Category Archives: just for fun

Storytime- page 1

Posted on February 18, 2018 by 1minionsopinion

In an effort to be more creative, I’m pulling out my Rory’s Storycubes. No guarantees on story quality, but I’m going to roll a few cubes and see what happens in my brain for idea sparks as I roll each … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Sunday – Faith

Posted on January 7, 2018 by 1minionsopinion

As interpreted by Limp Bizkit:

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Tunes for Tuesday – Jesus is my..did I hear that right?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

sigh…

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So I’m reading this series of books by Carol O’Connell..

Posted on December 15, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

I started with one late in the series (see here) but then decided to start at the beginning of the series and read as written. Good grief, these are all (mostly) good books. Didn’t care for the third much, but … Continue reading →

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Morality Movie Monday – A Christmas Story

Posted on December 11, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

This was never a classic piece of Christmas entertainment while I was growing up; I was nine in 1983 when this movie came out, but my local channels relied on Alastair Sim, Jimmy Stewart, Boris Karloff and whoever starred in … Continue reading →

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Forgot Sounds of Sunday so here’s Music of Monday

Posted on December 11, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

I’m in a Facebook group that’s centered on Terry Pratchett (GNU!). They’re mostly Great Britainish in the group, I’d say, with Europeans, Aussies, Americans and Canucks for extra flavour. Today I kept seeing comments regarding #whamageddon and a game they … Continue reading →

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morality movie monday – keeping up appearances

Posted on December 4, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

Not a film but a fun tv series out of the UK that ran for a few years in the ’90s. Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced “bouquet” to sound fancier) has her hands filled with her practical husband, Richard, timid neighbour Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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blog cheating with British comedy

Posted on November 26, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

I’m watching the big fat quiz of everything 2017 which leads me to this: lucky me.

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Watch the film Your Name

Posted on November 26, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

Watch it in Japanese with subtitles because the English dub is never good enough, to my mind. Bawled by eyes out watching this wonderful, sad, beautiful picture this weekend. Cannot put into words how it much moved me. Mitsuha and … Continue reading →

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sharing another bit of music – a fave genre

Posted on November 26, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

I’m very much a fan of musette and this piece in particular. Gives me the jollies all over to listen to this one

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