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During one of these moments where I stood in amazement at the moon, I howled at it after being encouraged earlier in the evening by one of my neighbors to do so. I normally wouldn't do this as I'm one of the most restrained, internalized people you will ever meet, but I had spent the previous evening in the ER and I didn't care what I did that day, I just wanted to feel alive and normal.
I was driving home from a potluck tonight when I noticed an orange moon hanging above Lake Michigan. As I drove up Lincoln Memorial Drive, I kept hunting for a place to park so I could pull over and look at the moon. I found a spot, parked my car, and jumped out. I kept running around the beach, noticing how perfectly the moon was reflected on the lake. I didn't care about how sand kept filling my ballet flats or how the lake wind kept whipping around my skirt or that it was pitch black outside.
As I stood looking at the moon, I thought about my neighbor who had previously encouraged me to howl at the moon told me on Thursday night at a full moon celebration to stay until I saw the moon. I made excuses–I wanted to do some writing, I had to work in the morning–as I continued walking to my car. The moon I was looking at tonight was exactly the one I wanted to see, exactly how I wanted to see it.
I had a perfect view of the moon, illuminating the night as I stood there feeling at peace as I heard the waves of Lake Michigan lap against the sand.
Despite how well "Snow White and the Huntsman" did at the box office, the release of "The Huntsman: Winter's War" feels like a bit of a surprise. I remember watching the first film on HBO while bored and finding myself bored every time Charlize Theron wasn't on the screen, chewing scenery. I also remember having a hard time believing Queen Ravenna (Theron) would feel threatened by Snow White (Kristen Stewart) and wishing the movie wasn't trying so hard to be a Serious, Gritty Reboot.
Thankfully, "The Huntsman: Winter's War"–oof, this might be the clunkiest title for a film not based on a young adult series–has gotten rid of Snow White and a serious demeanor. The film, however, feels more like it should be a direct-to-video release instead of a major motion picture because of the clunky narration (Liam Neeson), poor narrative logic, a message pounded over the audience's head and a pop song that was just inserted at the end of the movie. Which, no offense to Halsey, but when your first movie has a gloriously epic Florence and the Machine song, you need to have a song that can compete.
The odd thing about "The Huntsman: Winter's War" is it's incredibly dark and I don't know how it got a PG-13 rating since there is blood shown in this movie as well as some sideboob. What is also interesting is the film manages to be both a prequel and a sequel to a movie and either way, I don't think we asked for either.
At the start of "The Huntsman: Insert Caption Here," we meet Ravenna, who kills a king by putting her finger on a chess piece. That's right, Ravenna kills a man while playing chess and this happens in the first five minutes. She becomes queen with her sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), at her side. Freya is pregnant and after she gives birth to her daughter, she goes to be with her lover. Unfortunately, it appears her daughter was murdered by her lover and this unleashes an ice-based power in her. Freya heads to the north, where everyone there talks like they were raised by Groundskeeper Willie and she becomes queen, raising an army from children her army kidnaps and in the process she outlaws love. Unfortunately, two of her soldiers, Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and Sara (Jessica Chastain) fall in love and Freya punishes both of them.
Seven years later, Snow White has vanquished Ravenna and her kingdom is trying to get rid of Ravenna's mirror. This sends Eric and Nion (Nick Frost) and Gryff (Rob Brydon) on a quest to find the mirror and destroy it, even though it seems to have the power to drive non-magic wielding people insane.
Now that I type up the plot, it seems to make less sense, particularly compared to the first film.
At some point, you had to wonder what the Universal executives were thinking when they signed off on this film. I'm sure they were more than okay with Freya essentially being Elsa from "Frozen," but a sadist and with even more emotional baggage. But this film has some of the clunkiest narrative I've ever seen and I voluntarily watched a Disney Channel original movie.
The "good guys" and the "bad guys" are clearly labeled in this film based on their positions on love. The good guys believe love conquers all, while the bad guys believe love makes you weak and ruins you. It oddly feels like the movie should have been released during Valentine's Day weekend instead of in April because it's a movie that's not quite a summer blockbuster. The movie even has a plot around how dwarfs hate each other and implies the very uncomfortable situation as to how dwarfs tend to reproduce. But don't worry, even Nion and Gryff can find love.
