Yes yes yes, I do! Sam bought it as part of my birthday present. Squee! Thank you, love! I can’t start reading it yet, because if I do, I won’t stop. I have to be a good girl and do homework, then it’ll be time for bed. But it’ll be there for me tomorrow morning! Squee! I […]
Review: Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong
Cool under pressure. If they posted employment ads for hitmen, that’d be the number two requirement, right after detail-oriented. A good hitman must possess the perfect blend of personality type A and B traits, a control freak who obsesses over every clothing fiber yet projects the demeanor of the most laid-back slacker. After pulling a […]
Teen Assaults Teacher, Activist Worries About Teen?
A 17-year-old running back assaults a high school teacher for doing her job. He tosses her around and breaks her finger. Who would you worry about? The attacker, or the victim?
What Happens When You Read the News?
I can’t remember the last time I even considered seeking news anywhere but online. Whether it’s what’s going on around Atlanta, the nation, or the world, or just a weather update, I look there first if at all possible. Since I’m at home and can check in throughout most of the day, it’s easy for […]
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did. I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means you just get links and such. Good links, but links.
Color Clues, or Why Four Blue Sweaters Isn’t Enough
“Another blue sweater? You have four of those. Why not get something different for a change?”
“No, I have navy, cornflower, Williamsburg, and baby blue sweaters. This one is royal blue. That’s totally different!”
Okay guys, I know that you thought women were making up some of the color names we use. Chartreuse? Why not say green? And garnet—that’s red, right? What’s this about plum, amethyst, grape, violet, mauve, and fuschia all being different? They’re all purple, aren’t they?
No, really, they aren’t. We don’t make them up just to vex you. They’re all very, very different, which is why we would never consider wearing brick red lipstick with a cherry red sweater. Ick!
Now there’s help for you. Free help, even!
Color Clues, or Why Four Blue Sweaters Isn’t Enough
Originally published at Enemy of Entropy. Please leave any comments there. “Another blue sweater? You have four of those. Why not get something different for a change?” “No, I have navy, cornflower, Williamsburg, and baby blue sweaters. This one is royal blue. That’s totally different!” Okay guys, I know that you thought women were making […]
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
Originally published at Enemy of Entropy. Please leave any comments there. I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that she looked forward to a reunion with her husband Hugh and others who had gone […]
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that she looked forward to a reunion with her husband Hugh and others who had gone before. And yet I, who never even met her in person, was too upset to finish the post or even look at it again for two months.
Review: A Lick of Frost, Laurell K. Hamilton
I honestly didn’t think Laurell K. Hamilton had it in her, but A Lick of Frost moved me to tears in spots. She managed real romance. I don’t even like reading romances, and I really hate crying, but I couldn’t help it. I even found a quote to keep. I don’t want to give out any […]