest show is Doctor Who. I had been intending to watch it for quite a while, but it wasn’t until my aunt and uncle gave [...]

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The Unrealized Benson

It became a tradition in my family to name pets after our favorite fictional characters, or after our favorite TV shows. We have a deep love for good television, and it has proven to be a great source for excellent pet names. Felix was named after Felix King in “Road to Avonlea.” I was completely [...]

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“Bones”

Television has really been disappointing me lately. I have actually taken The Office off of my Tivo, because I just couldn’t stand anymore to watch the shadow of what was once my favorite show. LOST is over. And even Community, which is my new favorite show, had one good episode that was followed by two [...]

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The X-Files: A Legacy of the Cold War*

I thought lot during my re-watch of The X-Files about why it was so much a show of its era. At the heart of The X-Files is a sweeping government conspiracy that “reaches into the lives of every man, woman, and child on this planet.” The X-Files began in 1993, less than four years after [...]

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The Duggars and Me

I don’t have many good party tricks, but I CAN recite the names of all the Duggar children, in order of birth. (Josh, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace, and Josie. You have no way of knowing that I didn’t look that up, [...]

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The Next X-Files Movie

My sister and I were talking about the most recent X-Files movie tonight, and how marvelous it was. We are both, frankly, still shocked that the movie even got made. Who would have THOUGHT in a million years that they would make another X-Files movie! But it brought us both (I think, putting words in [...]

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X-Files and Cancer

I would like to promise that this blog is not going to become nothing more than my delirious rantings about The X-Files, but I can’t make that promise. It’s kind of fun to pretend like I’m 15 again, and that The X-Files is The Most Important Thing In The World. It’s also fun to watch [...]

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“Faulty Camera In My Mind”

There is a writing challenge taking place, which was proposed by author Laurie Halse Anderson. The challenge is to write for 15 minutes a day, every day, during the month of August. It seemed like a good opportunity for me to get back into the writing habit. I like the challenge’s approach to write for [...]

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Nerd Alert: Re-examining The X-Files

Since my dog died, it has been crucial that I distract myself when I’m at home. If I’m not actively distracting myself, I can’t help but focus on how empty the house is without him. I’ve relied on the few escapes I felt like would both comfort me and allow me to forget that I [...]

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