Reflections on films, politics, and everything else.

Late last year I was feeling particularly down, and that nothing seemed to be working out professionally for me. In October I received an email from the Ohio Democratic Party talking about applying to run as an Ohio Delegate for a presidential candidate. I never knew what the process was for someone to gain that position, so I watched the badly made and not hugely informative video, and attempted to read the 52 page Word document before deciding to apply, assuming I wouldn’t get the position anyway, and maybe it would be a learning opportunity. Well, last Friday morning I received an email that listed other events for the candidate I’ve been supporting – Pete – that also mentioned the CAUCUS for Ohio delegates on Tuesday, January 7. I didn’t remember seeing anything about a caucus when I applied and immediately freaked out thinking about all those videos of Iowa caucuses with people yelling and grandstanding. Nope, I decided, this truly was not for me. I emailed the perso...

Facebook reminded me today that my husband and I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens four years ago, which I noted back then that we were probably the last people in the universe to see it. The recent film we saw slightly sooner, but I’m almost wishing we hadn’t. For me it was entertaining, although, upon reflection, the story felt more like a plot made up either by committee or by a fan focus group. My husband became obsessed with all the whining chatter, which even caused me to loose him for the remainder of New Year’s Eve after I sadly mentioned a recent article about the film in the Washington Post . It’s not like I needed another reminder that life wasn’t a Meg Ryan rom-com. While I feel it can be useful dissecting a film and reading thoughtful commentary, ruminating in disappointment just doesn’t do it for me. I’d rather spend my time remembering the films I did enjoy. Of course you can never fully go back to more innocent times, before social media and the I...