by Amanda | Oct 31, 2013 | Book Talk, Thoughts
If you’ve been around this blog awhile, you’ll probably have realized that I don’t really do the horror genre when picking books or movies. Just not my jam. But, I do read a lot of paranormal and fantasy, and those can be downright spooky in their...
by Amanda | Oct 29, 2013 | Tuesday Treasure Trove
America’s Mood Map: Find Which State Matches Your Personality. Apparently I should be living in New Mexico. Seriously, though – does sex count as exercise? A Troublemaker’s Manifesto: The Benefits of Wandering. Mike Rowe responds to some criticism from fans in...
by Amanda | Oct 28, 2013 | Life, Thoughts
Sarah over at Yes & Yes (an awesome blog, by the way) did a post earlier this month about what she called her Cornerstone of Awesome. It’s a sort of list of scary/amazing/hard things you’ve done in your life. It’s not a brag list, but rather...
by Amanda | Oct 24, 2013 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Room by Emma Donoghue To Jack, Room is the entire world. He was born there, and has lived his entire 5 years there. He has never been outside the 11-foot-square space. He’s also never realized that there is something wrong with this arrangement, as his Ma has...
by Amanda | Oct 23, 2013 | Life, News, Thoughts
Today is my birthday! I’m the big 2-9 (for real, not the fake 2-9 I’ll be next year). And that means it’s time to check-in on how I did with my big list of goals of 29 things I wanted to do before I turned 29. Take a vacation with just Ian, no other...
