“I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.”
All in Movies
Every week I get a text or see a post of Facebook or Twitter asking for podcast recommendations. Every month or so I see the “I’m thinking about getting into podcast” post. While I’m not an expert (although if you want to talk to one, I can hook you up with some master podcasters), I can make recommendations not only about which podcasts to listen to, but also what to look for in general if you’re just now getting into them. Here are my tips:
It has been quite a year. Just...quite. I'll leave it at that (for now, at least). In response to that/in spite of that, June was a positive, eventful month! In the midst of work and general life changes, here's what I was into this past month:
This week, I’ve had many firsts. I’ve cheered for the US National Team in the World Cup (cheering for anyone in soccer is actually a first for me). I’ve used “i.e.” and “concurrently” correctly without looking them up first to make sure I used them appropriately (um…I did look them up after to make sure). I’ve learned how to make a shark emoji on Facebook – (^^^) if you need it. All these firsts are why it was so refreshing – comforting, even – to visit People.com this morning and see that they’d featured one of my longest loves. British men. Suits for days. Cheekbones. Things that American men have, yes, but with accents uncommon to my social circle!
Something that didn’t happen this week was the start of a many month- (almost year?) long discussion with Haley Bragg about British men. But, it's time we wrapped things up.
Some truths we hold to be self-evident:
You should keep reading, trust me...
Here is a collection of my night of over-tweeting (even though Kim and Brax were nice enough to say I wasn't). I like to think of this as my Dark Side of the Moon. Instead of starting The Wizard of Oz, just push play on your DVR of the ceremony and enjoy the experience! Plug: I used Storify to put these together - it's a pretty neat service, once you get the hang of using it.
In case you haven't heard, there's a new podcast in town, The Courtesy Laugh.You can find them on iTunes, or click the link to go to their Tumblr. In their introductory episode, one of the topics the guys touch on is the talent of Ryan Gosling. For whatever reason, Haley Bragg and I latched on to this and really delved into the issue at the place in Nashville that seems to inspire our pop culture sensibilities the most, Fido. Here are the results:
