I can't review Ready Player One without spoilers. I might be able to, but I'd have to go watch the trailer a bunch to make sure what I talk about is only from the trailer. Oh, but can I assume people HAVE read a book that's been out for 7 years? I generally have a ~1yr… Continue reading Review (SPOILERS) Ready Player One [Movie]
Trivia: Peppers
I get so annoyed with people confusing black pepper with bell peppers. How can anyone who cooks think these things are anything alike? Thanks English (#ThanksObama) Well in this case I can very firmly blame the English. Ok, mostly the English but also the Dutch, Portugese and Spanish - basically "Europe." You see, when Europeans came to… Continue reading Trivia: Peppers
Review: Herland
Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman I saw this on a list of "early sci-fi books written by women" and DAMN. DAMN. It was written as a serial and then published as a book in 1915. Women got the right to vote in 1919. Just FYI - that means this woman-written-science-fiction-utopian-novel about a society of women-only (literally, parthenogenesis - virgin birth no… Continue reading Review: Herland
Manners: April Fools
I HATE this "holiday." So let's define what makes April Fools a thing. (A) Pranks and (B) LIES. When people talk to me about it, I tend to say April Fools is the day in which we glorify bullies. Because let's be clear here; pranks and lies are a breeding ground for bullies and abusers. So… Continue reading Manners: April Fools
Short Story: Dragon Drops
The bookshop was really just one of these hole-in-the-wall places, a door between two bright, shiny businesses. The window was stacked with books, hiding everything inside. There was a posterboard that read "All Trade Paperbacks, $1" in front of the four towers of crappy paperback books - mostly romance novels from the scrawling letters -… Continue reading Short Story: Dragon Drops
Review: Subnautica
I have been watching this game for 2-3 years. I watched JackSepticEye and NeebsGaming playing through the beta/early access versions. I held off buying until it went live (ok, I got it like 2 days early, so technically I was an early access supporter...) TL;DR: 5/5 review. This game is NOT 100% perfect. I had a… Continue reading Review: Subnautica
Short Story: Wind chimes
Staring out the window was hardly the most productive use of time, but it's all Cordy wanted to do today. It was just cloudy enough to be gloomy, with a pallor that it might rain any moment. It was just cold enough to make a t-shirt too light and a sweater too heavy. In all, it… Continue reading Short Story: Wind chimes
Manners: Fault Vs. Resposibility
This first came up in an article I read about Millennials having to take on responsibilities for things like global warming - and it's not our fault. The economy being in turmoil - and it's not our fault. But if the last Millennials were born ~1997, they are now 21 years old. They are voting,… Continue reading Manners: Fault Vs. Resposibility
Politicis: Gun Control
I wrote this in Oct 2015 - and it is still true today. I don't like turning on the news to hear about ANOTHER shooting. I am tired of hearing the GOP wringing their "thoughts and prayers" BS line like a lady's handkerchief. And I am tried of being told there is "nothing" we could/should… Continue reading Politicis: Gun Control
Review: A Wrinkle In Time (movie) Spoiler Free
I have cried during more movies in the past 12 months than I think I have the rest of my life. A Wrinkle In Time did it to me again. I loved this movie for so many reasons. I loved Meg and Charles Wallace. I thought both of them were so well crafted, you didn't need to… Continue reading Review: A Wrinkle In Time (movie) Spoiler Free
Dream by Day 