Whew - that was. Interesting. So I knew the story pretty damn well. Despite not reading it before, I really felt like there were few surprises. The only big surprise to me was the super-secret of how he made Frankenstein. That is one the movie-makers really confused me on with the whole lightning thing. I… Continue reading Review: Frankenstein
Manner: Bagging Groceries
I was a grocery store cashier during high school. It is NOT a thrilling job. It is not mentally demanding. Emotionally - but not mentally. So in order to stave off boredom I came up with my own mental games to play. Things like racing the computer to compute change (I always lost). And optimizing… Continue reading Manner: Bagging Groceries
Review: Dragon Pearl
I devoured this book in a way I don't normally these days (I try to savor a good book). It came out on Tuesday. I got a library notification it was automatically checked out for me. I downloaded it in the morning. Started reading at lunch. Came home and finished it. Now I am trying… Continue reading Review: Dragon Pearl
Review: Writing “Bad” reviews
Interesting conversation popped up this week that made me want to respond. Read this: https://www.theringer.com/pop-culture/2019/1/10/18176366/bad-reviews-jeff-weiss-a-o-scott-greta-van-fleet-post-malone-bohemian-rhapsodyThen Read this: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2019/01/12/yes-theres-a-point-to-bad-reviews-in-2019/ So I ran across these through Scalzi's blog (I like his blog, I find it funny and enjoyable). I read these in the order I recommended to you. I then decided I don't think Scalzi or Harvilla… Continue reading Review: Writing “Bad” reviews
Politics: AOC’s Plan
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex (AOC) has announced a proposal for a tax plan with a top rate of 70% on anything over $10 million. She is nicer than I am. I wrote two posts on the realities of costs & taxation in the 1950's back in 2017 Part 1Part 2 In my research I found less than… Continue reading Politics: AOC’s Plan
Review: Early Access Games
There has been a been hullabaloo in the gaming world lately over "Early Access Games." This is really on the tails of a larger conversation of "unfinished releases" which are more and more common. Just go watch some early reviews of Fallout 76 or Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 - and their "day-one-patches" which are… Continue reading Review: Early Access Games
Book 1: Frankenstein
I decided to start with what u think should be a fun one. I'm downloading a "dramatic" version from Librivox: https://librivox.app/book/6715
Resolutions: Books
So for 2018 I did the "Goodreads Challenge" - and if you aren't on Goodreads, I recommend it - I love being able to add stuff in the library or bookstore or wherever to my "to read" list and go back later to re-find the things I couldn't pick up at the time but want… Continue reading Resolutions: Books
2018 Resolution Review
My goal for 2018 was to say "yes" to life. I think I succeeded in some ways and still fell down in others. But overall, I feel like 2018 was a "win" on this resolution. I didn't write as much as I wanted. But I forgave myself that because I wasn't prioritizing it over friends,… Continue reading 2018 Resolution Review
Review: Aquaman
Let me begin by saying, this review WILL have spoilers. The non-spoiler review is that this a fun movie. If you like the Fast and Furious franchise, I think it's safe to say you will enjoy this (James Wan, also directed F&F7). I didn't know this going in, but when my husband told me afterwards, I could feel… Continue reading Review: Aquaman
Dream by Day 