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The soundtrack from the movie The Ultimate Life is now award-winning. Roger Hall of American Music Preservation lists the soundtrack as one of the “Best Film Music Releases of 2013”. I really love this movie, and I really love the music in this movie. This is one of those movies that is just perfect for curling up on […]
Read More The Ultimate Life..Now an Award Winning SoundtrackRecently, my Facebook feed has been inundated with content and videos from Upworthy, and I watch some of them. For the most part, I realize that these are a time suck. Maybe I get a bit of good news or get outraged over an injustice, but on the whole were they really worth my time? […]
Read More Oh No…I’m Getting Ideas AgainI had no idea how much I could love a radio program before last year. The BBC Radio 4 did a production of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, which led me to Cabin Pressure. John Finnemore writes the show and it stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Martin Crieff), Roger Alum (Douglas Richardson), John Finnemore (Arthur Shappey), and Stephanie Cole […]
Read More Cabin Pressure Wins Best Radio Sitcom 2013…Brilliant!Recently, I attended a private party at Pinot’s Palette, a place where you make a little art while you drink a little wine. A co-worker organized a party and invited us to bring some people and join in for an evening of painting and wine drinking. This was not my first trip to Pinot’s Palette. Some of […]
Read More The Imperfections Are Where the Love LivesWant to help Sherlock and John solve cases? The creators of Sherlock are releasing a mobile game (January 20th UK, January 27th US) allowing you to become part of Sherlock’s Homeless Network. We’re all going to need something to tide us over until Season 4 comes along, right? (Wow, that sounded a bit like a […]
Read More Sherlock: The Network…Something to Tide Us Over Until Season 4I grew up with The Comma Queen. Grammar mistakes were often met with glib sayings that have stayed with me, (and end up uttered whenever faced with a opportunity similar situation) apparently, for life. Did things like this ever happen to you? Examples Question: Where is the insert whatever you’re trying to find here at? Answer: Somewhere […]
Read More Things That Drive Me Nuts…Common Grammar and Spelling MistakesSince I offered up the Golden Globe winners, I thought it would only be fair to tackle the next big news in the round of award season happenings. This morning the nominees for the Oscars were announced….yes, I included all of them. I’m not sure whether to say “you’re welcome” or “I’m sorry”. Most of […]
Read More Awards Season…Oscar NomineesOh, this is just beautiful. Are you a Twin Peaks fan? It’s weird how certain topics come up in conversation over and over again. I’d watched Twin Peaks a bit when it first aired, but I was a bit young (my parents really weren’t all that thrilled about their 13 year old watching it). I hadn’t really thought […]
Read More Creating the Theme for Twin PeaksDid you watch the Golden Globes last night? I missed the Golden Globes last night. I was still in recovery after watching His Last Vow, the final episode in Season 3 of BBC’s Sherlock. (Recovery? Really? Yes, recovery. Don’t worry, there will be a post about all of Season 3, just not until it airs in […]
Read More And the Winner of the Golden Globe is…This quote struck me as terribly true today. “When you make music or write or create, it’s really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you’re writing about at the time. ” ― Lady Gaga Sometimes you have to shine a light on things that you’d prefer to leave […]
Read More Don’t Protect Yourself From Your Art