I am, for the most part, trying to avoid endlessly scrolling through the news. Yes, I need to know what's going, but it seems like so many of the headlines are written solely to inspire fear and dread, and that's not helpful. I've mostly been relying on NPR, which doesn't use frantic headlines and presents … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: March 28, 2020
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Sunday Sum Up: March 8, 2020
It was my birthday week! I had a lovely, relaxing day that involved book shopping, dinner with friends, and cake. A lot of cake. I won't say there was too much cake, but there was definitely a lot of it. It was a great week for photos, too, with sunny days and clear skies, except … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: March 8, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: February 23, 2020
Busy week! And one full of adulting. I had a dentist's appointment. I got the car's oil changed. I filed my taxes. Did laundry. Dusted and swept. All that boring stuff. I'm hoping this week brings less not-fun stuff. Like a day where I can sleep in. That would be great. Obligatory Mina Photo: On … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: February 23, 2020
Star Trek: Picard, episode 101: Remembrance
Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in September 1987. I was five years old. That's a bit young to make a Star Trek fan, but my dad and brother were excited about it, and I thought they were great, so I was excited about it, too. It would be a few more years before I … Continue reading Star Trek: Picard, episode 101: Remembrance
Sunday Sum Up: December 22, 2019
It was the last full week before Christmas and a lot of the stress of the season has fallen away, although I still feel like I don't have enough time to get things done. This weekend, though, I have no obligations, so I can get All The Things done! Last night, for example, instead of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: December 22, 2019
Iceland, Days 5 & 6: Jökulsárlón, Höfn, and Stokksnes
On Sunday morning during my trip to Iceland, I said good-bye to Reynisfjara and Vik and headed east again. That day the skies were much clearer-- no wind, no fog, and just a little rain. Because of this, I could actually see the landscape around me: the ocean to the south and the highlands with … Continue reading Iceland, Days 5 & 6: Jökulsárlón, Höfn, and Stokksnes
The Glorious Horrors of Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful 2014-2016 Gothic Horror Showtime, currently streaming on Netflix TV-MA Creator: John Logan Starring: Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Harry Treadaway, Billie Piper, Rory Kinnear, Reeve Carney "I believe in curses. I believe in demons. I believe in monsters. Do you?" With roots in Nineteenth-century literature ranging from its most sublime poetry to … Continue reading The Glorious Horrors of Penny Dreadful
Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
It was apple week around here. Not Apple the computer company. Apple the fruit. On Sunday morning, my book club headed out to a local orchard to pick apples. It was the perfect day for it- cloudy and just cool enough to be comfortable and keep the bugs at bay. We wandered the rows of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 07/21/2019
Last week was a week. It started out alright, but on Wednesday morning I had to take little Mina back to the veterinarian, thanks to the continued presence of intestinal worms. They gave her another round of dewormers and a tin of recovery food meant for animals suffering from malnutrition (because she hadn't gained any … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 07/21/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/26/2019
It's been a stormy week around here. A series of systems have brought a lot of storms our way, which makes for great sleeping weather assuming there isn't a lot of thunder and lightning. Which there was. Suffice it to say that the past seven days haven't always been the best for getting a good … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/26/2019
