Category Archives: Fun

The Tale of Toby

Toby sat three seats ahead of me to my left in Cataloging and Classification. Toby wasn’t even his real name – it was the name he requested the professor call him during the first roll call. Had he just kept his real name, he probably would’ve blended into the background. But no, he was Toby.Continue reading “The Tale of Toby”

Au Revoir, Au Revoir

(Seen at Midtown Scholar in Harrisburg, PA – one of my favorite bookstores) listening :: Au Revoir (prep for tonight) and Run, Forever watching :: The Kings of Summer trailer (Nick Offerman!) and Real Housewives of New Jersey/Orange County (Thanks, Kaytlyn) reading :: Relish and Bitter is the New Black – in love with both wantingContinue reading “Au Revoir, Au Revoir”

2013 Eisner Nominees

The nominees for the 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced a few weeks ago, and I’ve been mediating about the nominees and hopefuls. I don’t follow the industry closely enough to know if there were any upsets or snubs, but I was pleased to see some familiar works on the list.  We won’tContinue reading “2013 Eisner Nominees”

Free Comic Book Day 2013

“Valerie, get her signed-up for the email list NOW!” – the owner/cashier as I was checking out, in regards to me being the only female participating in FCBD upon my own free will and not for my son/father/boyfriend/husband. The first Saturday in May has been a scared day for as long as I can rememberContinue reading “Free Comic Book Day 2013”

Summer Reading 2013

Books I want to read (or finish reading…) this summer: – Vampires in the Lemon Grove – Karen Russell – A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin – The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman – The Night Circus – Erin Morgentsten – The Interestings – Meg Wolitzer – THE MARRIAGE PLOT – Jeffrey Eugenides (IHATEEVERYTHING;ESPECIALLYTHISBOOK) – Reading Lolita in Tehran* –Continue reading “Summer Reading 2013”

30/30 Poetry Challenge

Several of my friends participated in a challenge where they wrote a poem a day for the duration of April. Jared and Tiffany did great! Some of their gems: Bearded Ballads 28/30: Crosswalk  Morning fog yet to have burned off, but here comes the sun. Head swims through the thickness as I’m hailed name calledContinue reading “30/30 Poetry Challenge”

Looking Ahead…A Great Big Pile of Awesome

Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings – April 9th David Sedaris Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls – April 23rd Koji’s first full-length album – April 30th            (/crying – proud) Iron Man 3 – May 3rd The Great Gatsby – May 10th The Front Bottoms’ new album/tour – May 21st Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More – JuneContinue reading “Looking Ahead…A Great Big Pile of Awesome”