Month: August 2011
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More Thoughts on “The Hour”
We are now about midway through the first series of The Hour and I have to say I am enjoying it. It’s suspenseful but also paced very well so that you don’t get wound too tight, nor is it dull. I think it’s interesting to see the comparisons to political clout between now and then,…
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Things that make me happy
Playing string with kitties, especially MY kitties. Getting emails sent straight to my phone. Finally. Hot chocolate and a soft blanket and a nice book. Flowers. Music by Chameleon Circuit. The color green. Living near the beach. Camping. The idea of camping on the beach, while I’ve never done it, sounds like something that would…
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Almost Autumn
It’s the end of August. Kids from kindergarten to college are back in school, traffic is thick on the streets, and the mugginess is enough to stop you in your tracks. It’s the end of summer, and then end of the dry season, and the end of the tourists (at least to a small degree).…
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Philippines: Looking Back
Today was the day the youth presented their experiences from the mission trips to the “stockholders” that invested in the trips. Without support, most of us couldn’t have gone. There were some good stories told by the kids, and a couple of great videos of our time there (I’m trying to get copies for you)…
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Caspian’s glove phobia
(This will be short because I’m exhausted but wanted to write something for today.) Caspian has a phobia of (among other things) gardening gloves. I store my gloves in a box under the desk (which makes sense because the desk is by the porch door and this way they’re handy for doing gardening but won’t…
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The Saga of the Giant Roach
Once upon a late night yon as I turned off all the lights my eyes happened to stumble on a thing which gave me a small fright. There upon my counter top I spied a monstrous insect, brown and black, antennae wave atop as it scurried all around. I froze for just an instant as…
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Random Commentary on The Hour
As I mentioned in my previous post, there is a new British drama on BBC America this fall called “The Hour.” It’s about the BBC’s news hour in the 1950s, Cold War espionage and intrigue, government conspiracies and cover-ups, suspense and mystery with a dash of romance. The story centers around Bel, who is the…
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TV Confessional
Until we moved to Hawaii, we didn’t have cable. We paid $12 a month to have the local networks and a couple of “freebies” the cable provider gave us, but that was it. Then we moved here and the only way to see my beloved Tarheels was to pay not only for cable but for…
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On Math Class
I’m not a math person. You can probably tell that from reading most of this blog, but I think my frustration with math was largely due to a lack of life application that I could really see. Why do I need to solve this formula? What is the purpose? What is so interesting about it…
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Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on River Song
So, I mentioned briefly in the comment section of my post about Rory that I think River Song might be a paradox and that is why Rory keeps “dying.” Or, rather, that he only is alive because he must be alive for River to exist. This will undoubtedly cause problems in the next several episodes…
Joanna Volavka 