2019 Hallowwen TV-Movie Calendar

Sup reader... guess what... it is time for Marcy’s Halloween TV/Movie calendar for 2019!!!! “WAIT….. What?! It’s already October, that can’t be true didn’t we just watch the Moon Pie fall” you are thinking … well we did but that was some 10 months ago … get it together man. My super awesome and fantastic boss asked me one time “How many years have you been doing this?!” and I thought I have no idea, each year runs into the next to be honest. So I did some digging and my computer has files dating back to 2008, which sounds about right. So this is the 11^th edition of the calendar. Geeze … how are you guys not sick of me yet?  Are you guys really this STARVED for entertainment? I mean yeah, I guess we are and since Hollywood seems to be in a “reboot” instead of creation mode I understand it. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy revisiting my beloved TV shows that I grew up with but that’s what VHS players are for right?! Yes I still have VHS, no I don’t have streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu … want to make a big deal out of it ? 

So the calendar Gods worked their magic and both Ghostbusters (the 80’s version) and Gremlins are back, tho Garfield still sits on the shelves collecting dust, that’s so rude. I also can’t find the Great Pumpkin at this time. I’m gonna guess that it will air on the 22^nd or the 29^th but that’s just a guess. As you know I’ll update you when that one comes out. 

A few more items that you might want to take note of are below: 

• The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXX airs on FOX on Oct. 20^th. It’s Must See TV. This is the 30^th edition of this Halloween special and I understand will feature a demon Maggie, a spoof on Stranger Things, a rescue mission for Milhouse, Homer’s spirit in random bodies, Selma finding love and those wacky aliens a staple in this holiday classic. For some reason FreeForm has decided at random intervals during their programing to show a Treehouse of Horror marathon, don’t question it just enjoy.
• Speaking of FreeForm they are enjoying 31 nights of Hocus Pocus, I mean Halloween. They are definitely throwing in some other specials for variety and flavor but it’s basically a Hocus Pocus love fest. Seriously I mean Hocus Pocus is great but the amount of love this channel gives it is insane. They are also showing Ghostbusters I and II, and the Scream franchise. The Addams Family is still there so I won’t harp on their line up too much….oh guys did you see the trailer fo the new Addams Family movie. IT’S A FREAKING CARTOON! Not some live action BS … but actual animation. I’m so excited I could plotz!
• AMC Fear Fest starts Sunday Oct 13th and their line up hasn’t been announced yet but I understand will include 80 films including Halloween (the original), Friday the 13^th, Leprechaun, Alien, etc., Why they can’t give me their stupid schedule I’ll never know but they can suck it. I understand Fear Fest will also be available on their on-demand platforms which is a pattern that I’m not happy with, you know as someone who doesn’t partake in that kind of thing.
• Food Network and it’s special little cousin Cooking Channel have also gotten into the act with cooking competition shows sprinkled throughout the month. Most of this goodness gets under way Sunday Sep. 29^th (in order to have enough weeks for their respective competitions). Their programing includes Halloween Wars, Halloween Baking championships, Haunted Gingerbread Showdown and as well as special Halloween themed episodes of their main stay shows, but that’s not what this calendar is about. A few new ones include Kids Baking Championship Tricks and Treats and Outrageous Pumpkins and Freakshow Cakes. If you are interested in those kind of things and I am.
• The Travel Channel is back with Ghostober – 31 days of travel related horror that have nothing to do with lost luggage. Most of these are campy and a little silly but there is something about it being a “real place” that makes it intriguing to me. Check it out … don’t … honestly I don’t care. 

So for 11 years I’ve told you about the rules, I’ve told you about the kid who watched Michael Myers and couldn’t sleep and his mom had the audacity to blame me (don’t do that-not my problem), I’ve told you about time zones (I’m in Central, if you aren’t adjust accordingly) and font sizes (printing it 11X 17 is good for your eye holes), so I’m not going to bore you with those again. For the newbies figure it out, for the veterans to this calendar game anyone want to make a bet on who breaks the first rule and which one?! Can they break a rule if I haven’t told them what the rule is ? Yeah…yeah they can and they likely will.  

The intention of this calendar, much like the Christmas one is to get your family to pause and spend some time together making memories. Maybe carve a pumpkin while watching, create some fantastic Halloween Treats from your various Social Media sites, or work on your costume – don’t forget the props - and RELAX with your family, friends and loved ones (sometimes those overlap).

So sit back, scare yourself, and have a GREAT Halloween! It’s fall people enjoy it!

