How Do You Know? Starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. How do you know? You get butterflies in your stomach? What does that mean anyways? What exactly are butterflies in your stomach? I get more of an upset stomach and can barely make it to the bathroom…in fact, on one occasion… …

    I remember the day that little Brita pitcher walked into my life.  It gave me filtered water in a filterless environment.  I filled her up every time I consumed water.  I was happy.  Satisfied with my eco-friendly, financially savvy decision.  Yay me!      Then the days became weeks, the weeks became months, the filter remained the same, …

     I must first take this moment to express my deep appreciation for Matthew Vaughn’s casting choices.  Let’s take a moment of silence to thank him. [Bow your head, take 5 seconds to thank God, Allah, Buddha, yourself, whatever supreme force or being you pray to!]     Now…James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as the young versions of the Professor and …

    Ah, the sun lathers your skin in vitamin E (or is it D? I forget), you feel happy, and you snuggle near your beloved until a slight breeze brings an odor to your attention.  You try to figure it out…It’s not the smell of the sea, it’s not your beloved’s cologne, but it is on …

     I remember driving my old, dark blue Nissan Sentra XE, with the windows down,Tori Amos blaring out of my stereo as I drove down the crack-filled streets of NW/NE 79th Street.  That was nearly 15 years ago.  Today, those streets, still not necessarily a spot you want to blare Tori, have slowly experienced a transformation.      The general feel of  Biscayne …

      It was a Saturday morning, I had cramps, three children (a 12-year old, which was mine, the other two, 10 and 7, I borrowed from my ex-husband-now-friend…it’s a long story!) and a pass to a sneak preview of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer.       The movie started at 10 a.m., but you know how these previews go…if …

There’s a girl who believes in that old cliché: the journey is the destination.  That girl, speaking in third person, is me.  I believe in magic, that anything is possible, and that time will stop for those moments preserved in our memories.  Welcome to my blog…here you will find snapshots of my journey and critiques on film, …