Then there's the accents the actors use in this film, which might not have bothered me if I hadn't started watching "Outlander." Hemsworth is still sporting his Scottish accent from the first film, but Chastain's accent seems to change from scene from scene, as if she was trying to figure it out as they went through the filming process. But it seems odd because only Freya's soldiers seem to sport Scottish accents because everyone else has a British accent, unless director Cedric Nicholas-Troyan decided Scottish accents made for a good distinction of Northerners.
Improbably, this movie is thoroughly enjoyable if you know what you're getting yourself involved with. At the screening I attended, I noticed a lot of walkouts, particularly people with younger children. Yes, this movie is incredibly dark, but it also has Hemsworth walking around with a big goofy grin on his face the entire movie, even winking at a girl who is the latest child to be turned into one of Freya's soldiers. Theron is there, chewing scenery in every scene she appears in, especially at the end of the movie where she's manipulating what looks like tar that also spews out of her mouth. Blunt, although giving the most restrained performance of the film, is also capable of spewing out bizarre dialogue and giving a well-rounded performance that feels like it's aware of everything else going on around it.
Even more baffling with this film is it having the subtitle of "Winter's War" and trailers that seem to promise as much batshit insanity as possible from Blunt and Theron, most of it is spent on the road with Hemsworth and company as they try to find the mirror. It has more of a feel of a historical comedy for a good half of the film than an action fantasy film with a war. (And there's not much of a war. Sorry.)
The movie feels like it got the memo as to what the audience liked about the film the first time around and upped it for this prequel/sequel, which oddly works if you know going in what you're getting. This is a movie where in the last 20 minutes Ravenna wears three different outfits for no better reason than, "Let's see how many stunning, over-the-top costumes we can put on this character." "The Huntsman: We Left Out Snow White" is a film that really has no reason to exist, but it's here with a seeming motto of "Go Big or Go Home."
"The Huntsman: Winter's War" might be the campiest wide-release, major studio movie that will come out in 2016 and it feels like we should applaud it for simply existing and sticking to its artistic convictions, as bizarre as the movie is at times. If only it had gone will a less clunky message and had a better end credits song.
The bell hadn't rung yet to start class and I had something to say, a pressing matter on my mind. So I said it to everyone in my classroom.
"I have a really intense craving for milk right now."
Almost everyone in my class looked at me like I had dropped in from another planet, which by senior year I was used to that look. I didn't care, I just wanted to let everyone know that before we started discussing rhetorical choices I really wanted milk, even though only 49 minutes had passed between my lunch shift and class. (I had Independent Study Art during fifth period, so maybe doing graphite drawings of figures made me thirsty for milk.)
"Oh man, that sounds so good!" a friend said.
"Nice tall glass? Ice cold?" another classmate asked.
"You know it," I said. "Straight from the fridge."
"I think I know what I'm having when I'm getting home," my friend added.
I credit my parents for raising me in a household where drinking soda was something that only occurred when we were eating out, and even then they usually encouraged me and my sister to drink juice. I grew up in a household where we drank milk with every meal, even though by high school I was drinking all natural cherry vanilla soda from the natural foods store in Cedar Falls. (RIP Roots Market.) By the time I was an adult, living alone in Chicago, I was continuing to drink milk. I have vivid memories of going to the Whole Foods in Lincoln Park to get milk before the Blizzard of 2011, wading through people stocking up on salmon and wine, to try to grab fat free milk before settling on 2 percent milk. (From that point on I had nothing but 2 percent milk.)
I went off to college and made sure I always bought a gallon of milk at Kroger, a little note on the label to remind me nothing pairs with milk quite like a package of Chipmates, the store-brand chocolate chip cookies it sold. While I lived on campus at Michigan State, I was usually running around, chugging a bottle of milk and eating something from the East Lansing Food Co-Op or Sparty's, the convenience stores on campus. If I was sitting down an eating dinner in a dining hall, my dinner was always accompanied by a book, a cup of Lemon Lift tea, and a glass of milk.
Towards the end of senior year, I started to notice how uncomfortable I felt after I consumed dairy, particularly large amounts of dairy. I shrugged it off and just figured it was the result of stress, but after I moved to Wisconsin, I continued to feel discomfort after consuming dairy. I had an office job shortly after graduation, an apartment in a desirable neighborhood. Things were going pretty great for me, but I still felt miserable. I did the only reasonable thing I could think of, which was go on a vegan diet.
