On my last visit to a particular bookish website, I took one of those "What Kind of Reader Are You" quizzes that I expected to be one of those silly personality tests you took when you were a kid, like, "What Mythical Animal Were You in a Past Life?" or "What Kind of Dog Would … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five Diverse Reads From Before 1940
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Sunday Sum-Up
At one of our monthly book club meetings, my friend, S, declared that she would love to have Merida's hair. She was, apparently, bored of her perfectly straight, dark hair (hair that I find to be absolutely beautiful and am profoundly envious of). Thanks to my Irish heritage, my hair will, on a good day, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
Happy Time Change Day! I wish I could say I got an extra hour of sleep, but even without an alarm set I woke up at the same time as usual, time change notwithstanding. Darned east windows, anyway. I went to a friend's going-away party last night. She's getting married next weekend, and then moving … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
Another week has come and gone, and once again I'm wondering where all that time went. I really need to get that temporal vortex out of my closet. I know some of the time was spent in finally watching Stranger Things on Netflix, and a little bit was spent watching Will. As for the rest of it? I dunno. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
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