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760th Friday Blog Roundup

All week, people have been asking if we’re going to see the Downton Abbey movie. “Going to see?” Try, we’ve already seen it.

The ChickieNob was terrified that there would be spoilers if she waited to see the movie over the weekend. (We gently explained that spoilers aren’t really part of the Downton universe. The rich remain rich. The tea is always hot. Mrs. Patmore is making the same salmon, year after year.) So we went last night. And we bought the tickets the day tickets went on sale several weeks ago.

Not revealing any plot points but suffice to say that it was like hanging out with a bunch of old friends. It’s a show that has zero characters that I dislike, so I was happy with everyone on the screen. It was just a super enjoyable evening all around.

And it made me wonder if this was going to be a new trend: bringing television shows to the big screen a year or two (or three) after they end. I can’t really think of anything else I’d want to see in this way, can you?

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Stop procrastinating.  Go make your backups.  Don’t have regrets.

Seriously.  Stop what you’re doing for a moment.  It will take you fifteen minutes, tops.  But you will have peace of mind for days and days.  It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments in order to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week.  In order to read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

Okay, now my choices this week.

Life Without Baby has a post about World Childless Week. It runs through the weekend, so you may have been noticing posts around the Internet. If not, seek them out and support the childless not by choice community.

My Path to Mommyhood has a post about a back-to-school night that left her in tears. Teachers were sharing their personal lives with the parents. She writes, “To be the coteacher who has to follow slides full of extensive family trees with pictures completely devoid of children (look at my husband! my cat! my books! my garden! a trail near my house!) is a little… painful. It feels like an amplified contrast.” It’s a moving post about feeling a sense of Otherness.

Slaying, Blogging, Whatever… has a post about connections (and missed connections) that I loved. She details interacting with various family members throughout the day through the lens of connections or missed connections. It made me see my own day differently.

Lastly, Well-Conceived 180 has a football analogy. I admit that I don’t know football or what a line of scrimmage is… but I loved this totally accessible thought: “Because I’m reproductively-challenged and a foster parent in a family-oriented community, this prickly place is familiar to me. I am constantly deciding whether to speak up, potentially causing discomfort for my friends, or to just stuff it and move on.” It’s about going on the offense or defense (which I get!) when it comes to telling your story.

The roundup to the Roundup: Downton Abbey movie! Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between September 13th and 20th) and not the blog’s main url. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week? Read the original open thread post here.

6 comments

1 a { 09.20.19 at 7:45 am }

This afternoon, we are going to have high tea and then go to see the Downton Abbey movie. I can’t wait!

2 Di { 09.20.19 at 6:29 pm }
3 Lori Lavender Luz { 09.20.19 at 10:26 pm }

I hope to see it this weekend. I even like Thomas.

4 Mali { 09.22.19 at 1:23 am }

I’m hoping to see it next week. I’m glad it was worthwhile.

For second helpings, Infertile Phoenix wrote a post about a parent-teacher night that she could not have imagined just a few years ago. It’s why so many of us blog – to show that progress is real. https://infertilephoenix.blogspot.com/2019/09/parent-teacher-conferences.html

5 loribeth { 09.22.19 at 6:46 pm }

We saw it this afternoon & loved it! 🙂 If you loved the TV show, you’ll love the movie too. 🙂

6 Jess { 09.23.19 at 9:47 pm }

Thanks for the mention! I haven’t watched Downton Abbey at all, and I feel like I should get on that train because all the clips I’ve seen and heard on the radio make me think I’d really love it.

I loved Mali’s post on “It’s Okay to Quit.” LOVED it.
https://nokiddinginnz.blogspot.com/2019/09/its-okay-to-quit.html?showComment=1569289484549#c6968157850407662165

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