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The Costumes of My Life! Part I

As many of you already know, I’m in love with Halloween, and costumes especially. Were I a more knowledgeable geek (and also had more money (which I probably would if I were a more knowledgeable geek)), I’d be at every … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 20: Solarbabies

“Solarbabies” opens up on an orphanage, so I’m immediately sold. Apparently a nuclear war has wiped out much of the Earth. I’ll just let IMDB sum it up, because frankly, I had no idea what’s going on. Apparently, the plot … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 14: The Care Bears Movie

So the other night, I took a poll for the next Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night: “The Care Bears Movie” or “Cheerleader Massacre 2?” And “The Care Bears Movie” won by one vote. But because I am a foolish, foolish woman, … Continue reading

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Today I Am Home

So my new apartment is in a house that was a small hotel back in the early 20th Century. Wait, do you capitalize “century?” Either way. Now it’s divided up into three apartments. My place RULES, but the walls are … Continue reading

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13 Movies I Can Watch Over and Over (and over…and over…)

13. Back to the Future “It’s the Libyans, Marty!” From the beginning, where Marty is a wailing, misunderstood guitarist, to the end, where he reunites with Jennifer before she was Elisabeth Shue, “Back to the Future” is awesome. Michael J. … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 9: Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo

My brother recapped it first! Click here for his take, and awesome site in general!   We begin with an extensive montage, where everything that you remember from the mid-’80s flashes across the screen in lots of color! Boomboxes! Fashion! Dancing! … Continue reading

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Little Orphan Annie and My Grandmother

When I was seven years old, I was OBSESSED with “Annie.” My grandmother, Mary Byrnes Collins, introduced me to the Broadway record, and I was never the same. “Annie” was my love, my life. I hadn’t seen the play or … Continue reading

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