Super foods weird me out. Like, when did we all decide that the foods we have always been eating haven’t been good enough? Or that we must go find obscure foods that are the “hidden secret” to making us healthy with the right amount of protein, and nutrients that we cannot possibly get anywhere else. No […]
Month: March 2016
Book – “Belzhar”
This is a book review, and is also my own website, so I’m going to have major plot spoilers. If that bothers you, read the book and come back later or suck it up. Last summer I read “The Interestings” by Meg Wolitzer and I loved it. It’s a decades-spanning story of a group of […]
Recipe – Penne and Spinach Pasta Toss
Fun fact that you may or may not have guessed about this blog: I have more content than I can write about close to the time when it actually happens. Things tend to happen in clusters, or I know I’ll need time to write something up so it gets pushed back a few days from […]
TV – “Fuller House” (Netflix)
I love Netflix. Perhaps you’ve noticed based on my having watched (and sort-of binged?) both Daredevil and Jessica Jones. They do an excellent job of original programming. The Boy and I are currently watching House of Cards (so close to done! will post about it soon-ish!), there’s Orange is the New Black, Master of […]
Personal – Lent and Easter
Noted: This coming Sunday is Easter, so I thought I would take a brief moment and talk about what Lent and Easter mean to me. The first half is light on theology, so if you’re not interested in what I have to say on Easter, feel free to stop reading at the photo of the Easter […]
Travel – Charlottesville and environs
As I mentioned yesterday, the Boy and I (and some other family members) were in Nelson County, Virginia to run a 5k at the brewery my cousin works at. But there were a couple other things that we did along the way that were fun and interesting, and while it’s not a full “travel” post, […]
Personal – Reilly’s Red Run 5K
Let’s go back a little bit before I tell you what I did this weekend. My cousin is a brewer and works at Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company. So like a good family member who enjoys beer, I’m on the mailing list for the brewery. Well, to my surprise back in February, I saw that the Basecamp […]
Recipe – Chocolate Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
When I first contemplated buying a domain name and starting a blog, one of the topics I considered focusing on was mug cakes. Mug cakes, which are individually portioned desserts which you “bake” in the microwave. I used to make them so much that I had pre-made batches in a plastic baggie, where all I would have to do […]
Personal – Habits
I’m trying a new thing today. My friend Sarah has a blog that I’ve been reading for a while now, and she posts monthly for Project Reverb. About a month ago I decided having someone send me a personal writing prompt once a month wouldn’t be such a bad idea, so here I am. Trying […]
Apps – Overdrive for Audiobooks and eBooks
As a librarian and lover of books, I’ve always been a faithful library user. And when I had a very long commute for my old job, I made sure to have plenty of audiobooks to pass my time. I would dutifully visit the library – picking up the CD clamshells of short story collections, epic […]