Hey ho, squiders, I was reminded that WriYe has monthly blog prompts and that I should probably get on the January one, since we’re fast running out of time here. Here’s the prompt: (Re)Starting fresh, for a new year, new
Uglies Readalong: Uglies (Book 1)
Hey, squiders! Guess who finally finished the book? And only two weeks late. For those of you just joining us, we’ll be reading the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld, with the option of reading the fourth book depending on how
Library Book Sale Finds: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
So, squiders, one of my “resolutions” for the year is to read more of the books I have sitting around. Specifically the books I keep picking up at library book sales. It tickles me eternally that, as an adult, I
The Internet Marches Ever Onward
I’m putting together a cosplay, squiders. It’s been a while. The last time I cosplayed was when I dressed up as Amy Pond from Doctor Who for Denver Comic-con back in 2014. That was just a closet cosplay (meaning I
Alternate Universes
Morning, squiders! The bigger, mobile one has a “virtual day” today, which is the worst. Basically, when the district declares a delayed start, his school just has everyone stay home and do work on the computer. Let me tell you
Star Trek Discovery, Mid-Season
Back in October, we talked a bit about Star Trek Discovery, which was fairly new at that point. And I think I spent most of the post complaining about CBS Access, actually. (We have managed to get several free months
Library Book Sale Finds: The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hey, look, squiders! I actually picked a scifi novel out of the bunch for once! (Well, in actuality, I was talking to my grandmother about Connie Willis and the Oxford time travel novels because I’d seen Connie at MileHiCon and
Why I Loved Ghostbusters
Yay! Time for polarizing opinions! Unless you guys have been living under a rock recently–and if you have, congrats, because this whole thing is ridiculous–you know there’s been a ton of controversy around the remake of Ghostbusters, mostly because of
No Happily Ever After?
My husband and I finished up watching Wayward Pines last night (Yes, I realize we’re about four months behind, which is actually pretty good for us, television wise). And the series was working toward a conclusion, and working, and working–and
Women Characters: Defined by Relationships
Sometimes my mind gets highly analytical. I think it must come from my engineering background. But I’ve noticed, recently, that a lot of women characters are missing a husband, or a child, or both, as a way to make them
