Sarah loves pop culture

I am a librarian and I love books, movies, cooking, crafts, and the internet.

Free online tv

Ok, so we have 4 computers in our house, including my laptop and the server. I have to admit that I have not been using my laptop very often, and the lure of the plasma screen + DVR recorder is great. However–I may have to get out the laptop more often now that I have [...]

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The Simpsons Movie

John and I saw The Simpsons Movie last night.  I am not sure what I was expecting, but I found the movie sort of disappointing.  To me, it seemed like a bunch of scenes that had to be cut from tv episodes strung together.  It was funny–even hilarious in some parts–but seemed to be lacking a [...]

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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

John and I stayed up late to watch this (after seeing Iowa lose to Iowa State in wrestling). The librarian is appointed to guard over the treasures of the universe. His sole qualification for the job seems to be his endless knowledge of arcane facts, and skills in multiple languages. Instead of being able to [...]

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The Benefactor

John read a review that said The Benefactor (ABC) was “the worst television show ever” so of course we had to watch it. We got through 47 minutes before changing the channel. Mark Cuban (the Benefactor) will give the winner of the show 1 million dollars. The show is based on the premise that Cuban [...]

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Procrastination

There’s nothing like waiting until the last minute to get me going. In the last 2 days I’ve worked for 6 hours, done over 8 loads of laundry, raked part of the yard, and done lots of maintenance cleaning in the house. I haven’t packed or finished everything I need to, but I’m working on [...]

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