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2 Strikes

Tonight, Matt and I attempted to watch two shows. We made it through about 20 minutes of the first one before I had to beg to be excused. I cannot tolerate a dumb show. I have so many books I'd rather read or emails I'd rather send. Matt agreed it was worth terminating.

We decided to try Movie #2 and I made it through 30 minutes. I only stayed so long because I enjoy snuggling up to Matt. I had to finally leave though because I wanted to write my blog post.

I am listening to the soundtrack for The Greatest Showman as I compose this post. Now that is a movie worth watching. I told Matt I have a hard time watching dumb movies when there are so many good ones I've seen lately. I was able to watch some really cool shows on my recent flights to and from Hawaii. I LOVED the documentary on Steven Spielberg. I also enjoyed the old guys robbing the bank movie along with the story about Billie Jean King and the documentary on the Chicago Transit Authority.

Again, life is too short to consume crap. I am so excited for this weekend too. I'm headed to Hollywood for an epic event with the Houghs. Derek and Julianne are doing a MOVE Event and I get to go with Chad and Bruce to see if it will be a good fit for us to partner with them.

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