Sam and I spent most of our date time looking at laptops. Yes, we’re finally replacing the one that died last summer. Yay! I find it easier to put what I find online in context after having actually played with…
Lunar Eclipse
During our date, Sam and I saw the full moon, then part of the lunar eclipse. Gorgeous! Katie and her fella are out moon-gazing and taking photos.
Stairway to Heaven
Warning: The following photo may engender extreme reactions in bibliophiles. View with caution.
Fibrant Living: Chronic Illnesses & Education
I’m mostly posting a note here for ease of record-keeping for Blog365, but I also know a fair number of people who suffer from migraines or other chronic illnesses and probably don’t read Fibrant Living. Today’s post is over there,…
The Value of Education for Chronic Illness Patients
Paula Kamen, author of All In My Head, talks about the value of education in coping with chronic illness in an excellent editorial in the New York Times, Leaving the Rabbit Hole. This passage, in particular, spoke to me: The…
Brief Update and Review of Witch Way to Murder
I’ve been doing so much reading because I’ve been sick and unable to do much else. We did get the girl to her doctor, so we know there’s no strep around here. The doctor wouldn’t rule out mono, but wouldn’t…
Review: Prom Nights From Hell
So, um, I tried to read this. I really did. I don’t know if it’s “paranormal romance overload” or the fact that I’d just finished reading material from two incredibly good writers (Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear), but I had…
Review: New Amsterdam
I’m all infatuated with yet another author, my friends, so I must warn you that you’ll be reading much more about Elizabeth Bear here in coming weeks. New Amsterdam is an anthology of connected stories twined around two main characters.…
Boo Sickness! Recipe, Word Geeking, Reviews
This not-flu or whatever is exceedingly tiresome. I should think it would be enough to live with the day-to-day stuff, let alone put up with this. Then again, nobody has ever claimed in my hearing that the world is fair.…
Happy V-Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all, whether you’re part of a couple (triad, quad, etc.) or not 🙂 Sambear brought home truffles and flowers! And iTunesiness! And then he went and cooked delicious steaks for dinner! My baby girl’s sweetie has…