Sabrina and Will had an opportunity to see a preview episode of HBO's upcoming series: Lovecraft Country - staring Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney Vance, and Michael K. Smith.

 

Directed, written and produced by Misha Green (Underground) and executive produced by Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) and J.J. Abrams (Lost, Star Trek, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Lovecraft Country tells the story of a young man who goes on a journey from his hometown in Chicago to "Lovecraft Country" -- a place filled with monsters -- the otherworldly kind and the racist human kind, to find his missing father with his uncle and childhood friend tagging along.

 

Listen to our first impressions and check out Lovecraft Country on August 16 on HBO Max.

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Watch us geek out with some other Blerds over Lovecraft Country

BlerdMomTM makes it to double digits! Episode 10!

 

Sabrina and Will discuss current events (Covid-19, distance learning, Black Lives Matter) and Sabrina's history with dance (that time I took a pole dancing class...YIKES!) and then have an interview about Nerdlesque (Nerdy Burlesque) with Midori Minx of the Manic Pixie Nightmares!

 

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Sabrina talks with special guest, Tanya J. Miller from Talking with Tanya about how to stay unstuck and continue on the path to finding our purpose during times of uncertainty. 

Tanya J. Miller is a certified life coach with over eighteen years of experience working with youth, young adults, and women throughout the community and in ministry to pursue purpose, passion, vision, and destiny.

 

She is the author of several books including Mind Matters: Get Out of Your Head and Jump into Life! and Things my Mama Said.

 

You can find Tanya in the following places:

FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubetanyajmiller.com

 

 

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Sabrina and Will give their rankings of James Bond movies in the following categories: 

Top 5 Henchmen

Top 5 Villains

Top 5 "Bond Girls"

Top 5 Theme Songs

Top 5 James Bond Movies

Ranking the Actors

Bonus: Best Bond Openers

Note: I made a mistake where I gave the wrong movie for OddJob a couple of times...I correct myself later in the show.  Just a little mental mixup.

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How we are still trying to keep things spicy while on quarantine.  Plus, we watch Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds from a different perspective.

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Drink of the episode: Caramel Apple Martini

Recipe:

2 parts vodka

1.5 part apple pucker

1 part Buttershots (Butterschnaps) 

Topped off with Cranberry juice

Put ice in shaker, add other ingredients, shake and strain into a martini glass.

Like other parents, Will and Sabrina are quarantined at home with the kids. They discuss how it's been going.

In addition, they talk about the podcast conference they went to in early March, the WestWorld Season 3 premiere, Will talks simulation theory and then we talk about the 2007-2008 Writer's strike that Sabrina says is responsible for everything going on today.

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Adam Ruins Everything

100 Days That Changed Hollywood: The Writers Strike, 10 Years Later

Studios Begin Stockpiling for a Writers Strike: "We Learned the Hard Way Last Time"

Pushing Daisies

How to Love in the Time of Coronavirus? Look to Pushing Daisies.

After Sabrina's time in Costa Rica, she Will are back together again. In this episode they catch up, talk about lessons learned while Sabrina was sojourning and talk about what's next.

Sabrina is broadcasting from Costa Rica where she is taking a month-long (!!!) sabbatical. Listen to find out why. Moms especially will want to listen to this very special episode of BlerdMom!

Episode deals with burnout, parenting, and mental health.

Links from the episode:

For Colored Girls in Their 30s and 40s Who Feel Like Life May Have Passed Them By

Why are Gen X women struggling? A new book explores the many possible reasons.

Mom realizes ‘there is only so much of me and I need to find balance’

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We talk about the Lizzo concert, reiki, The Little Mermaid Live, and the Disney Cruise we went on over the summer.

Article: Disney Loving Couples have happier relationships

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We talk recent travels - Maryland Renaissance Fest, NYC and mostly DisneyWorld.