I had a first date at the museum yesterday. The museum was pretty cool, as was the date. He’s from Pittsburgh, though, so I’m not sure how that will pan out. It seems like a lot of running around, but maybe it would be worth it? Time will tell. We’re still texting but haven’t made any more plans yet, so maybe it’s a moot point.
mr. mercedes (tv)
Finally, a good adaptation of a Stephen King story. Not that there aren’t a lot of other good ones, but so many are disappointing. This series was based on the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, but you could probably glean that from the title. Each of the three seasons was based on one of the books, though, interestingly, they were not presented in the same order as the books. It all worked out, though. I really liked it!
I had to rent it from Netflix’s DVD lineup because it was on some other streaming platform. This streaming stuff is starting to get like cable. We only have Netflix and Hulu and that gives me plenty to watch. Sometimes I feel like I’m missing out on some shows I’d like to see, but I refuse to subscribe to any additional platforms. In fact, Jake’s been getting Hulu for free with his student Spotify subscription so I’m not sure what I’m going to do when that expires. I guess either pay for both or take turns subscribing to the two.
My rating: 4/5
the scarlet gospels
This was the latest story in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser series. It’s about hell, demons, ghosts, and all that. I’m kind of past that genre at this point–I’m not even sure how I ended up with this book. So, while there wasn’t anything inherently wrong with it, it was not to my liking. As such, it took me forever to read. Barker is a hell of a writer, though.
My rating: 3/5
after life
This was a pretty good dramedy. It was written, directed, and acted in by Ricky Gervais (the mastermind behind The (original) Office). In it, the main character mourns the loss of his wife, who died from cancer. You get an insight into their lives though vidoes that were recorded when she was still alive. I usually don’t like British stuff, but I made an exception for this show.
My rating: 3.5/5
rakuten
Not a sponsored post, unfortunately. If only I had a readership base greater in number than single digits…
I heard about this website through a few e-newsletters that I subscribe to. I thought it sounded too good to be true, but after doing some research, it sounded legit, so I signed up last week. The premise is that you get cash back when you shop. Not sure if it’s required, but I installed their browser extension, which reminds me when I’m on a site that qualifies for cash back. They also have coupon codes on their site. I’m not sure how effective they are since I am new to this, but it’ll be nice to have another resource for those. Seeing that I do almost all of my shopping online, I figure this will net me some decent spending money (in addition to my credit card cash back). Oh, and there’s also some way you can shop in store and still get the benefits, but I haven’t looked into that.
If you’re interested and sign up using my referral code, we’ll both get a $30 cash back bonus if you make qualifying purchases totalling $30 within 90 days of signing up. This offer is good through the end of March.