May 21 2009
Business trip!
I have a business trip to the East Coast this week. I’m very excited! I will probably be less active than usual this week.
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- Captain Marvel Review: 1.5 Stars Out of 51. I don’t know where to start with Captain Marvel. So many things went so wildly wrong that we’d need a presidential commission to get to the bottom of it. It’s like the Chernobyl of superhero movies. 2. If at any point you feel like your action movie would benefit from a character whose main […]
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- Suicide Squad sequel: 2.5 stars out of 5, far improved over original
Best of luck!
I’m surprised that SN isn’t in more of a party mode. I say when the adults are away the teens should RAVE! Just joking.
Realistically, I’m not surprised that activity is down. I suspect without the head honcho people will be less apt to post to our well-qualified, but unmerited community.
P.S. I thinks it’s safe to call SN a community. He has a mayor and his council (B.Mac and Jacob), houses (review forums), homeowners/worker/visitors (the SN population), business (articles), a fine culture (more articles), and parties!
“I’m surprised that SN isn’t in more of a party mode. I say when the adults are away the teens should RAVE!” Hah! Everybody knows that I am the life of the party. Erm, but not in a rave sense. (I generally recommend against alcohol and narcotics for writers; many writers have depressive tendencies and almost every writer has poverty tendencies… I know a few writers that ruined themselves with alcohol, unfortunately).
“Hah! Everybody knows that I am the life of the party.”
In a sense. But don’t get conceited, that’s my thing. 😉
Speaking of the life of the party, I had a rather kickass barbecue yesterday, although I did not get out to Arlington National Cemetery like I had hoped.
Did you cook anything vegetarian-friendly? What was happening at the cemetary?
I had coleslaw and potato salad. And salmon, which some people consider part of a vegetarian diet.
ANC does a variety of ceremonies on Memorial Day. For example, the President laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns yesterday.
Yeah, I’m technically a pescatarian becasue I still eat fish. Sounds delish.
I’m sorry you couldn’t go to your thing at ANC. At least your back, Mr. Mac.