This lasted for about six months, with me realizing I should eat whatever I want as long as I don't feel miserable or get sick. Maybe it was me accepting my love of quiche or the terrible service I had at an upscale vegan restaurant in New York, but I decided to just go back to eating meat and eggs to my heart's delight.
Just no dairy.
I figured I had a dairy allergy and avoided it, but found myself caving in when cheese was put in front of me. I then noticed how I reacted and thought, "This doesn't seem like an allergic reaction."
I went to my doctor one day in January and talked with him about my reactions to dairy. He nodded and told me I probably was lactose intolerant and told me it was perfectly normal, just try to consume less than 10g of lactose in a week.
By that point, I acknowledged my problems with dairy in my writing, saying this in a review of a coffee shop when discussing me drinking a cortado:
Against our better judgment and the knowledge we would spend the bus ride home curled up in a ball feeling like someone punched us in the stomach, our next drink was a cortado with whole milk ($3).
I would make off-handed comments to people, but would occasionally cave for pizza or cheese. (I love cheese.) I found myself, usually during dinner, missing milk. Sure, I tend to drink tea, wine, beer or water during a meal, but I missed the creaminess of milk going down my throat. There was also the great benefit of milk helping calm my acid reflux disease and even soy, almond and coconut milk can't help with that. I still decided to go about my life trying to do things like enjoy cookies and milk by having cookies with coconut milk. (It doesn't cut it.)
During the WMSE Rockabilly Chili fundraiser, a friend turned to me and told me he was getting some milk from the milk bar to calm his tongue. He offered to grab some for me, but I declined, reminding him I'm lactose intolerant. He came back with two cups of milk and I decided to drink it instead of tell him, "I told you, I'm lactose intolerant. I'm going to spend the rest of the day bloated and having cramps." I took a sip of milk and it felt like my eyes brightened.
It wasn't because the heat on my tongue was finally going away, but because that creamy smooth milk was hitting my tongue for the first time in more than a year. There it was, the drink that accompanied a majority of my meals as a kid and young adult, comforting me after consuming gratuitous amounts of chili.
But as expected, I felt miserable for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening, deciding to curl up on the couch with my cat, some tea with ginger in it and a book. I didn't think much about drinking milk until I was at Trader Joe's to buy groceries. I walked through the store as I usually did, going through the produce section, up the aisle of bread, down the aisle of canned goods and pasta where I always grab a can of dolmas before putting them back on the shelf; walk up the frozen food aisle, look at the cheese section and then go down the aisle with the dried fruit.
(I'm a creature of habit.)
While in the aisle with the nuts and dried fruit, I saw a woman walk past me with a carton of Lactaid in her basket. I suddenly felt the lightbulb go off in my head and the voice of reason say, "You know, Monica, lactose-free milk is an option."
"I know, Monica."
"Go grab a carton and see how you feel."
"Sounds good, Monica."
I walked back to the dairy section, eyed the cartons carefully before grabbing one and dropping it into my basket. I got home, sat down at my table after unloading the groceries and opened the carton, pouring a glass of milk. I lifted the cup and sipped, a smile appearing on my face. I continued drinking the milk, fixing my dinner before heading to a rehearsal. I went about my evening, feeling perfectly normal, save for the overwhelming anxiety I was feeling regarding having to stand on a stage in front of dozens of people.
I was elated over being able to drink milk again and started frantically texting every person I could think of. I could drink milk, the thing I would heat up to help me calm down at night, once again.
The next day, as I was out running errands, I found myself having a craving for milk, not unlike the one I had before the start of AP English Language and Composition. But this time I smiled and thought, "You can have a glass when you get home."
This means I missed the most recent Disney Channel Original Movie phenomenon, "Descendants," until I was in the checkout line at the grocery store. No, not one of the food co-ops I buy groceries from, an honest-to-God supermarket. (I have a craving for Bigelow Lemon Lift tea rooted in memories of sitting in the dining halls of MSU with food and a book.) Among the magazines was a tie-in magazine for "Descendants" with an image of the four main characters on the front. Confused and intrigued, I picked it up and flipped through before my purchase was ready. I looked it up when I got home and discovered it was a Disney Channel Original Movie and my interest has been piqued ever since, only growing since I saw a copy of the DVD at Target and noticed Maleficent on the back and learned from the blurb there's a lot of retconning that goes on in this movie.
