It's the last day of December 2015. Upon checking, I also realized that this is my first post this month, which kind of encapsulates the wild ride that both this month and this year have been. Hard to believe, in some ways ( Read more... )

I'm pretty sure I saw this one first over at
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It's been a long year, hasn't it?

( 2014: the year in review )

Still here, just not writing much. 2014 is going out with the kind of bang that no one wants, really, and in addition to national and international news there's some stuff going on in my immediate life that's been ... draining. Don't get me wrong, there's good stuff too, and I am delighted about it! It's just that I've had to ration my energy to ( Read more... )

I remember this from last year, and while I didn't do the best job of answering everything then, I'm committed and have much more time to write now. :)

December Talking Meme

Pick a date below and give me a topic, and I'll ramble on. I'm good at talking. It can be anything from fandom-related (specific characters, actors, storylines, episodes, ( Read more... )

Last night was an adventure in making shrimp corn chowder. Turns out the recipe I used would have been better for a large group of people, and as a result I now have 6 pints of frozen soup plus two more in the fridge for later. Unfortunately, the spice level recommended in the recipe ended up being very bland, so I'm now experimenting with how to ( Read more... )

Those of you who follow me on Tumblr or Twitter are likely to be very familiar with my use of the #isitaprilyet hashtag, since I've been using it for a long time. Since Marvel announced the full title of Captain America 2, in fact (on July 18, 2012).

It's April, and in four hours I'm boarding a flight to meet up with
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It's not Wednesday, I know. Have the Reading Wednesday update anyway.

What I just finished reading: Two new books and one re-read, again. The new titles were Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke, and Up From the Grave, the latest of the Night Huntress books by Jeaniene Frost. The latter (Frost) was basically "as expected;" nothing ( Read more... )

So much to write about, and hopefully I'll catch up with doing so soon. In the meantime, here's this week's book report!

What I just finished reading: Two new books, Horns and NOS4A2, both by Joe Hill, and one re-read, Drums of Autumn, the next in the Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon. I liked Horns better than NOS4A2, I think; the way it was ( Read more... )

Adding yet another to the list of deaths in 2014 - my choir director's father passed away last week. It was an expected and peaceful passing, at least, but still. Can we knock it off already with this ( Read more... )