Marcy 

PS as always if you’d rather not get this awesomeness I understand just shoot me an e-mail and I’ll remove you from the list. Remember if you don’t get this one you also loose out on the Christmas one to come soon! 😊

Into the Unknown

So tomorrow I’m getting on a plane to go to our Tampa office to help with a project. I’ve never really done that before and I’m not really sure what to expect. I mean I’ve been to other offices in a bid to try and get them to utilize a new piece of software but not to actually work on something with them. See we have a client who requires that our firm “prequalify” to do work with them and this year that office is taking that task over from me and my office. It probably should have been theirs from the beginning, but I won’t bore you with that. The point is they now want to “run the show” when it comes to this task and it was suggested I come “down to help them” since it’s their first time. I took this task over from a coworker when she retired about 5 years ago. So I’m not a novice but I wouldn’t call myself an expert either. 

 

Instead of spending last week preparing for this trip and these Prequals I spent it doing a submittal in literally 4 days. Technically I did the submittal in a day and they ignored it for 2 then we finalized it on the 4^th day. I spent the week before that helping another office with their submittal while finishing up another submittal that was mine. Last week I also got another draft out that’s due the week after I return but we also have a holiday in which I plan to do not a damn thing and then at the end of that week I’M GOING TO SEE GOLDEN OR I’M GOING TO GO INSANE AND START FLICKING PEOPLE IN THE EAR! I’ll start with the Ear then flick other things should the need dictate. Either way I’m going, and people just need to be ok with it. I digress…I think that submittal is in good shape which is good cause it’s going to need to be sent out early. There’s another one that my boss will need to finalize and submit while I’m going but we don’t have a snowballs chance in haties of getting but I sent out the 2^nd draft of that one on Friday so it is in good shape too. My boss might feel differently but that’s his problem now ha! 

My point….i haven’t just been siting on my duff.

My second point …. At this point in the month we have typically spent about 3-4 weeks working on this prequal project. 

My fear is that the office is waiting on me to get there to START anything and that’s just not going to fly. They want to run this thing so I’m going to let them, we’ll see how it all shakes out in the end. The good news is that we have enough people that if we don’t add anything we are still a-ok in our pre-qualifications, so that’s taken some of my stress away but for the last few years we have picked a category and focused on it to “beef up” and that’s not happening this year. A lot of things at my place of business is changing and it gives me a great deal of anxiety … the not knowing the plan stuff. In the past I’ve also not really known the plan but I was too dumb to realize it. I liked those days. These days where I know there’s something going on but there’s nothing I can do about it stresses me like you’ll never know. The next year and a half will be a big eye opener for me and several of my coworkers …. Even if they don’t know that yet.

I spent today doing laundry and packing and getting ready to go on this trip. I’m going to try and enjoy it. I like the people I’m going to work with. They want to take me to dinner Monday night which is nice. I don’t really need them to babysit me all week so I hope after that we all just chill after work and not necessarily together. I’m used to working 7:30-6pm but I don’t know what their work days look like. Do they work through lunch ? Do they go to lunch? Will I be expected to go with every day? I mean I might need some getting away and dealing with my anxiety so I can walk back in to the office for the rest of the day. Lots of unknowns for the week ahead. I am taking my head phones and a charger for my phone cause when I need to I’ll just plug in, check out, put my head down and get to work. At the end of the day that’s what I’m best at.

I’m also kind of excited to get out of the office for a while. I’ve never been to Tampa before I wish I had a little more “play time” to wander around and see what the place is all about but I don’t think I’ll have a lot of play time. I do get in pretty early tomorrow (Sunday) but I won’t have a car. Thankfully god created Uber for that reason. I hope to explore some tomorrow if nothing else I’ll need to venture out for food. I’d like to stop at a wallgreens or CVS and get rations of the week, drinks snacks etc, but I think I’ll wait on that for when I have the car Monday night. 

 

It will be a fun week, and the mantra will be as soon as it’s done I can start planning my trip to see Golden cause she and I are going to see her soulmate Godzilla and I will actually be spending her actual Birthday with her, something I haven’t done in years cause I usually take advantage of the holiday but this year I’m going for her actual birthday and I’m super excited. I see really stupid stuff in her future, we’ll see if I can pull it off.

Wonder what kind of cake she wants? I like chocolate so yeah that’s likely what’s going to happen cause it’s about me as much as her right?! 

