Make It Rain - Ed Sheeran

I can't stop listening to this song....as much as I love Ed Sheeran...I really want one of my screamer rocker divas to sing this song...and turn my heart inside out with their version of it.

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Willie Perdomo - The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon

The National Books Critics Circle announced the 2014 finalists on Jan. 19th.  Every time a book award list comes out I scan it eagerly to see who made it.  There have been years when, I will admit, there have been tinges of jealousy but not this time.  This year, a fellow writer from my writing program Willie Perdomo made it onto the list and when I saw his name I wanted to cheer out loud in my very quiet office space.  He was nominated for his book of poetry: The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon (penguin books). How bloody fantastic is that?! I wanted a chance to cheer for one of our own from Long Island University Graduate Writing Program.  Here's to Willie Perdomo, a truly deserving poet.

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Gravity by Alfonso Cuaron

When Gravity came out in theaters a couple of years ago there was so much hype around it that I decided to pass on it.  Anyway, I finally saw it last night.  The FX team did a really amazing job and now I almost wish I had seen it on the big screen.  The story itself was pretty thin and at times a bit farfetched for my tastes but at the very heart of it Sandra Bullock playing Ryan Stone was amazing. The iron will to survive, the clawing, desperate, white-knuckle panic need-to-stay alive...yes, I bought that part. It was a moment when she shifted and she made a choice to live....anyway I found the movie better than I had initially expected.

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