Scotsman’s Ball
My husband and I have attended a Scottish formal event since shortly after we met at the end of 2011. It means we both get to wear something special. And tonight, I got to wear something really special in honor of my fourth formal in a row. His kilt is special because it was made…
MAC Cosmetics Makeup Haul: The Essentials (Video)
MAC Cosmetics Makeup Haul: The Essentials (Video) I love makeup! Well, I love the IDEA of makeup. And sometimes I run out of things that I shouldn’t, and leave it until the last moment, which necessitated a trip the MAC Cosmetics store at South Coast Plaza AND a haul video. I give you: MAC Cosmetics…
Vinegar Girl – A Modern take on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew
Anne Tyler’s Modern Take on an Old Classic I’ve been a fan of Shakespeare since I was very young. Reciting lines, answering trivia and even acting out bit parts (before landing a part as Titania, but that’s another story)–so I’m fairly familiar with the story of Taming of the Shrew. If being a fan of the…
Prose and Cons: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Prose and Cons: My thoughts on Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert When NovelTea book Club decided to read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, I decided I needed to film a Prose and Cons review… And here it is in its unaltered glory! Be sure to check out and Subscribe to…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot : A Review of Kim Barker’s War Memoir
Funny story, I was a Journalism major, and seriously considered being a foreign correspondent, even after September 11 changed the face of global reporting during my third year at University. And, shortly after that, a professor was hideous to me and I swore off university-based media. Kim Barker originally wrote Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as The Taliban Shuffle about her…