Oh hey, while I’m at it … check out my super awesome Cousin Ryan Bergenty and his NASCAR blog via Yankee Racer, he’s the Car Chief for the #1 car (see dude on far right above)… which just happens to be on my TV right now …. He’s a pretty good behind the scenes tell it like it is kind of guy. It’s a fun read so check it out. He married my cousin Ashley and they produced the cutest little person earlier this year. They are a cute little couple and I’m proud to call him family. She I’ve called family or years so I’m proud to say that too.

http://yankeeracer.com/category/ryan-bergenty/

That reminds me i still owe you guys a recap of my NC trip after I left the SMPS conference .... it's coming .... ha! :D 

Anyway … hope everyone is having a good week . . . . . what are your plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend?!

Marcy

@beaslma

Lessons of a fangirl

I am a total Bizzaro, but I find it super weird that I am not an isolated incident. My parental units produced for me a younger brother, I'm not really sure why either but still it's happened and it produced two pretty awesome nieces so it's ok. Even though my brother and I share similar traits we are polar opposites! It has always fascinated me that he and I were raised in the same house, by the same parents, went to the same schools, had a lot of the same teachers, being only 3 years apart we even had friends in the same circles.

So how did we become such a study in black and white? What molded me into such a special fucking snowflake? 

We were allowed a lot if the same experiences but it's the way we respond to our experiences that began our different paths. Most of our responses are ingrained in us based on our teachings, likes, and our interests. And there lies our big differences. At some point mine and my brothers interests diverged and I....I took the fangirl path less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. (My apologies to Robert Frost). So while Ray (My brother who does have a name you know) chose normal more traditional interests, I fell into the fangirl life.
 

I fangirl most over tv shows, books, and movies, and when you submerge yourself in a lifestyle you take with you a few lessons along the way. What are some of them? Oh I'm so glad you asked I happen to have a list right here ....

§   Psych (tv show) taught me that having at least one really great friend can get you through anything

§   Doctor Who (tv show) taught me that it doesn't matter where you go, or when you go, or even sometimes who you go with, but that there is always an adventure to be had if you're willing to find it.

§   Scooby Doo (tv show) taught me that the only real monsters out there are people out for themselves, usually hiding behind costumes....working at carnivals

§   Horror movies (movies) taught me that sex kills. That running upstairs to hide gets you killed. That running into the basement gets you killed. Taking heels on a camping trip gets you killed. Having big tits and good hair gets you killed. Essentially just stop what you're doing, look around and realize only 1 of you is going to live.

§   Harry Potter (Book Series) taught me that no matter how unimportant we feel, we are always the heroes of our own stories

§   Shakespeare (Literature) taught me that it's a tragedy when everyone dies and young love never lasts, but that men dressed as women are always funny.

§   Star Wars (movies) taught me that you always need a good copilot when you travel. And even if nobody else understands, your best friend always knows what your saying. (C3PO & R2D2/Han & Chewie)

§   Kung fu movies (movies) taught me that with enough training, no matter how small you are, right will win over might.

§   Marvel (Comics and movies) taught me that even heroes can have a dark side and every villain has the potential to be heroic.

§   1970s Blaxploitation movies (movies) taught me to damn the man and fight the power!

§   Godzilla movies (movies) taught me that even though people may not like you because your ugly, loud and constantly tearing shit up, you just keep on being you and maintain the earthly balance. Also try not to stomp on too many villagers in the process.

§   Quentin Tarantino films (movies) taught me that it is impossible to overuse the word "fuck".

§   The Muppets (tv show and movies) taught me that although we may all be bizzare and we all have our own kinks (A pig and a frog? Gonzo and his seduction of chickens?), we can all come together with a semi famous guest star to create a beautiful song and dance!

§   Zombie (movies and tv shows) have taught me that some are fast and some are slow (I prefer the slow) but that usually trying to hold up in a mall never works.

§   Calvin & Hobbes (Comic books) taught me that to give a voice to the voiceless improves each and everyday. And that you should never get between a stuffed tiger and a can of tuna.

Ok..... So some of these lessons I've learned are practical some are not, I admit that. But knowing what I do, I could probably kung fu my way through a zombie apocalypse better than my brother and that makes me the better sibling. So I win. And in the end, kicking my little brothers ass is what matters.

Golden (@theonlygolden) 

Top 10 geekfessions

"Cleanse your soul.

Confess your sins."

Well that's a bit fucking dramatic. I received a paper in my mailbox with that statement written on it. I'm hoping it's some kind of clever cheap ass marketing campaign from a local church in time for crimmus. However, my tendencies towards paranoia lead me to believe I shall soon be tortured and killed by a madman who is offering me one chance at redemption.

