Flicks on the Bricks

THEY'RE HERE - again: Flicks on the Bricks

Some great movies - and they're all free. So grab a bag of popcorn and head to Pioneer Courthouse Square. Sit on the bricks and watch some great flicks! It's summer - in the city.

July 23: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
July 30: Three Amigos
August 6: Sixteen Candles
August 13: The Muppets Take Manhattan
August 20: Jaws

Pre-entertainment begins at 7:00pm, movies begin at dusk, and admission is free. Pioneer Courthouse Square is located at SW 6th to SW Broadway & SW Yamhill to Morrison.

Dedication

Writers - have you ever fallen asleep at the keyboard?

I have.

And, it looks like my son is following in my footsteps - or fingertips.

:)

Writers Looking for Feedback

Writers are a solitary group - usually. We sit and spill our words out onto the keyboard typically alone, rarely getting a lot of feedback, except from our family and friends. But to perfect our craft we need some unbiased feedback so some of us have moved on to critique groups but there are other ways for writers to get a little input from honest readers.

One way is a FREETIQUE. Cynthea Liu is known for giving these morsels of magnificent insight to writers - for FREE. She does these FREETIQUES at random times and you have to follow her rules for her to impart her words of writerly wisdom. But, her price is "write" so, if you're interested in finding out more, check out Cynthea's website here.

Happy writing, or for Snoop's benefit, Hoppy Writing!

Answer to Word for Wednesday

Word: DOSIMETER

At first I thought it was one of those devices used by Ghost Hunters but nope - I was wrong.

Meaning: Check it out here.

It is an instrument that measures contaminants absorbed by the body, such as gamma rays or the amount of x-ray or other radiation absorbed in a given period.

Word for Wednesday - a Writer's Game

Word: DOSIMETER


Take a guess. What is it? Put your guess in "comments" then come back around 3:00 to see if you were right or wrong.

Come out and play.

This Day In History

1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annex" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. They hid for two years and there was no happy ending to Anne's story.

If you haven't read the book, The Diary of Anne Frank, you might want to watch the movie. We need to remember the past.

Movie Review Monday - ECLIPSE

I've read all the books and really enjoyed:

Twilight;
New Moon;and
Eclipse; however . . .
Breaking Dawn was not my favorite - in fact it was one book that wrapped everything up too neatly for my liking.

But Twilight (the movie) I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed the show. New Moon I thought was okay, Eclipse--not so much. It was too much of a romance for my liking. I would have liked to have seen more action--but then I guess I'm not the usual reader of the series.

I did love Jacob in Eclipse. I think he's done a great job. And the werewolves were very cool - or maybe I should say "hot" but once again--it wasn't my fav.