Recently I have been facing a bout of writer’s block. REALLY BAD writer’s block. So bad, I hesitate to call it writer’s block. It’s unlike any of the writer’s block I’ve faced since I started writing seriously in 2005. It’s more like that feeling of scratching your nails on a…

As an essential worker, I was exposed to COVID-19 six times — that I’m even aware of. There have been scary times these past ten months, but these 6 remedies have helped me stay healthy, COVID or otherwise. “Just take my vitamins and pray.” That’s what my boss told me…

Not sure what to do on New Year’s Eve this year? Take it from someone who was social distancing before it was cool: New Year’s Eve at home is where it’s AT. Though I’ll be watching Christmas movies straight through New Year’s, sometimes it’s fun to watch a non-Christmas comedy…

Or, things to do to make your holidays special despite quarantine. This year we’re all being faced with a real-life Grinch: COVID. It feels we’re all desperate for Christmas to begin, and we could all use a little cozy this season. But with COVID resurgences and many states closing up again, a lot of traditional Christmas plans are probably going to…

Gluten-free, no-sugar-added, and made in a microwave in 30 seconds. I am a die-hard chocolate lover. I’m the kind of person who wants to have something chocolate on my day off, even if it doesn’t fall on the weekend. And then on the weekend, when I have to work. Weekends…

Boasting 23 main characters and spanning twelve years of filmmaking (so far), the Marvel Cinematic Universe is bound to have some funny casting mix-ups, stars doing double-duty, or interesting earlier roles the stars held. Here are 10 Funny Roles MCU Stars Had Before The MCU. Evangeline Lilly Was A Middle Earth Elf Evangeline Lilly, before she played…

Ah, Cold Stone. The Hibachi grill of the dessert world. The place we go to to be treated to decision overload of flavor and topping options, while meanwhile getting dirty looks from an impatient (socially-distanced) line of ice cream lovers like ourselves. If you’ve ever eaten at Cold Stone, you…

Self-isolation-during-the-middle-of-a-global-pandemic-apocalyptic-situation blues got you down? If you’ve already re-watched the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Star Wars movies (even the ones that don’t count, like Rogue One, Solo, and — gasp! — The Rise of Skywalker) in chronological order, then rewatched them in order of release, realized Black Widow…