Cleanse my soul? Maybe....

Confess my sins? Sure, why not.

Well lets see. It's been exactly....forever since my last confession. Good lord, there's no way of knowing how many times I've cursed, I've never killed a man.... So, puntos extra para que! I may have wished some negi juju on people, but they totally had it coming. I haven't built any idols of gold. Or even silver for that matter.

Um, yeah this is boring.

How about my geeky/fandom confessions. Now that I think about it, this seems a bit harder to admit out loud. I don't quite know what that says about me but whatever. Lets do this!  

§   I really hated Avatar. Like really really hated it. I thought that movie totally sucked ass. Speaking of movies I hate, go ahead and throw Titanic and Forrest Gump on that list.

§   I have never seen an episode of Supernatural.

§   I can play a RISK tournament for days. Easily.

§   I love the show Psych. I loved it since the night I saw the pilot episode on tv. I have seen every episode so many times there is no possible way of counting how many times...almost. I never watched the last three episodes of the series. I've had them on my dvr for months but I have no interest in seeing the series end. So I haven't watched it end. I successfully avoided most spoilers, so although I can guess, I don't know how it ends.

§   While on the subject. I didn't want Jules and Shawn together on Psych. I like her character very much. But I loved the relationship between Shawn and his best friend Gus more. And sometimes true friendship is more important than trying to couple people off into romantic relationships.

§   I don't get Steampunk.

§   I can watch old dubbed kung fu movies and/or Godzilla movies for the rest of my life and die happy.

§   I like Star Trek but have only ever watched The Next Generation and some of the original series episodes. Same with the Star Trek comics. I've only read from The Next Generation line.

§   I've never played Dungeons & Dragons, pokemon, or WOW.

§   I cringe to admit this out loud. And I never have, for fear of the backlash of fandom wrath that will fall upon me. But I guess should I bite it due to the mysterious mailbox killer, it shouldn't go with me to the grave... I don't like the Doctor Who companion Amy Pond. She severely bothers me for so many reasons.

Whew! Guess I got that off my shoulders. Please be gentle when you judge me. Just remember that we all have our glitches and only the mysterious Mailbox killer can judge us.

-golden (@theonlygolden)

Thankfulness Challenge - Day 2

I must be a horrible person to live with; just absolutely dreadful. I keep weird hours. I sleep more in shifts than actually go to bed, like a “normal person.”

I have weird tendencies. Like the need to break out into song and dance whenever I feel like it. I'm not talking, "oh hey I'm listening to music and I'm gonna sing along and maybe groove to the beat" type thing cause it is my jam. No…I’m talking, for no damn reason, I’ll be sitting in bed reading, then suddenly screaming/singing Broadway tunes or the latest in rap. With no warning or even an explanation as to why I feel that 3:30am deserves the loudest white girl rendition of DJ Assault's classic "Ass and Titties".

I also have books in every room in an order that only makes sense to me. This is actually a great trait but I kind of freak out when people touch my books. Seriously no touchy!

I often leave a trail of diet coke and water bottles throughout the house. I take up too much closet space and will take as many showers a day as I want. There are days that I go Godzilla and chase LuLu around the house rawr-ing and knocking shit over. My fridge usually has more painting supplies and medical injections in it than actual food. There are days I want to do everything! But then days I don't want to even talk to a soul. I totally hog the tv remote and I can't stand cleaning up messes that are not my own. I'm sure there are thousands of other things that I am oblivious to but that would equally drive a person to the brink of madness. All of these are excellent reasons as to why I need to live alone.

That's why I'm thankful in the infinite wisdom of the universe, to have never made Marcy and I roommates. Had the past turned out as such, there surely wouldn't be a current friendship or any future adventures. I am quite certain that had we been roommates, she would have done the world a great service and had me locked away, or she’d be locked away from freaking out and doing what needed to be done, using my head on the front door as a knocker. The universe (and University by proxy) knew enough to put us in each other's path but also knew enough not put me so close that she ran away from the madness that is my lifestyle. So this drink is for you, Universe! Thanks for knowing that I suck so hard that a lifelong best friend could not be made by sharing a room, but instead by sharing a bathroom. 

-golden (@theonlygolden)

Ps-I also talk in my sleep. 

(Per Marcy --- it’s true she does and she also remembers NOTHING about a conversation if you wake her up with a phone call. Do not tell her anything important if you wake her up it’s a waste of time for both of you)