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Picking Up the Pieces of Things Lost in the Divorce: Battlestar Galactica
One of the fallouts of the divorce was losing the things that I shared with the ex. Things that he appropriated and then tried to own them, and share them with his mistress. It took years for me to regain these things, to be able to partake in these things without getting overwhelmed with negative triggers. One of these days I will spend some time retracing the steps of his manipulation.
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Merry Christmas to Me – the Gift of Peace
There are many benefits to having older teens. First is that I no longer have to wake up at the butt crack of dawn on Christmas morning to open presents, or to do the “Christmas” thing.
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Fever Dream – Ghosts from My Past and Watching Bandersnatch
I have a weird quirk where sometimes the more popular something is, the more I resist jumping on the bandwagon. Some latent habit left over from my rebellious youth ? A remnant of anti-establishment feelings that never really disappeared, perhaps?
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Hard Pass – If the Animal Gets Hurt, I’m Out (John Wick is the Exception)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 broke me. A Dog's Way Home is on the banned list. John Wick is the only acceptable response to animal harm in film.