The movie is set shortly after the marriage of Belle (Keegan Connor Tracy) and Beast (Dan Payne) in the United States of Auradon, a land created from the unification of all the kingdoms in Disney films. Beast is elected king of Auradon and he banishes all of the villains and their henchmen to the Isle of the Lost. Flash forward 16 years and Beast and Belle's son, Ben (Mitchell Hope), is preparing for his coronation as king because apparently this is an elected monarchy where the descendant of the king becomes the next king, sans an election. Ben decides his first act as king will to invite four children from the Isle of the Lost to attend school in Auradon and he selects Mal (Dove Cameron), Evie (Sofia Carson), Carlos (Cameron Boyce) and Jay (Booboo Stewart), who are the children of Maleficent (Kristin Chenoweth), the Evil Queen (Kathy Najimy? Kathy Najimy.), Cruella de Vil (Wendy Raquel Robinson), and Jafar (Maz Jobrani? Maz Jobrani.), respectfully.
The children are tasked by Maleficent with getting the wand of the Fairy Godmother (Melanie Paxson), which will allow the villains to break free and get their revenge. While at Auradon, the four, erm, descendants work on trying to make the plan work while connecting with the children of the good guys and struggling with if they're really evil as a result of who their parents are.
Oh, and it's a musical.
The biggest issue with the movie is the logic right at the start. Beast is elected king of Auradon, not president. And on top of that, his son automatically becomes king? There's no chance Prince Charming could be king? Or Li Shang? If we're going to be honest, Shang and Mulan would be the perfect leaders. They have military experience and proven leadership. But then there's the Isle of the Lost itself, where we have reason to believe the villains have found other villains to procreate with, even though the only villains we meet are the four mentioned earlier. Where's Governor Ratcliffe, human Ursula, Gaston and Lady Tremaine? Did Frollo get banished to the Isle of the Lost or did he get to help out with state-sponsored discrimination against a group of people? Also, how are the Evil Queen and Maleficent alive? Why is Jafar running a junk shop and why is he the only person who has a new thing since being banished to the island? The movie just tells us these things are the case at the beginning of the film, assuming we'll just accept the reality presented, but no, I'm sorry, I was raised on Disney movies and I know how these villains go.
The other big issue with the film, although it could be argued it makes the movie stronger, is how every child of a "good guy" is significantly less interesting than the main quartet, right down to the costumes, designed by Kara Saun. But on the other hand, the film presents us with four characters you can root for, particularly Mal as she struggles between pleasing her mother and doing what she really wants. Sometimes the movie tells us things in the most rushed way, like in order to prove to us Evie is smart she has her magic mirror stolen and she manages to still get a good grade. But the four of them are believable as being good people, with great moments like a recurring gag about Jay and Carlos loving chocolate.
The film also does something unthinkable even in 2015 and actually casts actors who are good for the roles, regardless of their race. This means having Robinson, who is black, play a character usually depicted as white and having a son who appears white. Similarly, Sleeping Beauty's mother is also played by an black actress and her granddaughter also appears to be white. You can suspend all disbelief here because the actors are perfect in those roles, particularly Robinson, and the characters they play are all that matters, not the race of the actors, which is how it should be. Even if some of the characters come off as bland because of how they're written–looking at you Ben–the casting for this film is pitch perfect, particularly the four leads and their parents.
I have unfortunately glossed over the fact the film is a musical, which is actually the only other demerit. The opening number, "Rotten to the Core," is a catchy EDM-influenced number–Carson recorded a fantastic version of the song I recommend checking out–but at no point during the song did I truly believe the actors were singing the song. The rest of the original numbers are bland, but the worst I can say is they feel like a time suck and without the songs I feel like the movie would not be nearly two hours long. If you do watch the movie, I recommend skipping the bizarre pseudo-hip-hop cover of "Be Our Guest" the students of Auradon perform because it is flat out awful and feels like an arbitrary number dropped in the film to remind us all of how the movie follows the children of our favorite Disney characters.
