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Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesDirector: Francis LawrenceGenre: DystopianDate Released: November 17, 2023Date Watched: November 18, 2023Rating (1-didn't like; 5-excellent): 4.5 The movie wasn’t bad. I liked it more than I anticipated but I still think there was a lot that could have been better. Tom Blyth, the guy who played the main character... Continue Reading →
Title: The CreatorDirector: Gareth EdwardsGenre: Sci-fi Action Thriller; DystopianDate Released: September 29, 2023 Date Watched: September 29, 2023, on IMAX The Creator is a sci-fi dystopian movie about artificial intelligence. The U.S. blames New Asia for a nuclear explosion in Los Angeles, CA and is out to stop them from creating more AI because they... Continue Reading →
All for daughter because she is obsessed. Even though she's read the books on my Kindle, and has downloaded the first book on her tablet and has been rereading it, I figured she might want the actual books. A Divergent makeup palette. She nearly screamed my ears off when she learned that Sephora was selling... Continue Reading →
Daughter got a Divergent t-shirt for her birthday a couple of weeks ago and was OMG about it. She plans to wear it to the opening day of the Divergent movie this week. I have to admit, I'm pretty thrilled myself about seeing the movie. Daughter and I both read the trilogy by Veronica Roth... Continue Reading →
I'm not in any urgent need for more makeup but ended up buying more than I'll ever wear anyway when I dropped by Ulta to only buy shampoo and conditioner. Makeup is my weakness. I should know better than to drop by Ulta with only my 5-year-old who actually helped me pick out the Glinda... Continue Reading →
{photo courtesy of IMDb} "I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say good-bye." ~Pi Patel The family went to see Life of Pi over the weekend. I heard great reviews about this movie so my... Continue Reading →
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