The First Echo

I in! .... xox

2012-02-14T11:46:36.135-08:00

I in!
.... xox

I remember that fortune cookie.... but I've lo...

2012-01-03T16:55:46.145-08:00

I remember that fortune cookie.... but I've long known of your talents... in bed. xo

This made me laugh! My vote's on Michael Bay&#...

2012-01-03T15:59:00.383-08:00

This made me laugh! My vote's on Michael Bay's pyrotechnician. :)

Hiko, Thanks for always keeping me informed in 201...

2011-12-22T09:40:27.308-08:00

Hiko,
Thanks for always keeping me informed in 2011. I look forward to all the fab pop culture references in 2012 - that and we need to get coffee since we both will have the time. =)

Happy Holiday!
Cheri

With all the year end lists, The First Echo comes ...

2011-12-22T06:54:57.734-08:00

With all the year end lists, The First Echo comes the closest to getting it right!

I just rediscovered these books. I was a little g...

2011-11-03T11:31:08.726-07:00

I just rediscovered these books. I was a little girl when I first read them (some of the Fear Streets are pretty gruesome for a second grader, but what can I tell you? Even at eight years old I loved my horror stories!) Unfortunately for me, I traded my collection in years ago for credit at a used book store (likely to graduate to my Stephen King phase--LOL) but I'd love to find some of my old FS favorites at the library and re-read em, for nostalgia purposes. I think this series would make for a great TV show! (especially the sagas...the backstories of how the town came to be cursed were by far the best, and most gruesome!) On a sidenote, I also loved the SVH novels! (and babysitters club...lol. I was definitely a reader!) Kids today should pick up some of these old books.. they'd be pleasantly surprised, and we might not have a new generation of completely illiterate children.

It's funny, but one of the best thing about be...

2011-10-30T19:48:45.728-07:00

It's funny, but one of the best thing about being FUNemployed for me is the challenge of finding fun things to do for less or even free. I've got myself covered in the exercise arena and TV tapings, but movie test screeenings is a new one. Thanks for the tip!

I haven't seen Transformers, but I definitely ...

2011-10-27T07:14:10.435-07:00

I haven't seen Transformers, but I definitely would have chosen Captain America!

Also - that library IS beautiful.

And lastly - I go to a lot of free screenings here in Boston and they have gotten SO popular, I have to show up about two to two-and-a-half hours early and am still not always the first in line!!! RIDICULOUS. And I have definitely gotten to know a recognize of these people (they are all a little strange... Which makes me wonder whether I fit in with them!). I always have my Kindle and usually a friend. I often question whether it's worth the wait and stress of possibly not getting in, but it saves a lot of money!

Thank you! And...do I know you?

2011-10-26T16:47:20.123-07:00

Thank you! And...do I know you?

First of all I have to go to that library - STAT! ...

2011-10-26T16:17:07.718-07:00

First of all I have to go to that library - STAT! Looks amazing! Second, Captain America is a much better film than Transformers any day (unless you're a masochist). Third, I love your blog.

all true.

2011-10-14T13:11:04.525-07:00

all true.

Until I started watching it yesterday (thank YOU, ...

2011-09-27T07:27:34.789-07:00

Until I started watching it yesterday (thank YOU, Hulu+), I had no idea this was the final season!! How fast 7 seasons flew by. Your post brought back memories of all the previous seasons and things I'd forgotten.

Another post that gave me goosebumps Hiko. My day ...

2011-09-19T09:24:17.048-07:00

Another post that gave me goosebumps Hiko. My day was very similar, but I feel I cannot put it into words as elegantly as you.

Somewhat ironically, Independence Day was on Fox t...

2011-09-09T20:03:46.802-07:00

Somewhat ironically, Independence Day was on Fox that night. I imagine there was some back and forth at the network about propriety and such, but, you know, triumph of the American/human spirit and such...

Wonderful Post Hiko.. I remember I was late for wo...

2011-09-09T13:02:11.356-07:00

Wonderful Post Hiko.. I remember I was late for work, running my temp sheet in to the agency before I headed to the actual job and you are right. I remember it was a beautiful day. I had the radio on when they announced what was happening and it was so surreal. At work we were stunned, sitting around telvisions, radios, the internet.. I had a young friend who had just enlisted and we knew this meant she would have to go to war and she was scared. I was in upstate NY 6 hours north of the city and we heard the jets over head. surreal..
-rebecca

That was a really moving post, Hiko. My day starte...

2011-09-09T12:36:32.384-07:00

That was a really moving post, Hiko. My day started out the same too. My mom called me and I watched the coverage in the eating area at Student Village. I really could not believe my eyes. I felt really confused, I don't even know what I was watching live and what was playing over and over again. I do remember the tower falling and there was a massive gasp in the room. People started crying. I felt frozen and I got the worst headache. I didn't want to be alone but I didn't want to be around anyone anymore. I didn't know if I should go outside or stay inside. It was such a sad day, and a sad several years after.

-Mich

Interesting list you made here! Thanks for all the...

2011-09-07T07:10:16.101-07:00

Interesting list you made here! Thanks for all the information!

I saw a few of these ("Single White Female,&q...

2011-09-07T06:12:26.680-07:00

I saw a few of these ("Single White Female," "Hand That Rocks the Cradle") at birthday parties and they STILL haunt me. Totally not my genre!

The only one I think I've heard/heard of is &q...

2011-09-01T07:39:13.108-07:00

The only one I think I've heard/heard of is "All Day Long I Dream About Sex," which I have on my iPod's gym mix. :)

I don't watch either, but perhaps "Stars&...

2011-08-01T08:51:07.900-07:00

I don't watch either, but perhaps "Stars" is more popular because audiences like watching other people (ESPECIALLY celebs) work hard (and sometimes fail). Whereas "SYTYCD" features actually talented dancers, and most people watching don't understand what they are doing and are just jealous they can't do it?

I dunno... Just spouting an idea. If I were to watch either, it would be "SYTYCD." :)

In my opinion The Burning was your best playlist w...

2011-07-21T23:20:42.094-07:00

In my opinion The Burning was your best playlist which is why I was directed to your blog and ever since I've been following your other playlists hahahaha

Boston made national headlines about its road cond...

2011-07-18T06:47:59.068-07:00

Boston made national headlines about its road conditions... But that was due to the Big Dig. :)

I. Can't. Wait. Since we wake up at 6am every...

2011-07-14T10:26:44.321-07:00

I. Can't. Wait.

Since we wake up at 6am every day for work, a midnight showing is just not in the books for me. I'll be seeing it Saturday afternoon and am SOO excited, yet SO sad it's ending!!

I started reading the books during the summer of '98, so it's been a long journey for me!

I had many of the same experiences all the way dow...

2011-07-13T08:25:25.322-07:00

I had many of the same experiences all the way down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I enjoyed reading this. I came about it through looking up The Letter People. Hey, did you have the Sweet Pickles books? They were weekly reader books that came in the mail.
In my Kindergarten class, we set out our mats after lunch and just before going to the playground. I'd put my mat down somewhere and then at some point I'd sneak over to the mats thay lay next to the teacher's desk and grab one and throw it somewhere else and put MY mat down there. During nap time, the teacher always did work and had errands for someone to run. Laying next to the teacher meant watching her work and MAYBE getting asked to run those errands. Being 5 years old and walking through those BIG SCHOOL HALLS alone was quite amazing! I'd sneak and peek into rooms. Oh, God, I was so cute.

And where is the 90s playlist to complement the 90...

2011-07-07T12:51:27.972-07:00

And where is the 90s playlist to complement the 90s blog post?