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The Vampire Diaries Postmortem

Posted on October 27, 2021 by carilynn27

Vampire Diaries: A Postmortem It is Halloween month and so I decided to re-watch all 8 Seasons of The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017). I read the books back in 1991 and 1992 when they came out and was excited to see … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1991, 1992, 2009, 2017, 8 Seasons, Abusive Fathers, Alaric Saltzman, Alcohol, Amara, Babies, Blood, Bonnie, Books, Bourbon, Caroline Forbes, Compelled, CW, Dalvatore Brothers, Damon, Death, Doctor, Doppleganger, Dying, Elena, Elijah, Enzo, Eternal Love, Fell, Fells Church, Finn, Friends, Gemini Twins, Gothic, Honoria, Hybrid, Isobel, Jenna Gilbert, Jeremy, Jeremy Gilbert, Jo Parker, Jonathan, Julian, Kai, Katherine, Klaus, Kohl, Legacies, Lexi, Liv and Luke, LJ Smith, Lost, Love, Love Triangle, Malakai, Matt Donovan, Meredith, Moonstone, Music, Mystic Grill, Original, Prison Wolrd, Rebecca, Redemption, Savior, Serial Killers, Shitty Mothers, Silas, Siren, Songs, Soulmate, Soundtrack, Stefan, Supernatural Soap, Sympathetic Character, The Heretics, The Hunters, The Originals, The Otherside, The Phoenix Stone, The Vampire Diaries, Tomb Vampires, Town, Travelers, Trueblood, TV show, Tyler Lockwood, Urban Fantasy, Vicky Donovan, Virginia, wedding, Werewolves, Whitmore, Witches, Writers | Leave a comment

Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald

Posted on November 25, 2018 by carilynn27

Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald Saturday the 17th of November I took the kids to see Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald. We all enjoyed the movie despite the plot holes. A lot of Harry Potter fans … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV | Tagged 1901, 1920s, 1927, 1935, Aberforth Dumbledore, Abuse, Albus Dumbledore, Ariana Dumbledore, Asperger's Syndrome, Aurelius Dumbledore, Aurelius is Ariana, Autism, Autistic, Bathilda Bagshot, blood vow, Bogart, Books, canon, Chosen One, complex, complicated, crammed full, Creatures, Credence, Dead, Death, Deathly Hallows, Defense Against The Dark Arts, duel, Easter Eggs, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Gellert Grindenwald, Gender Fluid, Grey Suit, Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Industrial Age, JK Rowling, Johnny Depp, Join the Dark Side, Jude Law, Kendra Dumbledore, Lestrange, Leta, manipulated, manipulation, Mcgonagall, Michael Gabon, Minerva, Ministry of Magic, Mirror of Erised, movie script, Muggles, Nagini, Newt Scamander, Nicholas Flamel, Non-Binary, Novel, obscurial, Obsession, On The Spectrum, Orphan, Ozma of Oz, Parallels to Harry and Neville, Percival Dumbledore, Prophecy, Queenie, Queer, Resurrection Stone, Richard Harris, Rita Skeeter, shift, Sorcerer's Stone, subplots, Switch Sides, Switching Genders, The Crimes of Grindenwald, Thestrals, timeline, Tip, Tom Riddle, Traditional Robes, unbreakable vow, Vulnerable, World War I, World War II, Younger Brother, Younger Sister | Leave a comment

The Lady in White

Posted on October 26, 2018 by carilynn27

The Lady in White Halloween 1992 was different. I skipped the Haunted Hotel, Trick or Treat and the Parade. It was a chilly October night when I took a stroll downtown in Shelby. I often took walks alone, exploring and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Event, Flashback, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Writing | Tagged 1992, 1999, Abandoned, Anger, Apartments, Books, Broken Glass, broken window, Damon, Damon's House, Dark, Debris, Doppelgänger, Downtown, Dust, Exploring, Flashlights, footsteps echoes, Ghosts, Gothic Atmosphere, Grief, Halloween, Haunted Hotel, Jaycees, Karen, London Cemetary, Lukas Haas, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Movies, Nikki, October, Ohio, Pain, Parade, Plymouth Springmill Road, Rack O Videos, Ruined Rooms, Shelby, shifting shadows, Silence, Smiley Avenue, Spooky, Stefan, The Abyss, The Lady in White, The Vampire Diaries, Thriller, Thrilling, Trauma, Trick or Treat, Vampires, VCR, Videos | Leave a comment

