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  • Love Is Blind: A Trainwreck I Can’t Stop Watching

    Love Is Blind: A Trainwreck I Can’t Stop Watching

    We have watched Love Is Blind since its inception in 2020. The general concept is a group of people speed date each other while sitting in pods and don’t see each other until they are engaged. Once engaged (some) of the couples are whisked away for a grand vacation, then they move in together, and…

  • December Viewing: Baby Don’t Hurt Me

    December Viewing: Baby Don’t Hurt Me

    Way back in 1993 Haddaway asked us “What Is Love” and every December Michelle and I sit through a bunch of films trying to see if his answer, “baby don’t hurt me” is correct. Technically this month is my romantic comedy counter to Michelle’s fear filled October, but every year a few other genres sneak…

  • Friendsgiving 2025

    Friendsgiving 2025

    I am absolutely food obsessed. This is not a new development. Food and memories of holidays, people, and places are pretty much inextricably linked for me. I remember baking cookies with Gram Novotny when I was too tiny to reach the counter (I had to stand on a step stool or chair). My passion for…

  • A Lot Of Silent Hill 2 And A Few More Movies

    A Lot Of Silent Hill 2 And A Few More Movies

    Slow dread, unnerving suspense, paranoia, unexpected startles, and gory demises made up a large part of our October. During the last week of the month we spent many hours beating the video game Silent Hill 2 (Remake) and saw a handful of horror films that were surprisingly high quality. If you want to emulate our…

  • Horror Filled October

    Horror Filled October

    Andrew allowed me to start my scary movie viewing a few days early. Since we both got minor colds during the last days of September, we had even more time to settle in with cozy blankets in our excessively dark cinema room and get sketched out. I decided to publish our list a week early…

  • The Tour And Tiny Bricks

    The Tour And Tiny Bricks

    I hadn’t given much thought to the Tour de France prior to moving to Europe, but after catching snippets in several Olhão bars and cafes back in 2022, my curiosity was piqued. I started with the Netflix show Tour de France: Unchained (I highly recommend it), and was shocked at how nuanced and complicated this…

  • We Tried Our Hand At Speed Puzzling

    We Tried Our Hand At Speed Puzzling

    Andrew and I have a soft spot for odd competitions (if you do too, check out We Are The Champions on Netflix). For instance, we are not immune to the charms of spelling bees, which I participated in both as a kid in 5th grade, and as an adult in a San Francisco performance of…

  • Perlers (Melty Beads)

    Perlers (Melty Beads)

    For many years now my main artistic hobby has been making art out of Perler brand melty beads. I generally use or tweak existing designs and have given away many pieces as thank you’s for Extra Life donations. Since we’ve got quite a few pieces up around our Urgezes home I thought I’d show them…

  • 2024 Holiday Films And Shows

    We took a break from blogging for a few hectic weeks around Christmas and New Year’s, but are back to share how we spent some of our holiday season. Regular readers may remember that December is my month to dominate the watchlist with romantic comedies and other holiday schlock, helping me recover from Michelle’s horror…

  • We Traded That For This

    We Traded That For This

    Our 2 year anniversary of living in Portugal was June 20th! We desperately wanted to change our lives and here we are. Let’s celebrate with a slice of life comparison of then vs. now. Two Cars For No Car: We like the freedom of not worrying about parking, paying for insurance, and planning never ending…