-
Stress, illness, or ennui?
Living under shelter in place for two months has led to a general malaise in our household. Every couple days I feel a little off, with a headache or nausea or utterly exhausted. I have a slight tickle in my throat that comes and goes, a cough that appears a few times each day. Is it allergies? Is it some sort of spring cold ( Read more... ) -
The unexpected winner of the season
At our bookstore, the one thing that everyone seems to be looking for isn't a new novel, or workbooks for their kids. While those things are in demand, what people really want is puzzles. Good ol' fashioned jigsaw puzzles. We've gotten at least one call a day, and often more, ever since the shelter in place started ( Read more... ) -
Left an important part of the day out...
When I was listing my daily routine in my last post, I missed something important ( Read more... ) -
The daily routine
So here's what an average day looks like in my new home during these strange times ( Read more... ) -
I'm back.
It's been well over a year since I last logged into my Livejournal. I didn't mean to abandon it for so long, but life got busy and crazy and well, here we are.
I was inspired to get back into the spirit of a daily diary after hearing multiple podcasters and authors encourage others to write for a few minutes every day. Between the plague COVID-19, ( Read more... ) -
Mattresses
I feel like I reach a new stage of adulthood today because Seanie and I bought a mattress, which seems very important but also so very grown-up and boring ( Read more... ) -
"It must be so relaxing to work in a bookstore and read all the time."
Inventory is coming up on Sunday. It'll be our first time attempting an inventory count with IBIDie, with new machines and procedures. I've done what prep I can: talked through the process with our tech support staff, tested the machines, charged their batteries, and walked through each step as far as I can without actually initializing the ( Read more... ) -
A celebration of Music for Mister Moon
It was about time for a triumphant return from Trader Vic's ( Read more... ) -
Work Party
Tonight was the bookstore's staff party. The bosses host one every year after the holidays are over at a local cafe. They rent out the upper level and feed us and cap the evening with a gift exchange, a white elephant-style free-for-all with the twist that V&M provided all of the gifts. It's always a fun night, a chance to get everyone liquored up ( Read more... ) -
A singer, an actor, a songwriter, an author...is there anything LMM can't do?
Just when I thought I couldn't adore the man any more than I do...
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop
By Michael Paulson
Jan. 8, 2019
Original article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/theater/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-drama-book-shop.html
Lin-Manuel Miranda is already a composer, a lyricist, an actor and an author. ( Read more... )