The Last Jedi

Posted on December 21, 2017 by carilynn27

December 18, 2017 The Last Jedi The Last Jedi is poised precariously between the past and the future. The Last Jedi picks up right where The Force Awakens left off. It follows the template laid down by The Empire Strikes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Mythology | Tagged $1, A New Hope, Alice in Wonderland, Bad, balance, BB8, Ben Skywalker, Blame, Books, Brother, C3PO, Caesar, Canta Bight, childhood, Connection, Crait, Culture, Current, Current Culture, Dark, Die, Divine Nature, DJ, Dogobah, Far Far Away, Father, Feminism, Fighting, Finn, First Order, Flawed, Flaws, Franchise, Future, Galaxy, General Leia, George Lucas, Good, Han Solo, Heroes, Hitler, Hoth, Jacen, Jaina, Jedi, JJ Abrams, Johnson, Kill, King of Hearts, Kylo Ren, Lando Calrissian, Las Vegas, Leia, Let Go, Light, Long Time Ago, Loyalties, Loyalty, Luke, Luke Skywalker, Marsh, May the Force Be With You, Mother, Nero, nobody, Originals, Parents, Parts, past, Perfectionism, plots, Poe, poor boy, Prequels, Present, Princess Leia, R2D2, Rebirth, recycled, Red, red room, Redeem, Return of the Jedi, Rey, Rich, Romanticize, Rome. Praetors, Rose, Save What You Love, Sequels, Sister, Sith, Skelling Michael, Sky City, Snoke, Subtext, Surrendering, Swamp, The Empire Strikes Back, The Force, The Force Awakens. Ben Solo, The Last Jedi, Training, Trump, Twins, Universe, Yoda | Leave a comment

Feng Shui

Posted on June 5, 2017 by carilynn27

Feng Shui Nancilee Wyndra, 1993 Your environment has a big effect on your life. It gives off positive and negative vibes. You should rearrange things—add and subtract things to balance energy. Example: A House that sits at the T intersection … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Environment | Tagged 1993, Angles, apartment, Bamboo, Bathroom, Bau-ga, Black, Blue, Books, Build, Built, Buy, Ceilings, Center, Chairs, Chi, Chimes, Circles, Communication, Copper, Corner, Corners, Dining Room, Distraction, Doors, Doorways, Earth, East, electromag, Entrances, Eucalyptus, Fans, Feng Shui, Ferns, Fire, Fish Tanks, Flat, FOR, Fountain, Garages, Garden, Gathering Rooms, Gatherings, Geraniums, Gold, Green, Happier, happy, Help You Think, Hollyhock, home, Hotel Lobby, House, Inspired, Jasmine, JasminThyme, Kitchen, Lavender, Left Side, Lemon, Life, Light, Living Room, Lobbies, Magazines, Meditation, Metal, Mint, Mirror, Move, Music, Nacilee Wydra, Norht, Orange, Pathways, Physician Waiting Room, Purple, Red, Refrigerator, Relaxation, Right Side, Roses, Sage, Sandalwood, Sight, Silver, Sinks, Sky, Smell, Sound, South, Spiced Appled, Squares, Stairs, Stove, Table, Tao, Thyme, Toilets, Triangles, Tubs, Tulips, Unobstructed, Verbena, View Door, Vitality, walls, Water, West, White, Wind, Window, Wisdom, Wood, Work Space, Yangnetic, Yew, Yin, ylang-yang | 1 Comment

Literature As Exploration

Posted on January 31, 2017 by carilynn27

Literature as Exploration Louise M Rosenblatt 1965 Reprint 1995 Schools and Colleges are there to teach students about themselves and humankind. As students, we try to understand the psychology of the characters we read about. We try to figure out … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literary Criticism, Literature/Pop Culture | Tagged Anthropology, Book, Books, characters, College, Criticism, Culture, dissatisfaction, Emotions, experience, Flexabilty, framework, Growth, High School, Humankind, ideas, Individual, instructors, judgment, Knowledge, lack of knowledge, Learning, learns, Life, Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, Literature As Exploration, Louise Rosenblatt, motivations, personal experience, Personality, Psychology, Reader Response, Reading, School, society, Sociology, Students, Teachers, Understanding, will to learn | Leave a comment

