Hmm that's intriguing! I might have to revisit those scenes now!

Now see that is actually an interesting point, but I found the execution of those scenes in the book boring and underwhelming. I guess I'm not really opposed to the idea so much as the way it actually played out.

That may be, but I still thought it was a stupid plot point.

I enjoyed Catelyn as a character, but that whole story line makes me roll my eyes so hard every time I think about it. Why sacrifice a perfectly good Dondarrion for a zombie Catelyn?

My biggest problem is how those things then seem to prove quality for people. I don't mind Leo, but I didn't want him to win an Oscar for The Revenant because I was so sick of the "He suffered!" narrative I was hearing from people I knew. That doesn't mean he deserves an Oscar.

I double majored in English and history because I couldn't pick between them. I knew the job market for those degrees were not great, but it was still so demoralizing to have to keep the same part-time job I had worked before college for a couple of years after graduating because I couldn't find anything else.

I started the first season of Preacher, which I have really enjoyed so far. Planning on watching Episode 7 tonight.

Glad to hear your dog is doing better! Hope she continues to improve.

I ran away from home a few times as a kid. When I was 10, my brother and I ran away and went to a friend's grandparents' house. I was initially confused that they called authorities on us instead of welcoming us with open arms, but now as an adult, I completely understand.

That would have been wonderful!

Is poor Tom Hanks in Geostorm too? He needs to fire his agent.

I'm not a linear thinker, either. Well, it's weird because I process information that way, but I don't think that way at all. My papers were always created piecemeal, and I usually wouldn't figure out what I was trying to say until I was actually writing, despite doing a bunch of pre-planning.

Even as a child, I was convinced that Cal was the most entertaining part of the movie. I'd watch the shit out of that.

Yep. I expected to at least get a good laugh out of it. But, no, I just sat there in mortified silence and wondered how on earth nobody involved in the production didn't speak up and say, "Hey, maybe this isn't a good idea. Not getting paid is a better idea than doing this movie."

i'm deeply ashamed of myself for watching it despite reading your comment and knowing it must have been awful. And it was even worse than I imagined.

Yes I definitely preferred Young Augustus. I understand why they recast him, but I didn't think the transition was handled well.

That's really the only one that piqued my interest. Looking forward to seeing it myself.

My dad had a boss who drank bleach at a Pentecostal church service. He ended up hospitalized because "he didn't have enough faith." I wish I were making that up.

It's certainly an odd mix of "Let's hit the highlights of years of Roman history at ludicrous sped!" and "Let's slow everything down and spend lots of time on these minor characters you don't care about." I really liked the beginning and end of the season when it had a little more focus.

The middle of that season of Rome is such a mess. I wish they had had at least another season to work with.