The film does have the trappings we now cynically expect from a Disney Channel Original Movie, but thanks to some fantastic casting and protagonists I can actually care about it manages to be a fun movie to watch, even if you just put it on in the background. It's a shame they really didn't think through the logic of how Auradon works.
Gapers Block was my journalistic home for three years and as a result of the time spent there I grew as a writer, editor and person. I started as a writer for Mechanics, the politics section, which always kind of surprised me because I viewed myself as being completely unqualified as I had been a theater blogger and the most notable thing in my background was I dropped out of The Theatre School at DePaul University. From 2013 through 2015 I was the editor of Mechanics, which was a fun adventure and I'm eternally grateful to Andrew Huff, the editor and publisher, and Ramsin Canon, who proceeded me as the editor of Mechanics, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the site.
As a send off, I thought I would round up my favorite pieces I wrote or edited because Gapers Block was such a unique part of Chicago media some of these pieces feel like they only could have been published there.
"The Kitchen So Nice They Inspected it
Twice 19 Times"–This was actually published on Drive-Thru, but this was a fun piece to write and the headline is still amazing.
"To Treat Everyone: Stroger Hospital"–I had this crazy idea to write a series examining the Cook County Health and Hospitals System largely because it's something even the most progressive Chicagoans avoid like the plague. I wanted to know what it really was like and met some incredible people who work at the hospital.
"To Treat Everyone: Fantus Health Center"–I mention in the first sentence of the third paragraph the entrance to Fantus smelling like the cheese powder for boxed mac and cheese. To this day I can't eat Kraft Macaroni and Cheese because I always think of Fantus, which is fine because I'm supposed to cut back on my dairy consumption.
"Chicago Launches New Website to Aid Winter-Preparedness"–I'm mostly including this because I think this is the only time Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office responded to my requests for a comment.
"Why I Almost Didn't Vote"
"Ventra's Parent Company: An International History of Fare Card Glitches"–During the month of October there were a lot of articles being published on all of the problems associated with Ventra, the fare card for Chicago's mass transit. I had been trying to think of a way to write about it, but couldn't, so when Jason Prechtel emailed me asking to write about Ventra, I told him to go for it. What I didn't expect was he would write something this extensive, which is one of the most pleasant surprises I had while an editor.
Jason was also a finalist for a Lisagor Award for that piece, which led to me having a massive Proud Mama moment.
"Can Metra Successfully Switch to Ventra? Possible, but not Probable"–More great writing on Ventra from Jason Prechtel.
"The Saga of Edgewater Medical Center"–You are taught to never write about inanimate objects at the Michigan State School of Journalism. However, this was the third time I wrote about a health care facility and it seemed to work well for me. I also wrote this article while I was in the middle of a really deep depressive state and somehow writing about an abandoned hospital and the red tape surrounding it being redeveloped helped get me out of the place I was in.
"Luxury Housing and Gentrification in Uptown"
"Put Down That Latte – You're Running for Governor!"
"How Lawsuits, Lobbyists and Parking Meter Deals Led to Ventra"–Again, another great piece on Ventra from Jason Prechtel.
"I Ran for Local School Council and Maybe I Even Won!"
"Community Organizer Amara Enyia is Taking on Rahm Emanuel to Make a Point"–This felt like one of the fairest pieces I read on any candidate in the 2015 municipal election, even though Enyia didn't make it very far. I was sad about that since it really felt like she was going to be a real advocate for the residents of the South and West sides.
"Chuy Garcia Jumps In, Realignment Begins"–I got a lot of angry emails over Phil's wrestling analogy, but I still stand by it.
"How an Overlooked Rauner Job Creation Plan Caused Problems Across America"–More great explanatory journalism from Jason Prechtel
"Jane Byrne, the Bold Mayor"–Of course I'm including my tribute to Jane Byrne.
"Cities Need a New Old Philosophy: Justice"–Ramsin came up with an idea for a column, Civics. What few pieces were published were incredible.
"On Elected School Boards and Horseshoes"
"New Year, New Laws in Illinois"
"Willie Wilson's Game Plan"–Or, Phil Huckleberry tries to clue all of us in as most of us were scratching our heads over Willie Wilson's campaign.
