Hi. My first post was in December 2017 and it was so much fun and so cathartic. I did not believe anyone would be interested in my thoughts and feelings and it turns out I was right. So I can say whatever I want on this blog without fear that anyone will actually read it.

Since the name of my blog refers to movies and TV I will stick with this theme until I can think of something better to write about.  I am hooked on Games of Thrones, Forged in Fire, Days of Our Lives and English murder mysteries on PBS.  Although I hear that there are a lot of shows with great reviews that I should watch to advance my social and cultural knowledge (and be able to complete crossword puzzles) I refrain from getting involved in these shows because they will then demand that I spend my spare time watching them.  (Also I can search the Internet for any answers I need on the crossword puzzles.) I would rather be doing something else.  So I ignore them and spend my time reading or doing work around the house or yard work or doing my day job at night when I get home from work.  As you can see I do not have a social life but I give myself points because I do not use the TV as a fill-in for a friend.  I am content to wander through life on my own.  My own head is very noisy, I don't need someone adding to the clatter.  I have two cats who are very special to me.  I live with family members who are very special to me.  When they are not around I am not lonely. I value my time to myself because this is the time when I can rearrange the clutter in my head and make it reasonable and sane.  Being around people all the time just adds to the clutter.  I need space to deal with it all.

I deviated from my theme.  Somehow I started talking about me instead of movies or TV.  I promise that I will not make it a habit.  But you did get a little insight into me.  Did you find it interesting? Do you know someone who might feel the same as I do?  Being an introvert in an extrovert world can be a drag on the self esteem.  Be kind to those of us who are shy and withdrawn.  We are not bad people, just a little overwhelmed.

I am helping my relative open an Etsy shop.  Quite interesting and I hope very lucrative.  It will help her with her education expenses if we actually get some sales.  Exciting stuff.

We also have a wedding coming up, birthdays, surgeries, and vacations in our immediate family.  Going to be a busy end of the year.  No births imminent, mores the pity.  A smiling, pooping little bundle of joy would be a great Christmas present.

HBO had a season 7 Game of Thrones marathon on Saturday.  I had to watch. Season 7 was great and frustrating at the same time.  A lot happened, some things expected (Dany and Jon got together, Jon Snow is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne) and unexpected (Sansa had Littlefinger killed) and the end was jaw dropping.  The dead dragon melting the Wall, way to go HBO.  There was a lot of the story where you had to suspended disbelief because of the time travel thing.  How did Samwell Tarly get from the Citadel to Winterfell so quickly? He was here then he was there. How did the heroes get from Dragonstone to the North so quickly? I don't think teleportation was available.  I could go on but you get the point.  The official explanation is that the scenes, although in the same episode, were not necessarily in the same time frame.  Trying to keep that in mind as I watch.  The analyst in me gets twitchy when reality is bent too far.

But this is really beside the point.  There was a lot of storytelling in season 7.  The last viable remaining contestants for the Iron Throne are being herded to the finish line.  Personally I do not believe that the ultimate ruler of the 7 Kingdoms will be Cersei, Dany or Jon.  I believe it will be Sansa or Tyrion or possibly Jaime but I think Jaime is a long shot.  I am rooting for Sansa.  With her brother the three eyed raven and her sister the assassin Sansa will be hard to beat. I am betting that Jaime will have to kill Cersei to save ???  He is going to be a father again. Can he kill the baby too?

Who is your prediction for the owner of the Iron Throne?

Hi. I am starting this blog as a means of clearing the crazy talk rattling around in my head.  I hear that writers are driven to write, artists are driven to create art, photographers must take pictures and anyone with a passion for an activity is driven to pursue it. For myself I take a lot of pictures, cannot draw a straight line and I have a lot of conversation in my head that really never gets out.  I am wondering if writing will help me rid myself of the clutter.  That all this self talk is just a writer trying to get out.
This blog will focus on the things that make on impression on me.  I have spent my life reading books, watching TV and movies and reading the reviews published on behalf of these entertainments.  I even subscribe to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.  A lot of good stuff there. I will not be arguing with any authors over their opinions because, let's say it one more time, everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to it.  Everything in this blog is, of course, my opinion and I am entitled to it.  My opinions are based on my life experience and as such are uniquely mine.

What I want to discuss in my first and maybe only post is an episode of Law and Order SVU that ran this week.  One of my favorite actresses, Malora Walters, played the victim.  I have not seen an episode of Law and Order SVU in years, did not realize there was a new cast of characters on the show.  I saw the advertisement for the show and tuned in.  The new characters did not impress me but Malora Walters did and Mariska Hargitay.  The episode was riveting, emotions raw and disturbing.  Malora can get in touch with the character she plays and make it real.  Mariska's character, in trying to help Malora's character remember details of her attacker, had to reach deep and pull up memories that she would rather have let stay buried.  The result is an episode that is hard to watch but impossible not to once you start.  I may start watching Law and Order SVU if this is the quality of story and performance that I can expect every week.

My next post will be about Supernatural if I decide to post again and if I decide to write about Supernatural.  Have a great day.