Hi. Hello. How are you? I am one million miles above the earth right now and orbiting The Great Beyond because Kristen Bell and I are practically BFFs.[note]A girl can dream.[/note][note]This entire experience was just freaking cool, okay? Let me have my moment.[/note] Earlier this year, I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit, an annual conference…
Television
9 Things About Netflix’ Stranger Things
Y’all, I finished Netflix’ Stranger Things yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. So I thought I’d just throw together a little list of 9 things about Stranger Things because what else do I have occupying my brain right now. I’m trying to be spoiler free here, but I can’t guarantee you won’t be able to…
A Tribute to American Idol
Some of you may not know this, but I get paid to watch television and write about it. It all started one day on Twitter… I’ll spare you the details, but I was hormonal and bingewatching The Vampire Diaries and then I ended up with a gig covering American Idol. That was 2012. I’d been…
How to Tell If a Show is for Boys or Girls
I let my son watch “girl” shows. I’m not ashamed to admit that at all. I don’t subscribe to the notion that television shows are made for girls OR for boys. If a television show is made for KIDS it’s made for boys AND girls, regardless as to whether there are flying ponies or men in…
Never Wear Heels On The Red Carpet
It’s possible I’m writing this post from the afterlife right now and you’ll see why in just a minute. The conclusion of my whirlwind vampire-driven weekend has come and gone. Tonight I worked the red carpet at The Vampire Diaries 100th episode celebration, interviewing cast members, former cast members, producers, and writers from both TVD and The…