Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman vol 1)
I am in a comic book club, and from time to time I have a book before we actually select it. We selected Preludes and Nocturnes for this next meeting, which kicks of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series. I had been meaning to read this for so long, because I was gifted this version, but I’d…
:: Review:: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Sophie lives with her two sisters and her stepmother. When the girls are sent to live with other people, to make their apprenticeships, Sophie is lucky to stay with her stepmother. She makes the beautiful hats that keep a roof over their head. But one day she listens to one of her sisters, and realizes…
It’s Monday, What are You Reading?
It’s Monday, which is the day for a great meme. The Book Date has been asking us this question for a while, and it tends to get a lot of answers. Last week I read four books. I was intending to read more, but lots of work has been happening. Let’s push for six books…
Snail Mail Social Club of Southern California
While it may be six months in, I have only attended two of the six meetings of the Snail Mail Social Club of California and I was blown away. With the attendance from my last meeting easily tripled, we met at a food court at a mall out in Montclair. I got back into Postcrossing,…
What a difference a keycover makes
I was cleaning my laptop recently and noticed that there was a slight rip in my old keyboard cover (the one that matched my computer clamshell cover). They are pretty cheap, and made of silicone, so lasting for about two years is surprising with as much as I use my computer (my laptop is my…
::Review:: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella Samantha Sweeting is always at work… Well, at least it feels that way. Working at one of the highest-considered firms in London, Samantha is on her game. Yes, her desk is a mess, but she is 100% on her game. However, when she starts cleaning off her desk, she…