TV shows and movies

  • Netflix lately

    Apparently, my Netflix binge-watching didn’t stop when Mac came home. Even though we have several hundred channels, there never seems to be anything good on (we can’t cut the cable cord because we’re a bit too emotionally invested in certain sports teams), so we’ve been giving our Netflix account a solid workout. At the moment,…

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  • Game of Thrones, episode one

    So I could withstand the peer pressure of drinking and drugs in high school and college, but apparently TV shows are my weakness. In addition to watching Supernatural, I’m attempting to finish Game of Thrones before Mac comes home on leave. I’m getting the discs, so I’m at the mercy of the United States Postal…

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  • Movie scenes that always make me cry

    I was watching “The Patriot” the other day, and I noticed that one scene makes me cry without fail. I don’t cry at most movies, but a few always cue the waterworks. 1. The Patriot: when Susan runs after Benjamin begging him not to leave again 2. Armageddon: when Harry grabs the detonation device and…

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  • In my Netflix queue

    Given that my work-free evenings are spent watching something, I’ve decided to add a bunch of movies I haven’t seen to my Netflix queue. Some are really popular or classics that I just haven’t seen over the years. Others are ones that I never got around to seeing in theaters. I also might be adding…

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  • Kids, this is the story

    Of “How I Met Your Mother.” Subtitled “How Carter Bays and Craig Thomas stabbed me in the heart after nine loyal seasons.”   Last night was the series finale of one of my favorite shows. I started watching HIMYM in 2010 when Mac and I moved in together. While he was deployed the first time,…

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