what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “Citizens of McKinley, the power has been restored. Congratulations to all of us for refusing to resort to idol worship and rampant cannibalism.” Blake Jenner, winner of The Glee Project, joins the cast. His character, Ryder, is a football player who doesn’t think he can sing — Finn convinces him otherwise. Marley (Melissa Benoist) […]
{4.5/5} “What few outsiders knew was that the palace itself formed a latticework of spells with the Pearl Throne at its heart. The order of the passages, the order of the day, the patrols of the soldiers, the dances of the worshipers, all combined to continuously renew the work of the thousand sorcerers who had […]
{4.5/5} “Occasionally a child has a telepathic ability that exceeds the strength of most Isitri. These children are undisciplined and have a tendency to push their thoughts and emotions on those around them. Usually, with training, this can be controlled. Every few generations there is a genetic mutation that produces what we call a ‘troublesome […]
I attended DaCapo Chamber Choir’s final concert of the year entitled “Leonardo Dreaming.” This is the choir that I used to sing in. I hadn’t seen/heard them since this time last year. As always, it was a great concert. I wasn’t familiar with any of the pieces. The concert was at Knox Presbyterian Church, a […]
{4.5/5} “The greatest composers when they wanted to express their most sincere thoughts, feelings, dig deep into their souls. Always this form. Always. Always the quartet. If they were courageous enough.” Daniel, Robert, Juliette, and Peter have played in a string quartet for 25 years. Peter finds out that he’s in the early stages of Parkinson’s […]
{5/5} “Just hit a fire hydrant, but I survived. #Unbreakable #WhatsMrGlassUpToTheseDays #WhyNoSequel?” Leslie finds that the other city councillors are somewhat difficult to work with. Ben, on the other hand, is doing really well with his job in Washington DC. Tom comes up with another idea for a new business and tries to find investors. […]
{4.5/5} “Time travel. It’ll turn your brain into spaghetti if you let it. Best not to think about it. Best just to get on with the job in hand. Which is destroying the enemy before they’re even born and have a chance to threaten us. We’re expecting any resistance to be light, because the ancestors […]
{4.5/5} “Why Bucket, every day’s a good day for luggin’ sheep.” In the two-part “Heather Report” a new girl shows up on Berk — everyone welcomes her except Astrid, who’s suspicious of her. In the two-part “We Are Family” Hiccup finds a map leading to an island of night furies — unfortunately the map is […]
{4.5/5} “Nothing says family like squirting your 86 year-old grandmother in the face so she won’t hit your granddaughter with a fireplace poker.” Jimmy and Sabrina get married, Virginia and Burt act young because they’re feeling old, and Maw Maw gets taken away to a nursing home. Jimmy is shocked to discover that his parents […]
{4.5/5} “All things considered, I think I was doing pretty well: only occasionally did I allow myself to slip deep inside the pool of my own most maudlin imaginings. At these times I’d find a quiet, dark corner — all the better to give myself over fully to the fantasy — and picture in great […]