"When the Room is Small and You Stink"–This piece has my favorite sentences I edited while at Gapers Block:
These are not tough decisions; they are decisions that disproportionately harm poor and black and brown people. Ending mental health services for poor and working class people is a sad decision. Making the rich and powerful pay to keep those mental health services going is a tough decision.
"Substance, Not Style, the Source of Rahm's Woes"–The last Civics column published, but it's a good one.
I'll miss Gapers Block. It really was a great part of Chicago media.
I have an essay in the December issue of Riverwest Currents about receiving a copy of the New York Times at the age of 12, further cementing the fact I was a weird kid. If you live in Milwaukee, I recommend picking up a copy of the issue. If you do not live in Milwaukee, you can read the issue online and there's a lot of fantastic writing in there. (Huge thanks to Vince Bushell, the paper's publisher, for asking me to write about a Christmas gift.)
I promise I'm writing about other things, which I will try to post about more regularly.
I finally had the means to do so and after years of being the person who went home for break in college or stayed home in junior high and high school–which really isn't fair because my family did visit Chicago and New York when I was in ninth and tenth grade, respectively. (Also, I went to New York with my family instead of going on the orchestra's cruise. More on my feelings on cruises later.) Compared to a lot of people, it felt like I did significantly less traveling.
I decided to use my first grouping of vacation days to just pick somewhere and visit. I decided on a place that struck a lot of people as odd: St. Louis.
Hear me out on St. Louis, because I did live there: It has a lot of gorgeous historical buildings, features a brewery tour, has the freaking Gateway Arch and has what I've heard is a world class zoo that has free admission. I was also going to visit in June, which would also mean The Muny would begin its season. Plus, traveling to St. Louis would be relatively inexpensive between Amtrak fares and hotel rates.
I requested a tourism guide and began marking all of the places I wanted to visit. The City Museum, the Budweiser brewery, a farmer's market, the St. Louis Zoo, a museum of religious iconography. I was becoming incredibly excited as I kept hearing from people, "St. Louis? Why? Do you know anyone there? What's there to do in St. Louis?" as well as various racist and off-color comments about Ferguson.
Then, while I was still hard at work on a Friday, I found out Amtrak cancelled my train, so I had the option of taking a train to Urbana, Illinois and then taking a bus to St. Louis. I would arrive much later than I initially would and having taken Amtrak loads of times, I know the arrival time posted is when you should arrive, but rarely is when you do. I made the decision to call off the trip and find somewhere else to go.
I made this decision two weeks before I was supposed to travel.
After searching every travel website I could, I decided on New York City because plane fares to New York from Milwaukee are at least less than I would have expected. I booked my plane, found a hotel in the Flatiron District, bought a ticket for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and then embarked on a whirlwind adventure to New York.
This was of course met with some questions from people. "New York City? By yourself? Aren't you scared?" "Do you know people there?" "Isn't that expensive?" The answers to these questions were yes, yes, no, yes, and depends on what you do.
I loved being in New York and after years of hating flying, I felt relaxed while thousands of feet in the air. The only problem with being in New York for about 36 hours is you can pack a lot in during that time, but leave not feeling fulfilled. Still, I felt happy to get away and just explore somewhere.
I returned to New York City in September and decided to do my previous idea of just doing as few things set in stone and the rest I was going to just do by wandering around. Again, I was asked the same questions and managed to do New York City fairly cheaply, even if I was prone to popping into Pret a Manger to grab a fruit cup to keep me going through the day. I found a bagel shop in Brooklyn with cheap bagels not far from where I was staying, wandered into as many parks as I could manage and still squeezed in meeting with friends.
This brings in the part about the joy of traveling alone: I can do whatever I want. If I want to wander into a shop in Greenwich Village, I can do just that. There's no itinerary, no limits, other than my bank account. I can spend as much time in a place as I want. If I feel like getting off a subway station and walking around Williamsburg, I just have to follow my feet.
Traveling, especially alone, is liberating in its own ways. Sure, I was frequently texting my parents and even called my dad a couple of times while on vacation, but that's different from being with a group or with another person. Want to take the subway back to where you're staying instead of paying for a cab fare? Go right ahead. (Also, take the express bus from Harlem instead of cabbing it to LaGuardia. You'll thank me later.)
