1. I am having a shoe dilemma. Specifically, a wedding shoe dilemma. I want to wear comfy, no-heel shoes in a shade of purple that matches my wedding colors. I've bought 3 different ballet slipper possibilities. One was the perfect shade of purple, but had toe...
Video of the week: a 1950's-esque interpretation of Radiohead's Creep. I cannot express how much I love this. Why We Shouldn’t Sugarcoat YA: “That’s one of the biggest differences between the generation of the authors writing YA and the actual young adults we’re...
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. Our most recent book club pick was the new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas. It's a similar setup, in that the book is divided into separate stories/sections with overlapping details. But it's more condensed here, as all of the...
Cool project of the week: a Kickstarter to photograph authors as characters in their own worlds. Cartoon of the week: Risky Date. This!! Adorable thing of the week: Shelter Puts Dogs In A Photobooth To Get Them Adopted. Selfie Fables - what if Disney characters had...
Second Position (District Ballet Company #1) by Katherine Locke. Young love has barely gotten off the ground for ballet dancers Aly and Zed when a tragic car accident changes everything. Formerly inseparable, the accident causes a rift, and they find themselves on...
I'm a little over 3 months in to wedding planning, and a little less than 6 months away from the big day itself. It has definitely dominated my 2015 so far. For the most part it's been a fun experience, though it's also been a lot of work. Our wedding is on the small...
Best cartoon of the week: Strong Bad Returns To Emailing After Years of Silence. Best April Fools gimmick: CERN researchers confirm existence of the Force. Random funny of the week: Two Medieval Monks Invent Bestiaries. Your Life is Boring. In Defense of the TBR Pile...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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