There are two things that make humans different from other animals (ok, maybe more than two things, but go with me on this), and they are the ability to look at our own actions critically, and actual senses of humor. And since today I’m talking about my favorite British comedian, perhaps I should change a […]
Month: August 2016
Recipe – Raspberry Battenberg Cake
We all find ourselves occasionally doing crazy and ambitious things for the people that we love. And for me, recently, that meant making a cake. Let me explain – early in our dating time, the Boy and I were having discussions about cake and birthdays because we both had birthdays coming up. I mentioned how […]
TV – Endeavour Season 3 (ITV/PBS)
I think it’s fairly well established at this point that I enjoy mysteries and I LOVE Oxford, and so when you combine those so brilliantly the way that British television has been doing for decades, you’re bound to produce something that I personally love. A few years ago, ITV (a British television channel) decided to […]
Book – The Year of Yes
Guys – there is no possible way to be objective in this book review. That’s because I love Shonda Rhimes and everything she does. I started watching Grey’s Anatomy in season 2 (I’ll be honest – I got sucked in by that Super Bowl “bomb in a body cavity” episode, and pretty much stuck around for […]
Game – Codenames
Have you figured out yet that I love board games? If you haven’t, maybe you’re not paying close enough attention. The Boy and I have a lot of games, and they’re not organized very well right now because the previous owners of our house didn’t set up the cabinets in the living room very well. […]
Travel – Oxford
FINALLY! The stars have aligned and combined my patience with my computer’s slowness (last night involved the back-end of an update that took 20 minutes or more to complete when I turned my computer on), and actually remembering to put the photos someplace I would be able to get to them. Basically, I’ve been failing […]
App – Clue
If you’re a dude reading my blog and you’re not interested in hearing about periods, suck it up. Periods are a part of regular life for women, and whether or not they’re annoying, messy, inconvenient, or squick you out, they are something that 50% of the population deals with (past, present or future tense) for […]
Personal – Nostalgia
Nostalgia // Tell us about your favorite summer memories. As the summer winds down, tell us about your favorite summer memories from this year (or any year). We want to see your freckled faces and tanned skin. Show us your summer. Summer for me has mostly been about family. As a child and adult there were family […]
Book – The Botany of Desire
I love science – biology in particular. I fell in love with it in high school in my AP Biology class, and then despite the fact that I had decided on a non-scientific career my sophomore year, I continued on in my major all through school, and earned myself a BS in Biology. Which I’m […]
Personal – Summer Slump
I’m feeling so lazy today. A few weeks ago I was with my family on vacation, and it was amazing. We had people over for a potluck last weekend. It’s been hot as balls during the day, and the past few nights have been crazy stormy. I’m feeling productive, but also very much not. My […]