Today is Black Friday in the US. The ultimate holiday of capitalism. I will be spending my day hanging out with my family. We will play board games, cook delicious food, and probably get into a political argument. It's like doing Thanksgiving 2 days in a row. So much better than going out and dealing… Continue reading Shopping!
Review: Akata Witch/Warrior (Nnedi Okorafor)
This is Nnedi Okorafor's young adult books. I can't wait to start reading Binti next (I found it on Google Play sale and already have it downloaded... now I just need time). Akata Witch & Akata Warrior both follow Sunny as she learns her albino curse isn't a curse but a sign that she is a witch. In the… Continue reading Review: Akata Witch/Warrior (Nnedi Okorafor)
Manners: Apologies
Apparently, it needs to be covered: How To Make an Apology. Let's start with some context. WHEN to apologize. The answer is "yes." 1. Whether it's been 10 minutes or 10 years (or 90 years)- if you need to apologize, do it. This is a hard one, but there it is: it is never too late… Continue reading Manners: Apologies
Review: The Song of the Lioness
Tamora Pierce is one of my favorite authors. She is on the short list of "oh, I saw one of Tamora's books I haven't read. I'll pick that up and read it." I don't love every book of hers I've read, but I've loved enough. And pretty much anything she wrote in Tortall is a win… Continue reading Review: The Song of the Lioness
Life Memories: Systemic Sexism
So this entire post comes with history. A LOT of history. There are stories within stories here and I can't fully explore them in a single post. So, I'll skip some bits here and jump straight into the pieces you need (well, I'll try, it's hard to unpack all the inter-tangled pieces). All the best stories are… Continue reading Life Memories: Systemic Sexism
Life Memories: Hunting Season
When I was kid (like eight maybe nine) my best friend came over and we watched Bambi. She had never seen it and I was shocked. How did someone make it to this age without seeing this Disney classic. So I fixed this oversight in her upbringing like a good friend should and would (and did!).… Continue reading Life Memories: Hunting Season
Review: Adblocking
I have an adblocker. A lot of news sites (mostly news sites) I really like have started doing the "oh no! we see you have an adblocker. Please turn it off so we can get revenue!" like I am doing something wrong or unethical. You want the revenue back? Talk to your ad providers who allow… Continue reading Review: Adblocking
Writing: Word Breakdown – Unanimous
I was listening to the news and heard the word "unanimous" and the way the person said it my brain began playing with the word. Un-animus. Huh. So Un means not. Easy enough. Animus is the root word of animosity. Meaning hostility but it also means "motivation to do something" (i.e. The animus for change… Continue reading Writing: Word Breakdown – Unanimous
Review: Thor Ragnarok
I will try to avoid spoilers in this review, but I can't 100% guarantee I won't "spoil" some.... surprise? I had to put a question mark there because that is my greatest criticism. I didn't feel like this movie was surprising. I went in thinking "Ok, I expect to see this, this and this character" (100% from the… Continue reading Review: Thor Ragnarok
Review: Blade Runner 2049
I can sum up my review with "If you liked the first one, I think you'll like this one." Like many of my movie reviews, I'm going to put "spoiler warning" in here. This one is stronger than most because there is a particular scene I'm going to talk about that is a quite spoiler-y.… Continue reading Review: Blade Runner 2049
Dream by Day 