by Amanda | Aug 11, 2015 | Tuesday Treasure Trove
Fun/silly thing of the week: What was the #1 movie on your birthday? Mine was The Terminator. 🙂 Living Without A Sense Of Smell. “Losing your sense of smell takes away more than scents and flavors — it can fundamentally change the way you relate to other people.” Star...
by Amanda | Aug 10, 2015 | Life, News, Thoughts
Taking a page from Pip’s book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: myself take deep breaths and consciously relax my tense muscles. Cooking: nothing. No energy for cooking. We are living in a frozen food or fast food land right now. Drinking: My...
by Amanda | Aug 7, 2015 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Magonia (#1) by Maria Dahvana Headley. Let me just take a minute to point out that gorgeous cover. Beautiful, no? And a good reminder on the importance of cover design. I had never heard of this book or author, but came across this cover on Pinterest or somewhere, and...
by Amanda | Aug 4, 2015 | Tuesday Treasure Trove
Uber’s Phantom Cabs. I wondered about this, when I used Uber for the first time. It showed a lot of cars near me in Round Rock, which didn’t seem right. Scientists have synthesized a new compound that ‘mimics’ exercise. Sign me up. 7 Muslim-American Actors...
