Dear BDH, We love you thiiiiiiis much. Please stop offering to hire mafia hitmen. Also, please do not perform rituals cursing the unnamed paint contractors. That is not good for you. We had to lock the comments. Love, Your Hosts. In the end, it’s paint. Yes, it sucks, but it’s only paint. It can be
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I’m Going to Watch This Movie So Hard
Romancing the Stone 2.0. Omg, I laughed so hard. Chaning’s hair. The hair! The cinch on the cover. :making incoherent noises: The… Not going to ruin the surprise, you will know when he shows up.
Always a Bright Idea
Dear Jackie, we got your email. We are rooting for you.
My Terrible Addiction to Renovation Shows.
Last year really beat me up. I still haven’t recovered. The work is a huge slog. We’re writing at about half the usual pace. I’m really tired creatively and have to take frequent breaks. It’s a terrible thing, because normally my brain processes things and chews through the next scene of the book while I
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On Husbands, Spoilery Abilities Of
Every day Gordon and I have dinner at around 3 or 4 pm and watch true crime shows on the couch. Sometimes we also nap. But we usually stay awake for at least one episode. What it’s like to watch true crime shows with Gordon. 5 minutes into the show Narrator: …a mystery that shocked
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Scythians
This is a film about Tomiris, the queen and war chief of Scythians who defeated and killed Cyrus the Great around 530 BC. We used proto-Scythian tribes as the model for the People of the Kurgan, so these are Julie’s people. Archeological evidence suggest that they were probably a bit more blondish, but the movie
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Flame’s Daughter
This is a Chinese Fantasy/Martial Arts drama, available on viki. Romance, martial arts, magic, and happily ever after. Which doesn’t typically happen in Chinese historical or pseudo-historical drama because only Communist path can guarantee happy future. Verdict: Liked it a lot. It’s a nebulous historical time in China. The country is ruled by an Emperor
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Things I Learned From Chinese Dramas
Physics are for wimps. Warrior maidens are awesome. sometimes the bad guy is just cooler heroes are gallant Dramas listed in this post: Princess Weiyoung, Love Me If You Dare, Princess Agents, Legend of Yu Xin, and the General and I. Everything can be found on viki.com.
Dianxi Xiaoge, My Favorite Youtube Channel
Let’s watch the video first. Makes you feel better, doesn’t it? The woman’s name is Dianxi Xiaoge, the dog’s name is Da Wang. They live in Yunnan in China. I’ve been following her videos on Facebook for months, and they always make me feel better about my day. I don’t watch for the recipes –
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I’m So Mad
Why is this not the real thing? Do you know how many times I have watched that cartoon series from start to finish? Someone make this for us. We deserve it! For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about: Come on, Hollywood. You love remakes.
Moonlight Drawn By Clouds
I have found it, the magical unicorn of dramas. Historical setting – check. Amazing costumes – check. Cool brutal action scenes – check. Outstanding leading actors – check. Lots of humor – check. Less than 50 million episodes -check. Happy Ending – check. Behold! I give you Moonlight Drawn by Clouds. This Korean drama is
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