How I Met Your Father has been greeted by fans with great trepidation, and the series premiere doesn’t solidify its fate. The first two episodes rode the line, with some genuinely funny moments alternating with bouts of trying-too-hard. This can often be said of new series, though, so it’s too early to tell what direction … Continue reading
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It Will Be Funny in About 10 Years…
The tenth anniversary of this blog flew by my months ago, and I didn’t even notice! I haven’t posted much, or at all, in recent years, but I can’t ever fully let go of CorinaWrites. These days I’m living with my boyfriend – very adorable meet-cute story to follow, debating watching How I Met Your … Continue reading
Should I Rewatch HIMYM?
Hello all, long time no talk! There are a few things I definitely want to get back to writing about, but I’m not sure that How I Met Your Mother is one of them. So I’m looking for opinions – is it worth the rewatch? I haven’t watched a single episode since the finale, unless … Continue reading
I’ve Found San Diego’s Secret Job Portal: The Corner Bakery Cafe Downtown
I’ve been doing the job hunt thing again, and checking all of the usual sources – Craigslist, Indeed, etc. Anyway, when I was looking at Craigslist, I noticed that a bunch of jobs seemed to all be in the same location. I figured I was just imagining things, but then I started to look in … Continue reading
There’s Still Time For Trump To Reveal Himself As The Greatest Showman On Earth…
Trump can announce to the world that this entire campaign has been a huge social media experiment. It was all done to test the limits of democracy and the true priorities of the American people. Look, this move would be epic. It would be Orson Welles plus P.T. Barnum plus Kanye West! Continue reading
HIMYM on Inside The Actor’s Studio
HIMYM fans, are you feeling a little lost this Tuesday? Last night was the first Monday night since the finale, and many of us are missing the gang a whole lot. It doesn’t really matter if you loved or hated the finale – you just can’t help but wish for a few more minutes with … Continue reading
HIMYM Finale Review: S9E23 “Last Forever, Part One” & S9E24 “Last Forever, Part Two”
9/05 Right after the end of S1E2 “Purple Giraffe” The ending begins with a trip back to the beginning, or at least the second episode of the beginning. When S9E2 “Purple Giraffe” left off, Robin was trying to wingman for Ted with Barney’s classic “haaaave you met Ted?” method. She scores him a conversation, but … Continue reading
Goodbye, Beautiful (I’m Not Ready For This)
It’s time to say goodbye to How I Met Your Mother. TV finales have always hit me pretty hard. I was raised in the 80s and 90s, when America went a little crazy with the power of neon colors and computer graphics and processed snack foods. We may not have done fashion or food … Continue reading
HIMYM Episode Review: S9E21 “Gary Blauman”
So gang, how are you feeling about that episode? My overall impression was that it was awesome, but with some segments here and there that we could have done without. I’m going to jump into the review and hopefully have time to comment later in the day… We began on the Wednesday three days after … Continue reading
The Good Stuff From The Thomas & Bays Reddit AMA (Re-post from Ted-Mosby.com)
HIMYM creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays hosted a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) recently. The page ended up with over 10,000 comments, so we’ve compiled some of the most interesting information for you right here! There are many spoiler details ahead, so please consider yourself warned… I think we should get to the good … Continue reading