Feeding Your Soul

Bella and Edward. Katniss and Peeta. Tris and Four. Jack and Schuyler. Lucinda and Daniel.  Clary and Jace.  In young adult fiction/fantasy those 6 couples are legend.  Some more than others. Everyone knows Bella and Edward, Katniss and Peeta and most recently Tris and Four.  The last 3 are not as known but for this avid reader, they are the most important.   Supernatural and fantasy stories - movies, books, television - are my addiction.  I gravitate toward any and all of those stories I can find.  The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare is my most recent and this story involves the last couple on the list - Clary and Jace. Clary is a 16-year-old normal teenager who finds out that there is a world beyond your imagination dealing with demons, vampires, werewolves and Shadowhunters - half human, half angel beings that are the “police” of the world beyond.  She and her best friend Simon go to a club one night and Clary witnesses what sh...

When Titanic first came out it was 1997. I was 12 years old and I went to see the 3.5 hour movie in the theater 4 times. 4 separate times. I went with my best friends, my mom, another set of friends, and I dragged my best guy friend at the time to see it with me.  Little did I or anyone else know at the time that this movie would still tug at my heartstrings and stay with you almost 20 years later. I am sitting at work listening to the Hans Zimmer radio on Pandora and the film score for Titanic comes up.  I get nostalgic, happy, sad and excited for Titanic all over again.  This was the biggest movie of its time and some say today it still is.  Every guy wanted to be Jack. Every girl wanted to be Rose. Everyone wanted the passion and the love Jack and Rose had for a few days.  It doesn't matter what happened at the end. Everyone had their own version of "what if Jack survived?" I knew I did. I imagined that Jack was simply sleeping and when Rose made it...

Your favorite movie of all time. That question gets asked time and time again to every human being as part of normal conversation.  Some people can rattle off a few movies that first come to mind; others find some obscure movie to name that will make them look good in front of other people.  Others, such as myself, name a movie that every time they watch it makes them happy, nostalgic and smile no matter what i going on in their lives.   White Christmas starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kayne is my all time favorite movie.  I could watch it every day of the year and never get bored.  Today I watched the musical on stage in Boston (thanks to a christmas present from my wife) then came home to watch the movie.  A favorite movie of all time is supposed to keep you feeling good, happy and free of worry no matter what is going on in your life. White Christmas brings that out in me every single time I watch it. This movie brings acting, singing, dancing, dram...

With both OUAT and Revenge, for this viewer each has had a lack luster first half (up until the winter finales).  I was not excited about the Frozen storyline with OUAT and Revenge seemd to be grasping at straws a little with bringing back David Clarke and waiting episode upon episode to reveal to him that Emily is really Amanda.   However, both winter finales have reaffirmed my love for the shows with one getting back to basics with storylines that I love and the other going out with a Bang Bang that I did not see coming. Revenge’s winter finale aired on December 7th with the sneak peak of “Revenge knows how to do death.”  Everyone knew that someone was going to die but the question was, who? You immediatley ruled out Emily and Victoria - Emily because there would be no show without her and Victoria for the same reason because Emily cannot have revenge without Victoria. So the remaining potential victims were: Jack, Ben, Nolan, Daniel, Marguax, Louise, Kate an...

Ever since Lost decided to take a winter hiatus in their 3rd season, slowly other shows saw the type of hype they received from taking a few weeks off during the television season.  By giving viewers a cliffhanger at the end of 8 or 9 episodes, the shows gave them a way to interact with the season through their imagination.  The viewers could imagine where the story was headed, make assumptions about the rest of the season and even bring their imagination to life through the power of writing.  Television has changed from a mindless set of shows on every day to a thought yearly plan where shows are strategically cut into 2 seperate storylines that intertwine at the most unlikely of places.  This television season most, especially dramas, have taken this path to include a winter finale which airs in mid to late November, takes about 6-8 weeks off and returns full force until the end of the season in May.  For my shows Sleepy Hollow, Gotham, NCIS, NCIS; New Orlea...

When I read The Host by Stephanie Meyer at the time it was one of the hardest books for me to get through.  This was before eReaders and Nook and all the fancy things we have today.  Back when it was just books (yes there was a time we just had physical books) the length of the book was the main reason why I could not get through it.  I was always looking to see how much I had left, figuring out the percentage instead of worrying about the story. The book took me about 6 months to read. I had to force myself to go back and read it; I was very intrigued by the genre and plot but the amount of pages kept getting in the way.  Meyer did use more description than I like in The Host which made it very difficult to keep my attention for long periods of time (hence the time it took me to finish the book).I know that I missed a few things and when I heard the movie was being made, I was ecstatic.  And in October of 2014 I finally got around to watching it.   ...

It has been a long time since I have found a great book that I didn’t want to put down. The last one was Ellen Degeneres book “Seriously I”m Kidding” in June! I was due and The House on Tradd Street did not disappoint. The House on Tradd Street tells the story of Melinda, a woman with an ability to speak to the dead. No one knows she has this ability and she likes to keep it this way. Her mother left when she was 7 years old and her father has been an alcoholic since she can remember. She has had to fend for herself most of her life and she prefers it that way. She is a high profile realtor in Charleston South Carolina, selling high end homes including the old, southern homes and plantations. When she meets a very old homeowner to talk to him about putting his home on the marketing she never expects to suddenly be willed that home to renovate and solve a mystery that bears similar resemblance to her own life. With the help of her bohemian best friend and a handsome (although she...