It’s been an anniversary year several times over. 10 years since I moved back home from New York. 10 years in my job(s). And while we’re at it, 12 years since my BA, and 6 years since my MA. And now the critical questions: how have those years been spent? Did it add value? Was it what I wanted? And if it wasn’t, was what … Continue reading 2016: I see you…
A couple of months ago, I was happy to be part of what hopefully will be another landmark moment in T&T scripted television drama, when the Pauline Mark-led team behind The Apartment: About Last Night shot the pilot movie for what we all hope will be a successful multi-season local TV series. Next month (the week of 2nd September, 2015), it makes its premiere at MovieTowne, with the … Continue reading The Apartment: About Last Night
I’m grateful to have a very full life, so actually watch much fewer TV shows and movies and read far far fewer books than I’d like. But when I want to escape into other worlds and decompress from my own (though sometimes these other worlds leave me more agitated than I’d been before I tuned in), there are some worlds and families that I dutifully reconnect … Continue reading Savage seasons: a little whingeing on TV character exits, cliffhangers, and gutwrenchers 2014-15
Another Trinidad Carnival has come and gone. And it has left me with many more questions than answers. I’ll start with the most benign. On a lighter note: masquerader tips, tricks…and lessons Toe pads do not work. At least not for me. Though, maybe my toes would be even worse without them. Kinesio tape rocks. If you have any injuries, old or new, get a … Continue reading Party done! Musings on Trinidad Carnival 2014
