Last year in the spring, my car started making a, shall we say, interesting noise when the weather started warming up. I took it to the repair shop and they said, "We don't see anything wrong", so I kept driving it in spite of the weird noise. 'The car is getting old,' I thought. 'It's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: April 30, 2023
Book Reviews
Sunday Sum-Up: April 23, 2023
Last week was a lot. A lot of things are going on (mostly fun ones), but it was also just A LOT. Stressful, in the way that life throws unexpected things at you. Fortunately, the main stressor will be taken care of on Monday, so I'll have a lot of background stress taken away from … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: April 23, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: April 16, 2023
Have I mentioned how wonky the weather can get around here? Probably a few dozen times, but it can get pretty wonky. Like last week when it got up to 90F on Thursday, then we had a series of severe thunderstorms on Friday, and a day of rain, sleet, and a high of 45F on … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: April 16, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: April 9, 2023
There must be some rule that says medical offices and their waiting rooms will have temperatures that are either too warm or just too cold for comfort. I spent most of the morning of my day off in two of those offices- the dentist for a biannual check-up, and then at the clinic for some … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: April 9, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: March 26, 2023
So the 90s called, and they wanted me to rejoin them for a couple of days. And by that, I mean my internet connection was out for two days. I got home from work one night to find my modem blinking at me while my phone and computer declared that there was no network to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: March 26, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: March 12, 2023
I noticed recently that my vacuum cleaner hadn't been working as well as it used to, so I decided to investigate. I took some of the sections apart, cleaned them out, top to bottom, and finally realized that the lower air filter was the likely source of the problem and ordered a new one from … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: March 12, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: February 19, 2023
Instead of going to a Super Bowl party last Sunday, I headed downtown to see a documentary at the indie theater. I'd seen a trailer for Lizzie Gottlieb's film Turn Every Page, which is about the longtime professional relationship and friendship between her father, renowned editor Robert Gottlieb, and political writer Robert Caro, who has … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: February 19, 2023
Sunday Sum-Up: January 15, 2022
It's been a quiet and cozy week around here. I'm still enjoying the vibes provided by the new living room lamp, and I'm finally getting around to finishing up some Netflix shows and watching a few movies I've had in my queue for a long time. So I finished up Wednesday (which was fun, though … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 15, 2022
Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeriesby Heather FawcettFantasy317 pagesPublished January 10, 2023 Emily Wilde, Cambridge professor and steadfast researcher, has no problem traipsing into the remote fields and forests of Europe to conduct her research into the many varieties of faeries that haunt the edges of civilization, but an ordinary conversation with another person is utterly … Continue reading Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Sunday Sum-Up: January 8, 2023
I did not, on New Year's Eve, make a resolution to be cozier in my little corner of the world, but that seems to be what is happening this winter. So way back in my college years, when I got my first apartment, I bought a floor lamp for my living room. It was nothing … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 8, 2023
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