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Moons & November

November had some very interesting moons and it was wonderful to wake up every morning and looking up at the sky and getting such an amazing view. Now, I don't have a good camera but I though I should share some of the pictures I was able to capture in Indiana & New York.

Movie: "Under the Tuscan Sun"

Today I watched "Under The Tuscan Sun" based on a book, this movie brings to life the character of Frances Mayes, a writer suffering from depression after her husband cheats on her. Her friend pushes her to take a trip to Italy, she buys a home there and begins a new life.  I really liked this movie for four reasons. (1) Her husband doesn't ask for forgiveness or comes crawling back to her:  In life sometimes people are assholes to you and they don't apologize. They go on living as if they didn't hurt you and it's the reality. And she had to deal with that and move on and work through her feelings. That was realistic and I think quite important because after all the movie is about her journey and development. (2) I enjoyed her process of starting over and taking risks:  Her healing process is one to envy. Frances moves to a new country, meets the good people, find hobbies to keep her mind busy and even has a romance with a total sexy stranger. What is be...

National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month 2016 Synopsis After Shawn burned and destroyed his world, Khalid finds himself stuck living in a world with no hope or future. The love of his life was murdered, his father abandoned him and he is stuck in a marriage with a woman he doesn't love. Unable to sleep  and haunted by memories of his love's death, Khalid decides he will no longer live in  a world of darkness and disparity. He begins to gather a group of people with special abilities to bring light to the their world. He will soon learn that not everyone agrees with his plan and obstacles begin to emerge; obstacles that will lead Khalid to a darker road.