Shannon’s Labor Day Adventure
September 4, 2019
The road trip to fulfill my mom’s final wishes. … More Shannon’s Labor Day Adventure
Tag: road trip
Road Trip Movies: Thelma and Louise
May 30, 2017
In honor of the recent anniversary of the release of “Thelma and Louise”, my final post on the hero’s journey breakdown of road trip movies. … More Road Trip Movies: Thelma and Louise
Happy Birthday To Me – Doing A Solo Gal Trip
December 14, 2016
or, In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Doing Trying to Drive to the D H Lawrence Ranch in the Snow “I really want to do this, but if I do, am I making a declaration to the universe that I want to be alone the rest of my life?” “No,” said my therapist. … More Happy Birthday To Me – Doing A Solo Gal Trip
The Road Mostly Traveled, In Both Directions
December 9, 2016
or, I drove to the D.H. Lawrence Ranch in December. Sort of. or, Shut up, Yoda. There is too such a thing as trying. About two seconds after I turned onto the snow-covered mountain road, it crossed my mind that this wasn’t a good idea. I don’t do snow. Snow is for kids with snow … More The Road Mostly Traveled, In Both Directions
Road Trip Movies: Take Me Home
October 28, 2015
This week’s road trip movie that I am breaking down per the Hero’s Journey is Take Me Home, an independent film written, directed, and produced by Sam Jaeger from the TV show Parenthood. I first saw it at the Albuquerque Film Festival in 2011, where, to my giddy surprise, Sam Jaeger himself was present for a Q&A. … More Road Trip Movies: Take Me Home
Road Trip Movies: Little Miss Sunshine
October 19, 2015
The first time I saw Little Miss Sunshine I was home from work with a killer TMJ headache. I figured it is worth a re-watch, and what better time than in prep for NaNoWriMo and the Road Trip Movie Hero’s Journey breakdown series. I wanted to laugh at the funny moments without the subsequent rolling over and clutching my … More Road Trip Movies: Little Miss Sunshine
Road Trip Movies: Crossroads
October 13, 2015
Welcome to the second installment of the Road Trip Movies Hero’s Journey breakdown series. This week I’m looking at the Britney Spears girl gang movie from 2002, Crossroads, the screenplay for which was written by none other than #TGIT’s Shonda Rhimes. From the Netflix synopsis: “When childhood friends Lucy, Mimi and Kit take a road trip, they get … More Road Trip Movies: Crossroads
Road Trip Movies: Boys on the Side
October 5, 2015
NaNoWriMo is less than a month away, and this year I’m writing a friends to lovers road trip romance. In preparation, I am going to be watching all the road trip movies I can stand, and breaking them down per my favorite plotting structure: Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey. This week it’s the 1995 road trip … More Road Trip Movies: Boys on the Side
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