Bossypants by Tina Fey
When I found out that Tina Fey was coming out with a book, I knew that I would get to it...eventually. She's popular. I didn...
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MBoP | Vlog, Episode 4
While sitting at the Noble Coffee and Tea Co. in Noblesville, I discovered why you shouldn't fall asleep in public. The reason starts a...
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They were supposed to be cookies
I’ve been craving some baking lately. Watching Ina Garten and her Barefoot Contessa ways, I watched as she made Brownie Pudding, which was j...
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Fables Volume 9 through 14
A couple of years ago I tore through the "Harry Potter" series. It was something I wasn't sure I would ever read, but ...
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I wanted to go to Embassytown, but I wasn’t smart enough
I’m no dummy, but the other night, I sure felt like one. I went off to the library and picked up a book by an author that I wanted to get t...
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Wee! Bookmarks!
I’m a Google Chrome Fanatic. I live and die by Google Chrome. Explorer, Safari, nor Firefox allows you to download and play Angry Birds, but...
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MBoP | Vlog, Episode 3
I make sock puppets for my dearly beloved. She uses them with the kids she counsels. This is what happens when I get a hold of one of the pu...
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Blondes have more fun, but red heads need more anesthesia
While waiting for my red-headed sister-in-law to have additional surgery because of her appendix, I just learned that her kind of people nee...
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"Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell (Boo!)
Do you want to read a book that makes you want to chuck it across the room? Then, read this. And as you're reading, you'll hear a lo...
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It's going to take a lot of spit... (Or, "I use a lot of dead body metaphors when I talk about writing")
I started reading my first draft of the book today. My goal is to read the whole thing before I dig into draft two. I know that there's ...
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MBoP: Posters
If there were digital street corners or digital billboards on the information superhighway, I would make sure these would be posted all over...
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The Best of Antiquing, Part II
Before you start shopping, you need to eat at Big Hoffa's barbecue restaurant. It's decked out in pirate garb. One of the...
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"Forever Eden" by Barbara Bennett
It's what you've all been waiting for... (All 5 of you) My review of "Forever Eden," #15 of the inspirational romance ...
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The Maze Runner by James Dashner
I have been on a dystopian bender this past year. For some reason, I am drawn to the end of the world. Or some horrible version of...
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Nigella Thursday 6.9.11
Since I have more time on my hands (a lot more), it was due time to bring back Nigella Thursdays! For my first Thursday back in the cookin...
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First Draft. Check.
Sitting at a coffee house yesterday, which was really warm, actually, so it's a good thing I had an iced coffee, I wasn't expecting ...
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"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
I've had many-a-tour with Mr. Gaiman, but I think the Newbery-winning "The Graveyard Book" may be my favorite. What do I rem...
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The "Forever Eden" Project
I should be working on my own novel right now, but I'm going to post-pone any structured writing time to introduce a new summer project ...
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