I didn’t say anything back in March 2020 about stimulus checks. They were a very fast solution to a serious problem. I think it was utterly appalling that there were so many issues getting people those checks.... but that is a different problem. I was very unhappy that the criteria was based on 2019 taxes… Continue reading Politics: I don’t want a big stimulus check, I want better
Monster Manifestation
I sat down hard. Hard enough I felt the metal of the chair against hip bones. Granted, I don't have much to protect those bones any more. I thought I couldn't be surprised any more. I thought I had passed through all the crucibles they could put me through. I didn't think I could still… Continue reading Monster Manifestation
2021 Goals
So I guess I DO resolutions. At least when it comes to my own reading goals every year. Goodreads "reading challenge" always at least gets me thinking about it. This year I have three personal goals I want to tackle. The first is my reading goal which is to get through my to-be-read pile. I… Continue reading 2021 Goals
Life Events: Election 2020
By the time this post goes up it's "yesterday," I am writing this Wed night. My heart aches. I do not have WORDS for how much I grieve.
Life: Anxiety in 2020
I can finally give a concrete example of anxiety manifesting in 2020. For the past two days or so I am bothered. I am turning it over and over and over in my mind. I get upset and grumble and gripe about it to myself. I literally start arguing with myself over it. No, I… Continue reading Life: Anxiety in 2020
Review: Black Jewels Trilogy
This is not my normal fare of fantasy. These three books by Anne Bishop; Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness. They are borderline romantic, without the erotic elements most romance novels feature. Reading these three books, it felt like I got dropped into a world without a lot of… Continue reading Review: Black Jewels Trilogy
Life Events: Furniture Feelings
We sold our guest bed this weekend. I have feelings about it. It didn't start as our guest bed. It started as my bed. The first bed I even actually bought. When I graduated from college I took the old double-bed from my parents house which I had been using. It was ok, but after… Continue reading Life Events: Furniture Feelings
Review: Book of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale is written like a diary, the entries numbered by days. The story itself is an interesting melding of eastern and western fantasy. I like that the world isn't a direct correlation to Chinese or Japanese imperialism. At least not anything so directly recognizable. The plot is such a… Continue reading Review: Book of a Thousand Days
Review: Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time has taken me about three years to read. It was my toilet book and for a very long time, I would look at it feel utterly intimidated by it, so I would read and re-read the first chapter or two.… Continue reading Review: Three Cups of Tea
Review: Mulan pricing
I can't review Disney's live action Mulan because I haven't seen it yet. But I have had several conversations with people and seen a good bit of commentary on the "they are charging $30 on TOP of the Disney+ sub to watch it" debate. I even know of people who are pirating it (or at… Continue reading Review: Mulan pricing
Dream by Day 