tenny talks.

happy holidays.

as you may have noted, i've been a little lax in posting of late. i won't tire you with excuses, as i can't even think of any that suffice. instead, i want to take a minute and wish you all the best during the holiday season. on that theme, i thought to share the story of how my favourite holiday movie, a christmas story, came to be just that.

while i have two other holiday movie staples i adore watching (home alone and elf), they won me over pretty easily. a christmas story holds a special place because it took years to find its way into my heart. as a kid i'd watch it and feel so terrible for little ralphie parker and all the sour luck he had, that the whole movie made me too upset to ever finish watching. not once did i make it past when ralphie got kicked down that santa slide at the department store. (i mean, look at that face up there! who could do such a thing?) one year, in the not so distant past, i finally decided to sit a christmas story through to the very end. and there, nearly 20 years after it first aired, i discovered just how charming it was, in all its bumbling glory. a favourite in the making, for far too long.

so...here's hoping you spend the holidays indulging in your favourite films, television and music...but most of all, your very favourite people. happiest of holidays to you all.

b.j. fletcher: private eye.

i've noticed that many people who read my blog don't have cable, so i thought to write about something they could actually watch. i figure if you're reading this, you have an internet connection...right? in that case, be sure to check out b.j. fletcher: private eye. the brainchild of regan latimer, the web series depicts the more than hilarious antics of a private eye and her bestie sidekick (and does it with an all canadian cast and crew, no less). 

season two has just started up, but for folks new to the show, season one is available online as well. the episodes are short and sweet, so give a few a go to really see the endearing relationship between leads lindy zucker and dana puddicombe. if you're smart, you'll tune in right through episodes 1.8/1.9/1.10 as that's when the show really hits its stride. not to mention it's when the lovely vanessa dunn is introduced as jenna watson...*sigh*

now lock and load! (fletch talk for go and watch.)

•  b.j. fletcher: private eye can be seen on its website with new episodes posted every tuesday.