I've been revisiting my thoughts on traveling alone as I'm planning a road trip. I keep thinking I may want someone with me as I'm driving all the way to Michigan. But ultimately I'm going there for hockey and to catch up with friends from college. I don't want to make someone feel like a third wheel or be dragged to a hockey game. I also realized driving alone means I can sing showtunes at the top of my lungs and not be asked, "We're going to listen to "Hamilton" again?"
Besides, I have made the drive from Michigan to Milwaukee possibly a dozen times and have the routine down pat. Make sure you start off with "Dennehy" by Serengeti because you can't be sad while listening to that song. Stop at the Portage McDonald's, because it's a really nice McDonald's. If you have the extra money and want to save time, feel free to take the Chicago Skyway.
And above all, enjoy the trip.
Barry Crimmins made a name for himself as a humorist in Boston in the 1980s, influencing many young humorists, including Bobcat Goldthwait, the director of this film. Crimmins revealed he had been a victim of sexual abuse as a child and went on to take on AOL's role in the distribution of child pornography in the 1990s.
Even though Crimmins left a mark on comedy with his incisive take on the United States government, he still manages to be a somewhat obscure figure, possibly because he's largely been inactive for several years as he's been living in a cabin in rural New York. But Goldthwait's film gives you a reason to care about him even though he's possibly the prickliest of subjects for a rather uplifting and moving documentary. One of the things the film excels at is showing how Crimmins could be an incredibly caring person while also showing his tendency to some times lash out at his audience members or other comedians. Even though it is made by a friend of the subject, it manages to be very even-handed and fair in the best way possible.
Although a dark film because of what the subject endured, Call Me Lucky manages to be an uplifting and hopeful film. This should come as no surprise for those who have seen Goldthwait's other films that, although fictional, manage to find the right balance between hope and darkness. It is hopeful that although this film features a formerly volatile subject it brings hope to those who see it and an added familiarity to the subject.
5 out of 5 stars
Nina Forever
Rob (Cian Barry) is starting to move on from the death of his girlfriend, Nina (Fiona O'Shaughnessy), and decides to hook up with his co-worker from the grocery store, Holly (Abigail Hardingham). Unfortunately, Nina has developed a habit of coming back to life in the middle of Rob and Holly's sex, violently appearing as a bloody figure through the sheets and bed. To complicate this, Nina usually makes some quip after interrupting the sex.
Nina Forever should work and be a great film, in theory. But it struggles to find the right tone as there is something inherently bizarre and humorous about a wise-cracking girlfriend emerging from a bed mid-coitus with glass shards sticking out of her face, which contradicts the rather thoughtful examination of love, loss and being in a relationship aware of the history a significant other has. The tones are at odds with each other, which is unfortunate because had the film picked one tone and ran with it, it could have been a fantastic film.
This does not detract from the fantastic visuals and imagery in the movie, including make-up causing Holly to appear to have sunken in eyes and the repeated motif of Nina's parents drinking red wine. The three lead actors give fantastic performances, particularly Barry who is torn between wanting to be with Holly and having to put up with Nina occasionally popping up in the middle of sex.
3 out of 5 stars
Iris Apfel became a fashion icon basically by doing her own thing and not caring what other people wanted. As she states in Albert Maysles' documentary, "It's better to be happy than well-dressed." With her legendary over-sized glasses, chunky necklaces and bracelets and unique pieces of clothing, Apfel has become an artist in her own right.
Maysles' has a unique knack for portraits of interesting individuals–If you haven't seen Grey Gardens, which he directed with his brother, you should–as this film shows Apfel interacting with her husband and members of the fashion industry in New York.
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Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club
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Although this is a story that should be told, Roach and Kirkpatrick were not the people to tell it. The film has a very amateurish feel starting with the use of rolling dark clouds when going back in time to discuss Deb Carey's troubled childhood. The film's biggest problem is the use of a narrator who has a distinctive accent that is not one of a Wisconsinite. It becomes a distraction during the film about something that is unique to Wisconsin, causing the film to lack authority.
