Feeding Your Soul

Gilmore Girls. The fast-talking mother-daughter duo that turned up the notch on television writing is back on Thanksgiving night for 6 more hours of the dynamic duo and Stars Hollow.  Lorelai, Rory, Lane, Luke, Michel, and Emily are all back to make us fall in love with Stars Hollow all over again. For some, this is a return to the magic they fell in love with almost 10 years ago. For others, they will learn about the Gilmore family for the first time and wish they had known them for 13 years like the rest of us. There are many questions being asked about the limited series return: are Luke and Lorelai married? How is the inn doing? What is Emily doing now that Richard has passed? More questions are being added every day but the one question that many people have been speculating and theorizing and placing bets on is who does Rory end up with? It recently came out that Marty - Rory’s freshman friend a Yale - will not be returning in the series so that leaves Dean, Jess a...

**Spoiler Alert** Erin Duffy is a former wall street player, procuring a job in finance right out of college working her way up to analyst.  In her novel Bond Girl, Duffy takes us on a fictional tale (some say not so fictional) of a recent college graduate's first job out of college - Wall Street.  Alex Garrett has dreamed of a job on Wall Street - money, fame, expensive dinners, parties every night, everything a person can dream of working in the financial world.  That is if you are a man. Alex believes her career in the financial world will give her the money and freedom to do whatever she wants, go wherever she wants and be whoever she wants. What she doesn’t realize is the true nature of the boys club that is the financial world.   The minute she sets foot in the pit of Cromwell Pierce she is bombarded with male testosterone beyond anything she has ever known.  Every stereotype of the male species is glorified in the first few chapters - secrets f...

Every September I start to look forward to getting back into my daily routine - get up, go to the gym, go to work, come home, have dinner, and begin to watch and judge the best and worst new shows of the television season. Last season was a very good year for me and new shows. I added Quantico, Supergirl, Blindspot, Younger, DC Legends of Tomorrow, Life in Pieces, and Shadowhunters. 7 shows on top of the other 15 or so I watch on a normal basis. Yes, I will admit I have an obsession with television. But I am a creative person and I like to sit down at the end of the day and immerse myself into another world, another life, forgetting about my own for a couple of hours. This year, I have picked 7 shows out of the new ones that I find interesting enough to start watching: American Housewife Bull Designated Survivor Macgyver Kevin Can Wait Timeless Conviction Now that we are in the 2nd month of the new fall TV season, I have had the chance to watch a...

Every so often I come across a novel or a series that takes holds of my emotions and imagination, never releasing until the last page of the book.  The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare is the latest and in my opinion one of the best series I have read thus far in my life.  The Mortal Instruments is the story of a girl named Clary Fray who finds out she is a Shadowhunter - a half angel, half human being that helps to rid the world of demons and protect the mundanes (humans) from things they don’t see.  She meets other Shadowhunters - Jace, Isabelle, Alec - and along with her best friend navigate the world of demons, angels, vampires, werewolves, and fairies while dealing with her “driven” father and other bad guys.   There are many plot points to the novels; to go through them here would be a waste of time. Read the books if you want specific story lines and character information. Cassandra Clare weaves a very intricate and delicate story into 6 ...

The Shadowhunter world is powerful. Not because of magic, steles, demons, or potions but of the emotions tied to every single character.  Cassandra Clare wielded such heartening characters in her books that bringing the world to the big and little screen seemed almost too much.  When the movie came out, it didn’t live up to the hype of many dedicated fans. Now with the show having gone through its 1st season (and the 2nd season on the horizon) the question is the same: can the producers of the show keep Clare’s world in tact and please everyone?  That is a resounding no. When the news first broke that The Mortal Instrument books series would be turned into a television show I was optimistic.  The feature film had a lot of buildup and hype. Unfortunately it did not live up to the majority’s expectations and fell flat when it was released.  I enjoyed it from a movie and entertainment viewpoint but when comparing it to the book it left something to be desired...

*If you have not watched, proceed with caution. Spoilers ahead* The age old question: Can a woman have a successful career and a family without sacrificing either? In The Intern starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, Jules (Hathaway) is the founder of About the Fit, a clothing company that went from startup to major corporation in 18 months.  She has a family - a stay-at-home husband who left his job so that Jules could run hers and a daughter.  Her company runs a Senior Internship program where they hire Ben (De Niro) to be Jules’ assistant. Ben is a 76-year-old widower who is looking to have some purpose in his life.  He is observant of everyone around him, most especially Jules. He admires Jules, her tenacity, her love of her work and her family, but he also sees that she is conflicted. Everyone around her (her daughter’s play group, her company’s investors) see her as a mother first and a businesswoman second. Throughout the whole movie, she struggles wit...

215.  The number of books I have read (which is probably more but I can’t remember every book I read during my school years).  385.  The number I have on my to-read list as of March 22 2016.  With both those numbers, how many books is too many books? Can someone have too many books on their shelf that they are currently reading, waiting to read, or read? Is that even a question? I have asked myself this question every time someone asks me what I am reading. I answer with the current book I have in my hand or on my Nook and usually follow up with how many I have on my to-read list to give people a picture of how diverse my reading interests are. I have everything from crime novels to young adult fantasy to historical fiction on my to-read list. Reading for me started when I was young, way before I found the magic that came out of the light box as my niece used to call it. Reading would take me away from my world and inject me into a place where an...

A long time ago, in a movie theater far, far away a story was told of a young farm boy who would grow up to battle the dark side and defeat the evil empire. A fan base was born, the Star Warians. Today, those same Star Warians are introducing a new generation to the Star Wars world. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened last December to record numbers and attendance. Directed by JJ Abrams, not much was known about the movie aside from a bad guy - Kylo Ren - trying to take over the galaxy and new good guys - Rey and Finn - working to stop him 30 years after Luke, Leia, and Han destroyed the Empire.  There were some familiar faces along the way - Han Solo, Chewie, Princess Leia - and some new ones that will soon become household names - Poe Dameron, General Hux and BB8.   The Force Awakens starts off like every other movie with the title screen and the familiar theme from John Williams radiating through the sound system. The story is set right away with the first line of the ...