Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Valentine's Week Update

Happy Valentine's Week, Fire Enthusiasts. How did your day go? Were you able to spend time with the one who means the most to you? I hope so.

My wife and I spent a half day together Sunday afternoon without kids. We went to lunch in town and then headed to Fresno, which is our large neighbor to the north, in order to watch a movie. As much as I wanted to watch The King's Speech once again (It had better win the Oscar or I'm going to be ticked!!), we watched The Company Men. It was good. That's the film about lay-off's that affected both the ordinary worker as well as high-end executives. It starred Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson and Kevin Costner. It was very good, but made me feel self-conscious about spending money when we went to Costco later that afternoon. Lol! I suppose that was a good thing. So, I'm writing this post with a tall glass of water, rather than the Crown Royal Whiskey that I might have had had that damn movie not crawled inside my head. ;)

The evening concluded with a thrill. Recently I was featured in my town newspaper, The Kingsburg Recorder. Without any help from me, the much larger newspaper, The Fresno Bee, featured the snippet above. The reporter informed me Monday morning that they no longer reviewed books; however, it was still a treat to open up the Spotlight Section of the Sunday Paper last night to find that I was in there.


Before I go, I would like to point those of you who like scary movies to check out the review that I posted Monday morning over at Something Wicked This Way Comes. It is the blog that is shared among four Vamplit Writers. I say that it is shared, but really I have had very little to do with any of the reviewing there. Mostly it is Marissa Farrar and Nicole Hadaway who do all of the work. Saturday, I finally got around to watching the film, Let Me In. It is a vampire story that breaks the mold. If you like vampires...and I know you do...you should really check it out. I really don't watch horror anymore, but this film is special. After you check that out, think about giving us a follow.

That's about all for now. Have a great week.

We'll talk soon.
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12 comments:

  1. Kelly PolarkFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Nice to see that your town is appreciating and advertising you!!!
    We ordered a heart shaped pizza to celebrate VDay! :)

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  2. James Garcia JrFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Hi, Kelly. I saw some of those pizzas. Were they better than the regular shaped ones? I hope it was a good day. Thanks for the note. It's a bit amusing, really. I go to a lot of trouble to do promotional stuff and often have very little to show for it. Then I have nothing to do with something and it gives me more press!!! What's up with that? Oh, well. Better not to question it, right? Just say thanks and be on my way??
    Take care,
    -Jimmy

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  3. RickyFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Let Me In and The Company Men are two I plan to see.

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  4. James Garcia JrFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Thanks for the note, Ricky. I really was impressed with Let Me In. I'm looking forward to adding it to my DVD collection. Take care.
    -James

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  5. Stacy McKitrickFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    I haven't seen "Let Me In", but I own the Swedish (I think it's Swedish) version "Let the Right One In". Beautiful scenery and an intersting story indeed. I liked it. I liked it better with the subtitles, too (the voice-over of the bully was a little too girlish).

    Congrats on the newspaper blurb, though. That's pretty awesome.

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  6. James Garcia JrFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Hi, Stacy. I heard a lot of great things about the Swedish version. It is hard for me to believe that it could be better than the American version; that's how well done this one was. I was so surprised.
    Thanks for note on the newspaper. It was pretty cool!

    -Jimmy

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  7. Talli RolandFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    That's fantastic! Sounds like you had a good weekend, too. Great news all around!

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  8. James Garcia JrFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Thanks, Talli. It's always great to hear from you. Sorry to hear about your laptop issues. I hope that gets sorted out real soon.
    Take care and thanks again for dropping by.
    -Jimmy

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  9. alexiaFebruary 17, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Congrats on the news feature! And I'll have to check out that movie.

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  10. James Garcia JrFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Hi, Alexia. Thanks for visiting. I can't say it enough that I really don't watch those films anymore, but "Let Me In" is something special, indeed. Have a great weekend.

    -Jimmy

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  11. Julie MusilFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    James, that article about you is so cool! You've earned that recognition, and you're humble enough to not seek it.

    My husband is a firefighter and had to work on Valentine's day (frown). But he's the sweetest guy and makes me feel special every day. On the big V day, my three sons and I had a glamorous dinner of grilled hot dogs :D

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  12. James Garcia JrFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Hi, Julie. Thanks for your note.
    I was the one who had to work on Valentine's Day in my family. The three of them were all home. That's why my wife and I went out on Sunday.
    Being a busy writer yourself, I know you can understand about maximizing the moments we do have, right?
    Have a great long weekend,
    -Jimmy

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