The script for the narration is riddled with cliches and hackneyed lines, including one at the end quoting St. Francis of Assisi and connecting it to New Glarus' beer. The film only really works when it focuses on the interviews with the Careys–which thankfully makes up a lot of this film–who are both vibrant personalities behind a Wisconsin legend. Had this film, which is only a little more than half an hour in length, focused on them with b-roll from both the brewery and the town and archival photos from the subjects, it would have possibly worked. Unfortunately, the film lacks the polish to tell this story as well as it could have.
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James Robertson of Sydney Posted at 3:14 PM March 22, 2014
The rage I felt watching that tantrum is a warning sign that I should never have kids
Ripu of Melbourne Posted at 2:58 PM March 22, 2014
Good on ya Brendan. You have a heart of gold, keep up with your kindness. If we have more kids like you in this world then I am sure this world will never see any war again. Blessings..xoxoxo
Ron Posted at 1:52 PM March 22, 2014
That make me cry. You are good man BRENDAAAAAN. You remind of myself. THANK YOU


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We are a very diverse group ranging from those with a small vegetable plot to full blown smallholding and any number of levels of self-sufficiency. It doesn't matter if you are just giving your first thoughts to growing your own vegetables in your garden or allotment or perhaps thinking of having a few hens, LSSSC is the place to come for help, advice and support. We believe in what we do and want to encourage others to look toward a healthy, sustainable way of living, but we are not against having a good time either.
Most of our meetings involve a communal lunch table, where there is always something delicious to eat and drink, provided by the members attending. Whatever the meeting is about, there is generally a bit of a get together before & after. This is where you can collar someone to ask how to do something, or to give you the benefit of their experience. It isn't long before you will feel comfortable giving others your advice. You never finish learning in this game!!
We hold monthly meetings and social get-togethers, usually structured around a particular topic, but sometimes just for a natter to like-minded people. Obviously it's not a compulsory condition of being a member, but the help and experience you can tap into at a meeting is worth the travelling!
LSSSC to Close
After many successful years of operating, the difficult decision was taken at the AGM held on 14th February 2016 to close the smallholding club from 31st May 2016. There are many factors involved, including the ever busy lives of our members, commitments to our smallholdings and beyond, the ease of support found on the internet, and the move of smallholding itself from being a niche hobby to much more mainstream.
However, there is good news as well!
The support network will live on in our Facebook group which can be found here:
Our sister organisation, LOGO, is keen to support our member, old, new and future with advice. More details can be found here: LOGO
At the AGM, we also voted to support various local charities and organisations with surplus club funds. More details of those later!
Many thanks for your support, contributions and good company over the years,
The Committee


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And the turtleneck had thumb-holes!
Diane Keaton attended last night's New York premiere of her new movie, Morning Glory, wearing a short black leather dress with black tights and pumps. She "mom"-ed up the dress by layering a black turtleneck underneath it and topping things off with a pair of bookish-looking glasses. Best of all, her turtleneck has thumb-holes!
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Rana Rama (Amstrad CPC)
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DescriptionThe purpose of apprentice courses is for young people to learn a trade gradually, without putting yourself or your employers at risk. Unfortunately, nobody explained this to Wizard's apprentice Mervyn, before he tried to cast a spell to make him irresistible to females, as the spell misfired, and made him attractive only to female frogs. However, his dungeon was soon invaded, and Mervyn was not killed, as he appeared to be a humble frog.
Viewed from above, the aim is to kill all 96 of the wizards who have invaded the dungeon, which is split into 8 levels, each made up of 16 screens and at least 50 rooms. To see what's in a room he has to enter it, in a manner similar to the Switchblade games.
The game's rather esoteric title comes from the way you obtain spells to upgrade the four different types of power you have (power, offence, defence and effect). When you meet a warlock you enter a mini game in which the letters RANARAMA are in random order, and by swapping pairs of letters in sequence you must form the full word in as little time as possible. This system of having a sub-game for collecting upgrades is similar to the 'grappling' concept in Paradroid.
This earns up to four of the Runes (Mysticism, Witchcraft, Magecraft and Runecraft), each of which can be used on one of the four types of power. The Magecraft offensive use is a fireball, defence for Runecraft makes you invisible to enemies, and the special effect for Witchcraft allows you to jump through space. Lose a life and you lose all these powers, and losing another life means it's Game Over.
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- "Ranarama" -- Alternate spelling
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