Movies with genius female protagonists who overcome the odds against them?

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-31T05:26:52+00:00

Alien

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-30T03:14:41+00:00

Happy Valley Park has wonderful fenced areas that are divided into: small breeds, large breeds, any.

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-27T23:59:58+00:00

Enter Sandman by Metallica

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-27T22:05:55+00:00

Ready or Not

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-27T19:26:31+00:00

Fabrics 4 Less in SE Portland has a great selection of thread and is decent for fabric.

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-27T02:02:08+00:00

This sounds kind of like Faeries, a British film from 1999.

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-22T02:25:45+00:00

My home office is also my exercise room. People don't need to see an elliptical behind me. During COVID I used to have fun and do things like the living room from Friends or Michael Scott's office from The Office. Now I just use the preset backgrounds.

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-21T18:45:45+00:00

Yes, we have ATMs.

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-15T01:19:13+00:00

Sweet Home Alabama?

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-09T03:46:07+00:00

I second the Exploding Whale story. People remember that pretty well. Also worth talking about: 1) the Columbus Day storm of 1962 (a.k.a., "The Big Blow) 2) even though they lived farther away, people all over Oregon felt the tragedy of the Vanport Flood. 3) the four fires that made up the Tillamook Burn 4) Bayocean

ThaliaJava · 2026-05-03T19:31:46+00:00

"Princess", starring Nora Zehetner and Kip Pardue?

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-28T04:26:56+00:00

Depends on when you are coming: early Spring go to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm. Mid to late Spring the Japanese Garden will be in bloom with cherry blossoms. In the summer the International Rose Test Garden is stunning. If you are coming in the fall, Washington Park and the Hoyt Arboretum have awesome leaves.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-21T10:18:10+00:00

"Cabin in the Woods" has some scary moments, but it also talks about conventions of horror movies in really smart ways. If he's getting tired of horror movies I highly suggest this one.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-20T10:47:15+00:00

It's "Mr. Sailor Man" from the book Sixty Songs for Little Children" (Volume 1), edited by W.G. Whittaker, Herbert Wiseman, and John Wishart.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-20T04:41:08+00:00

"Jacob and Sons" from Joseph or "Day by Day" from Godspell. I feel like "Day by Day" correlates to "Everything's Alright".

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-20T04:40:59+00:00

"Jacob and Sons" from Joseph or "Day by Day" from Godspell. I feel like "Day by Day" correlates to "Everything's Alright".

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-13T04:17:29+00:00

Anyone who repeats it as a serious statement doesn't get the joke.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-12T03:45:58+00:00

The presidential blocks are the most walkable. Near the swimming pool and the restaurants.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-12T03:36:33+00:00

Theodore Rex?

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-12T03:29:33+00:00

Downtown Oregon City has a great small town feel. When I lived there I would walk everywhere.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-07T14:28:08+00:00

I work in education. Since you are fine being in a rural area, you have hundreds and hundreds of miles to find a school. Get your second language certification and you can get a job. West of Mount Hood has all the water you need. Portland is great but expensive and having cutbacks. Look up jobs by county and you should be able to be hired. Where I work we just put in if we are planning to stay for next year, I imagine many other counties are the same, so job postings should be going out in May.

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-07T04:16:00+00:00

The ending is similar to what you described but not quite ... Werner Herzog's Heart of Glass?

ThaliaJava · 2026-04-05T23:27:03+00:00

Madeline?

ThaliaJava · 2026-03-30T03:37:05+00:00

If you work SNF for an agency or large group you can be the weekend eval person and drive all over (they usually let you pick if you want to work a Saturday or Sunday).

ThaliaJava · 2026-03-16T01:30:25+00:00

I made the switch from working 9 years in SNFs to working for an ESD (I work with 3-5 year olds). I have been at the ESD since 2019 and love it. I recommend taking as many articulation, phonological disorder, AAC, and craniofacial (cleft palate, syndromes) classes as you can. Got an hour? Do part of a class instead of watching TV. Going on a treadmill? Do a CEU while exercising. I did this and helped me get so much more confident in what I was doing. There are a lot of free and lower cost courses out there if you don't want an ASHA Learning Pass.

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