Landline by Rainbow Rowell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Georgie is our protagonist, a television writer and an all-around irresponsible flake. Neal is her husband, steady rock, and stay-at-home dad to their two daughters: Alice and Noomi. Georgie’s job…
Archives for 2014
A smaller "we."
Still here. Still broken. But the days keep flipping by. Today’s my last “Summer Friday” from TNP for the year. I love summer so much and it feels like this year it slipped out from under me. I have to…
I miss this.
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Goodnight, Charlie.
This morning our cat Charlie passed. He was seventeen. He was my baby-meow, my boo-bear, my boos. We spent Charlie’s last summer lazing on the balcony with him when the sun was out and snuggling on the sofa at night….
Please Ignore Vera Dietz review
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King My rating: 2 of 5 stars This was the third book in my Book Riot Quarterly box, themed “try new genres” or something similar. I read it quickly, but I think I just…
Eleven years of Max!
Eleven years ago today, I brought Max home from the shelter. I don’t know how old he is, which saddens me. When we brought him home the vet said he was 1 or 2 years old. Which makes him 12…
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover review
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Rules of Scoundrels series. I read the first one because I got it for free. This one I…
Webkeeping – disclosures
Have you noticed that I’m posting a lot more on this blog now? It’s great. The more I write, the more I want to write and that’s a good thing. I even use my planner to jot down idea, schedule…
Shark!
We watched Sharknado 2 last week and I loved it even more than the first one. There was a free app, so I sharked myself. Since the app was free I can only assume SyFy (omg I still hate that…
I love all of your worst bands and I don't care.
An article has been making the rounds on my Facebook friends’ walls -LA Weekly’s Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time. (Google it if you want.) My friends are delightful and smart people so I have no idea why they’re…
The Killing Moon review
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I used to think I was bored by fantasy novels, but I think I was bored of elves-and-dwarves-and-orcs, LordAndLadyofWoodyWood, boy magical prodigy fantasy novels. This one? This was…
Stupid beading tricks: more earrings
Inspired by Pinterest, I headed back to the bead table to crank out some earrings. I really like orange, turquoise and brass together. The bee earrings are adorable and even though I gifted them already, I have materials to make…