My mother was exactly like Jupiter Jones in Jupiter Ascending, well, with bees anyway. In Jupiter Ascending, Jupiter Jones was Queen of Earth and much of the universe and the bees swarmed to honor her Majesty.

The bees reacted exactly the same with my mother, except they hated her. If she got within two miles of a hive, they would swarm and attack her. See, just like the Queen of Earth, only different.

Happy New Years to those of you on the Gregorian calendar. Asia’s is coming up soon, but it ain’t here yet.