So about this pandemic

Hi! I hope you're all safe and healthy. I'm not handling things all that well, to be honest. Remember when this whole thing started and I was totally cavalier about it? I was all like, "It's fine, use the time to learn a language, make coffee, remember to take showers"? Well, I was wrong. So....

What am I reading? The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

I've been feeling spooky since Labor Day weekend, partly because everyone's been talking about fall, and partly because I've been so sick. Being sick makes me want to hibernate with spooky books and blankets and tea regardless of what time of year it is. I read another book by this author when I went to...

Mini-reviews

Greetings internet! I just took some time to update my Amazon storefront with some new stuff, so if you want to see a ton of things I use in my everyday life, plus makeup I love and books I've read, all complete with mini-reviews, check it out. Full disclosure: should you buy something from my...

What am I reading? In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

This book is complete bullshit, and I'm going to spoil the shit out of it. You've been warned. Synopsis: Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since the day Nora walked out of her old life and never looked back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen party arrives. A weekend in...

Here’s some random shit about me

Y'all know I watch a lot of YouTube, and lately, there's been this trend where YouTubers "react" to our assumptions about them. I like this in theory, but I suspect most of them don't react to a lot of our actual assumptions about them. I'm talking about the rude/dirty/financial things we assume about them. I wish they...

What am I reading: You by Caroline Kepnes

Damn, this book. Let me back up: Netflix recently released a show based on this book. I hadn't heard anything about the show until my friend Becky told me about it. Her exact words were "Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Watch ASAP." Since we have similar taste in tv and she's not...

Best books of 2018

I know it's kind of late for a 'best of 2018' post, but here it is anyway. It's been cold and snowy in Albany for the last few days; what I think of as hibernation weather, and in my mind hibernating means books and tea. There's nothing worse to me than being out of reading...

What am I reading? The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

I think by now you’ve picked up on the fact that I like fantasy novels. Also history, and sometimes legends. So it’s no surprise that when I walked by this book at my local library I was immediately intrigued. The Arthurian legends have fascinated me since I was a kid, and the more I learn...

Non-traditional baby gifts

I haven't talked much about this here, but I don't have children. I don't want children and never have. The thought of being responsible for the survival of a tiny, helpless tyrant on a full-time basis is basically my worst nightmare. As such, the Halloween season seems to be the ideal time to talk about...

Books I stick in the freezer

If you weren't alive in the 90s or were too young to stay up to watch Friends you won't get this reference. The rest of you can skip this next paragraph. Friends was an NBC show that aired on Thursday nights from the mid-90s to the early 00s. It's a situational comedy about six young adults living in...

Let’s talk about: self-care

I'm sure you noticed that I was having kind of a rough day yesterday. I was having all of the feelings, not least among them was impotent rage, and today hasn't been much better. Luckily I only needed to work for about four hours, so I spent the rest of my day trying to take...

What am I reading? The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley

Man, I love talking/writing about books. This was a particularly interesting read and I'm excited to tell you about it. I wandered by it on the New Releases shelf the last time I was at the library (because yes, I go to the library) and was immediately intrigued. Unlike my classmates, I enjoyed reading Beowulf...

What am I reading? Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Why yes, I am reading more YA fantasy. With all of the things happening in my life recently, like moving across the state, massive changes in my job, and just generally trying to keep my head above water, I've been taking more time than usual to chill out and just read. I'm not reading anything...

A gift guide for the Morticia Addams in your life

If you've been with me for a while, you know that I'm a little... odd. Not like "Stay away from my children" kind of odd, but the kind of odd that might make gift giving difficult. And I have a birthday coming. The title is a reference to my favorite creepy family matriarch; I've always...

What am I reading? Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen

By now you've likely realized that I'm not a fan of adulting. I do adult things out of necessity, but I'd rather be coloring, or reading, or playing with cute animals. It's because of this lack of desire to adult that the title of this book appealed to me. Sarah Andersen is an artist. She...