Mount (kinda) Pleasant

I spend so much time moaning and groaning about the drawbacks of living in our neighborhood (robbery, murder, car break-in's, rats, lack of parking etc.) that I often forget some of the positives.

Spiderman Rises from the Ashes

This recently resurfaced after twenty some odd years of storage. My parents made the incredibly poor decision to sell our beloved two hundred year old New York farm house and put all of my tender childhood memories in boxes on the floor of an evil storage facility. Did I mention that I was still a little bitter about this? I opened it up to find that it still has the 45 record intact. More importantly, at what point did the monster and superhero worlds cross allowing the wolfman to appear in this?

Air and Space

We just wrapped up a whirlwind three day visit with Grandpa. The kids love it when he comes to town and we try to enjoy some of Washington D.C.'s tourist attractions that we never take advantage of normally. Let me first tell you how grateful I am that nearly every place we went was free. In this crap economy it's a welcome relief to not have to shell out endless dollars to visit someplace amazing. We chose the Air and Space Museum, since our last visit took place five years ago (I know, pitiful). A great day was had by all.

See What I Mean?

These two particular clouds have blown away, but you get the basic idea.

Spring Has Spung

O.K., so the title is borrowed from a pre-school bulletin board , it's actually true. A week or so of warm soothing sunshine and cerulean blue skies have prompted us to break out the sidewalk chalk. Here are the results.

Sandy Point on a Cold Day

During a depressing cold spell last month I found myself looking for something to do. I discovered it in Sandy Point Park. If you take a drive on Route 50 east past Annapolis right before the Bay bridge you will find this sprawling sand covered beach and park with plenty of distractions for young and old. Places to sit and eat, great views and a decent playground all make for an afternoon of fun.

Imdb and Me

On days where I hit a monstrous slump, I find myself slinking closer to the laptop to get my fix. A place where you can post thought provoking questions for discussion, mindless drivel, or angry borderline slander. You can have the DeNiro in Taxi Driver vs. Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon debate one second and find yourself slinging some mud regarding the personal love life of an actor/actress the next. That's right, it's Imdb....and it's spectacular.
Provoke a troll, you get a stalker that will both warm your heart and frighten you to death in equal measure. Engage a writer, film maker or actor (yes they do read and post!) and you get thoughtful answers to most sincere questions. Best of all? It's a movie buffs dream!! Every movie ever made, every thespian to grace the large and small screen, it's all in the mix! Mega fans, mega fun. Film geeks debate everything from the Star Wars prequels to Fellini, cinematography, casting, overlooked performances, you name it..they talk about it.
I knew I was in trouble when I started checking this site instead of CNN with my early morning coffee. Most of my friends are swept up in the current facebook storm (I confess, I do love me some facebook too) but I still find myself drawn to post random observances from the latest thing I've seen at the movies or ordered on Netflix. Nothing beats it.
Go and get yourself an account and let the fun begin.
www.imdb.com