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Category: Refinement

Jun 25 2015 1 Commentby Coley

Becoming a Therapy Dog Team

Several people have asked me how my dog, a rescue named Jones, and I became a therapy dog team. To be honest, I had put off this longtime dream of mine because I was…

Jun 24 2015 0 Commentby Coley

9 tips from an Estate Sale junkie

Posted in Refinement

I used to think Estate Sales were for the wealthy, full of expensive jewelry and collector’s cars. But I was happy to learn that Estate Sales can be jackpots for those of us who love vintage stuff, or…

Oct 20 2014 0 Commentby Adriana

Customer Service Doesn’t Have to be the Pits

Posted in Career, Refinement

Illustration by Adriana Guarderas

Customer service isn’t always easy. My experiences—often trial by fire—have trained me to diplomatically handle irate—and even mentally unstable—customers. I’ve had to be the therapist and verbal punching bag. I’ve been treated…

Sep 15 2014 2 Commentsby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 Days: Poltergeist

Posted in Culture, Movie Challenge, Refinement

We had to end with the photo that inspired the challenge itself! It’s a classic, and set up to be one of the scariest horror films ever made. One of the great post-1970s horror films.

I’m happy to say that these assertions are completely correct.

The gist:…

Sep 13 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 Days: Jaws

Posted in Culture, Movie Challenge, Refinement

The big daddy that started it all. The big shark movie that started all Big Sh*t Wreaking Sh*t films that now

The gist: Really? I have to do this? Sigh.

An enormous great white shark starts eating the residents of a Northeastern vacation town, much to the…

Sep 10 2014 1 Commentby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 Days: The Village

Posted in Culture, Movie Challenge, Refinement

I won’t lie, I needed a pallet cleanser after Akira. Something light and fluffy. So instead, I picked a movie that is universally reviled. A movie considered so bad, even Ebert hated it….

Sep 09 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread

7 Movies in 7 Days: Akira (Introducing the Movie Challenge!)

Posted in Culture, Movie Challenge, Refinement

So one day I thought to myself, “I want to be a person with good taste. How do you become a person with good taste?”

The answer that comes to mind immediately is that you need to consume a lot of media. When you watch/read/listen to new stuff consistently, you develop a more refined palate. You…

Jun 24 2014 0 Commentby Princess Dread