Love List – 11/5/18

Q2Q Comics #459:  To-Do List  Chrome Extensions – Google Chrome is the way of the world at work, which has lead me down the rabbit hole of browser extensions. Grammarly, Animal Crossing music, and Marinara: Pomodoro Assistant are my most used ones. Deafheaven – Canary Yellow  – Deafheaven released a new album back in theContinue reading “Love List – 11/5/18”

November 2018

It’s been a minute since I gave NaNoWriMo a whirl.  Goals: Voting! Read Invisible, Akata Witch, and Hey Ladies. Finish the TAZ Mystery Puzzle Box. Send some Thanksgiving* gratitude cards. Write thru NaNoWriMo. Continue half marathon training (I am doing Santa to Sea on December 5). Looking ahead to: Kaytlyn visiting over Thanksgiving! I’ve longContinue reading “November 2018”

What I’ve Been Reading – 10/31/2018

Yosemite Finally Reckons with Its Discriminatory Past | Outside Five Secret Southern Ingredients | Garden & Gun This Movie Changed Me: Bend It Like Beckham | On Being Design and Implementation of a Study Room Reservation System: Lessons from a Pilot Program Using Google Calendar | College & Research Libraries Can Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading – 10/31/2018”

What I’ve Been Reading – 10/31/18

Happy Halloween! The Unbelievable Story of How 3 Podcasters Trolled Their Way into Trolls 2 | Vanity Fair There is a Kind of Feminist Revolution Happening Right Now in Appalachia | The Cut ‘426’, ‘Witch’, ‘Not Creative’: How Fires Get Their Names | The New York Times I am the One Woman Who Has ItContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading – 10/31/18”

Love List – 10/28/18

Chekhov’s Hangnail – Martha. Not a new love, but a long-time love. Naturally, the summer after I move to the west coast, Martha does a spring east coast tour. “When it rains, it really fucking pours…” Two weekends ago I went back to New Jersey for a wedding (pictures to come). I needed to seeContinue reading “Love List – 10/28/18”

What I’ve Been Reading – 9/13/18

Runs in the Family | ESPN The Women Who Designed the Pattern for Modern Britain | The Guardian Kacey Musgraves has a Surprise for Nashville | Texas Monthly Matzo Balls and Chiles? It’s Rosh Hashanah with the Flavors of Mexico | The New York Times The Ethnic Studies Kids are Alright | Los Angeles TimesContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading – 9/13/18”

SPBL Coffee Break (Episode 9)

Mentioned in this episode: Adult Literacy “Fast Track” Training – http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=15402 Anime and Manga Club – http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=16022 MakeSB with Wild Animals – http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=12765 The Flamethrowers – https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=682530 Deadly Class – https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=980405 Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung – https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=322636 Under the Big Black Sun – https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=883816 EPISODE NOTES Mentioned in this episode: Adult Literacy “Fast Track”Continue reading “SPBL Coffee Break (Episode 9)”

SBPL Coffee Break (Episode 8)

Mentioned in this episode: Trail Talks: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=12616 Buellton Bookworms: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=11808 Overboard at Eastside: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=14544 Solvang Coding Club: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13888 Hope805: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=14018 New Yorker Discussion Group: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=15224 A Load of Hooey: https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=774171 Lumberjack’s Beard: https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=995045 Medium Raw: https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=542251 Counter Intelligence: Vinegar Girl: https://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=886783 EPISODE NOTES Mentioned in this episode: Trail Talks: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=12616 Buellton Bookworms:http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=11808 Overboard at Eastside:http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=14544 SolvangContinue reading “SBPL Coffee Break (Episode 8)”

SBPL Coffee Break (Episode 7)

Mentioned in this episode: Tuesday Poets: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13675 Eastside Murder Mystery: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13730 MakeSB: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13524 Edson Smith Photo Collection: http://www.luna.blackgold.org/luna/servlet/blackgold~9~9 Cosplay Definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay Tech Tasting: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13521 Library Book Clubs: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/events/library_book_clubs.asp WriteSB: http://santabarbaraca.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=13972 Lawrence Brown Affair: http://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=980308 Sarah MacLean: http://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=727621 Heartbreaker: http://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=577607 Storm for the Living and the Dead (Bukowski): http://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=1000741 Dreams From Bunker Hill (Fante): http://www.blackgold.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&cn=12887 LunchContinue reading “SBPL Coffee Break (Episode 7)”