Bloganuary writing promptWhat books do you want to read?View all responses Oooooh! Well, there are more than two, at the moment, but I'm starting off with just a couple because I'm already in the middle of The Haunted Abbot by Peter Tremayne. And I've decided that I am not a fast reader. After that book, …
My First Name
Bloganuary writing promptWrite about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. View all responses Happy New Year! This seemed like a great prompt to kick off 2024, with some neat history and fun facts. It also kind of serves as a unique introduction, for those of you who are new to the blog, or …
NaNoWriMo, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Update My Blog
Hello again, and welcome back to November! It seems like this month keeps happening every year or something... Boy, the amount of 5,000 or so words really seems to be my ceiling during NaNoWriMo. The glaring issue I always seem to run into is that the moment I fall behind, the first day I don't …
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Recent Roundup #8
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Network or Service: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV Starring: Chris Pratt (Star-Lord/Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Bradley Cooper (voice of Rocket Racoon), Vin Diesel (voice of Groot), and Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer) IMDb Summary: In Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," …
Recent Roundup #7
Ambulance Network or Service: Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Will Sharp), Jake Gyllenhaal (Danny Sharp), Eiza González (Cam Thompson), Jackson White (Officer Zach), Garret Dillahunt (Captain Monroe), and Keir O'Donnell (Anson Clark) IMDb Summary: Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks …
Short Summary – Artemis
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Hey, my first book review! I first watched the movie The Martian, adapted from Andy Weir's debut novel of the same name, and I loved it. I then got around to actually reading The …
You Meet an Old Lover, and All the Memories are Coming Back
I took a sip of my coffee with one hand and scrolled on my mouse with the other. It was just a hot coffee, only a little half and half and even less sugar in it, so I made it a quick sip before putting it back down. Just business as usual. My hands moved …
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Recent Roundup #6
Cyberpunk Edgerunners Network or Service: Netflix Episodes: 10 Starring: Zach Aguilar (David Martinez), Emi Lo (Lucy), William Christopher Stephens (Maine), and Giancarlo Esposito (Faraday) Wikipedia Summary: In a dystopia overrun by corruption, crime, and cybernetic implants, an impulsive but talented street kid named David makes the choice to survive on the wrong side of the …
South Carolina
I'm going to try not to make this entire post about traveling with two toddlers and save that for another time -- because there is a lot to say on that topic. So I'm going to skimp on some of those particular details and keep things pretty general in that regard. But man! It's been …
Counting Calories
Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses For about a month now, I've tried to consistently count the amount of calories I consume every day and record it. My husband, Kevin, had been doing it, and as you already know or might learn for yourself, dieting or exercising …
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