Last night I had a dream… It was depressing. I don’t share these feelings a lot, because you can look at my blog and life and fill in enough blanks to make sense of things. If you’re not in for…
Archives for 2015
A depressing dream
Wordless Wednesday: Philadelphia
Promoted!
I spent my first year at TNP trying not to look stupid and get fired. My second year, I worked hard, stayed (mostly) quiet and flew under the radar. In my third year I started speaking up, sitting at the…
Tangled up and blue
Back in October, I embarked on a tiny work project that had never been done before. It was something that should be obvious and easy, but somewhere along the way we all became okay with The Old Way which was…
The Cuckoo's Calling review
The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith My rating: 3 of 5 stars British supermodel Lula Landry tumbles to her death from her third-floor balcony on a freezing cold night. Although all signs point to suicide, her brother John Bristow thinks…
Wordless Wednesday: Warcraft Selfie
Heartburn review
Heartburn by Nora Ephron My rating: 4 of 5 stars Successful cookbook author Rachel Samstat just found out that her husband was cheating on her. She also happens to be seven months pregnant with their second child. This book, though…
So I'm playing World of Warcraft again
Oh my goodness I hate hate hate that I’m writing this but OMG I’M PLAYING WORLD OF WARCRAFT AGAIN!!! I haven’t played in MONTHS. In fact, I stopped playing after this post And sure, I could have scrubbed that post,…
Mr. Fox review
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Is it possible to like a book without understanding it? That’s the case with me and Mr. Fox. I received this book as part of The Book Riot Quarterly…
My Celebrity Freebie list, 2015 edition
Like almost every other blogger out there, I’ve been crawling through Friends on Netflix. Like years ago, my favorites are Phoebe and Chandler. Rachel annoys and Ross can just pound sand. What a jerk. I just finished up season 3,…
The Paying Guests review
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters My rating: 4 of 5 stars In 1920s England, Frances is an old maid at 26 years old. Her two brothers died in WWI and her father died shortly after, leaving Frances and her…