Descent into Disgrace

Posted on December 5, 2015 by carilynn27

Decent into Disgrace In the Showtime Television show The Affair Noah Holloway published a book called Decent. The book chronicles his decent in to debauchery and divorce. I couldn’t help be reminded of Coetzee book Disgrace, which was published in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literary Criticism, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV | Tagged Allison, Annie Zhang, Book, Book Tour, Books, Cape, Celebrities, Coetzee, Cole, Controversy, Curse, David Laurie, Decent, Disgrace, Divorce, Fiction, Fictional Memoir, Helen, Jame Frey, Jonathan Frazen, Lesbian Daughter, Literature, Lucy, Memoir, Montauk, Murder, Noah Halloway, PEN/Faulkner Award, Pop Culture, Professor, Scotty, Sebastian Junger, Shame, South Africa, Teacher, The Affair, Vulnerable | Leave a comment

The Dark Tower Series

Posted on September 24, 2015 by carilynn27

June 18, 2006 The Tower We journeyed toward the tower, passing through the wilderness. The sun was setting in the western sky, but it was still incredibly hot. What was the tower anyway? The center of power? The gateway to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literary Criticism, Literature/Pop Culture, Lost, Movies/TV | Tagged 1982, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, Archetype, Bad Twin, Beams, bleak Mid-World, Books, Childe Roland To the Dark Tower Came, Clint Eastwood, Creation, Destruction, Gorman Nature Center, Imagination, Immortality, Intertexuality, Journey, Ka, Literature, Lost, Magic, Magnum Opus, Portal, Post Modern, Randall Flagg, Reading, Robert Browning, Roland, Sawyer, skpetical world, Stephen King, The Crimson King, The Dark Tower Series, The Drawing of the Three, The Gunslinger, The Lord of the Rings, The Man with No Name, The Wizard in Glass, World, Writing | Leave a comment

Yoga

Posted on May 1, 2015 by carilynn27

Yoga I had read about Yoga in the late 80s and early 90s when it became popular, but I lived in a small town that was always behind the times, so there was never a class close by I could … Continue reading →

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Posted in Flashback, Health | Tagged 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, Age, Alice Vaughn-Goldman, Articles, Asana, Back, balance, Barnes and Noble, Books, Certification, Child's Pose, Classes, Claudia Cummins, Colorado, Corpse Pose, Divorce, Downward Facing Dog, Emotional, Everyday Yoga, First Trimester, Flu, Greensboro, Guilford College, Hatha Yoga, Health, Injury, Joint Pain, Keep Calm and Yoga On, Knees, Madison Adult Education, Mansfield, Michele De Sutter, Missouri, Modify, Monett, Morning Sickness, Motherhood, Mountain Pose, North Carolina, Ohio, Pregnancy, Shelby, Spiritual, Sun Salutation., Teach, Ulcerative Colitis, Warrior Pose, Wrists, YMCA, Yoga, Yoga Journal | Leave a comment

Utopia Is My Peace Project

Posted on July 11, 2014 by carilynn27

Utopia Is My Peace Project Like Big Brother, Utopia follows the interaction between strangers as they’re thrust together, this time to form a new society. “The series offers people from all walks of life the chance to start all over … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Event, Flashback, Movies/TV, Music, Politics/Economics, Psychology, Travel, Writing | Tagged 1991, 2014, Amitai Etzioni, Big Brother, Books, Bromfield Library, Celeberties, Charles Chatfield, Charles DeBenedetti, civiilization, Colorado, Driver's License, Expose, Fall, For Peace and Justice Pacificsm In America 1914 to 1941, Fox, Funding, George Lucas, Joseph J Fahey, Kevin Costner, Mariah Carey, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Marshal McLuhan, Miracle, Mom, Morality, Mountains, Nuclear War, Ohio, Our House, Outward Bound, Pacifism, Paula Abdul, Peace, Promise of a New Day, Quentin Fiore, Reality TV, Research, Richard Armstrong, Richard Dean Anderson, Scott Bakula, Shelby, Shirley MacLaine, Simon Andreae, Social Experiment, social structures, Soundtrack, Survivor, Tell Me Why, The Great Peace March, The Hard Way To Peace, The Ohio State University at Mansfield, The Peace Project, The Peace Reader, The Peace Reform in American History, There's Got To Be A Way, Traci Spencer, Utopia, War, War and Peace in the Global Village, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

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