Arlee Bird
Today is the first day of the A to Z challenge created by Arlee Bird. So thank you Arlee! What better way to celebrate the letter “A” than to begin it with you. Have a great Monday, everyone.
A to Z Challenge
Xenomorph
Because Prometheus is just around the corner (days are counting down) and I need to talk about something that begins with an “X”, I’m choosing to write about the Alien xenomorph. Most people who have seen the movie Alien find the xenomorph itself pretty disturbing. There is also something totally and undeniably horrifying about the … Read more
When It's Time
Tuesday morning I drove up to my childhood home in Idaho Falls to put my mother in a care facility. Now that it’s Wednesday night, and I’m writing this completely exhausted from two days of filling out paperwork, moving furniture, and setting up her room, I can tell you that this was the most difficult … Read more
Monsters Inc and the important questions of life
For those days when you are on a diet, and see a hamburger… And for those days when you think Tentalus… Just might be the result if Celia and Thaladius Bile from Monsters, Inc. had a baby… Then, my writer friends, you are ready for the ultimate truth. Why something is “cool” depends exclusively on … Read more
Love, Life, and a little Lorax
“Cause when a guy does something stupid once, well that’s because he’s a guy. But if he does the same stupid thing twice, that’s usually to impress some girl.” — the Once-ler from the Lorax
Cars, Confidence, Communication, and the Celebration of You
This post is taken from a Tumblr called Long Live Lemons which is no longer around. “The car who has her headlights as her eyes from Cars 2. I drew her the way I see her in my mind – beautiful; like all the of the lemons. I even gave her a name, Claudette. One … Read more
Awesome Andy Davis
Growing up is hard to do… You remember the real questions And your play friends you left behind It is the girls and boys inside us all that allow us to love Thank you Andy. Thank you Pixar. All things end. Even childhood. But at least it stays with us to inspire our stories for … Read more