Book Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
When Naomi Novik’s Uprooted first came to my attention, it was on many recommended fantasy lists. Upon seeing the cover and reading summaries, it came off as YA, but I did some more research and saw the number of awards the book had won, including the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2016 Locus Award ...
My “Sky” Themed Dream Loot Crate
I’m stealing this idea from the many other bloggers who have posted their “Dream Loot Crate”. I’ve been receiving the Loot Crate subscription box since January. Loot Crate is geared toward nerdy fandom with different themes every month. I reviewed January’s “Origins” themed crate here. I’ve been enjoying receiving the boxes, it’s like Christmas every ...
10 Blogs for the Curious Mind
Here’s a list of blogs that I enjoy perusing just for the sake of perusing. This list is random in subject, but all the blogs on this list focus on either inner or outer exploration and contain great posts that anyone can learn something from. Messy Nessy Chic I check this blog regularly. It’s one ...
Finding Sailor Moon: A Binge-Watching Story
I have recently become a Sailor Moon fan- as in, the past few months. I’m not sure what took me so long to get on board with the series. There are a lot of people in my circle who love- LOVE- Sailor Moon, but I have always had reservations. I guess, I saw the school girl ...
Nostalgia Head: Where in the World… did the Carmen Sandiego games go?
At seven years old, nothing wound me down after a long day of learning cursive and playing kick-ball, like coming home to my favorite computer game, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. As an ACME Detective Agency agent, I was puttin’ villains around the globe behind bars left and right. All in the ultimate search to ...
Miyazaki Rewatch: Howl’s Moving Castle
If I had to chose a personal favorite among Hayao Miyazaki’s films, it would probably be Howl’s Moving Castle. In fact, it’s a personal all-time favorite film. This was the first Miyazaki film that I saw, freshman year of college, and watching Howl’s, a door opened and I couldn’t consume Miyazaki’s works fast enough. Rewatching it a few ...
Loot Crate Unboxing: January 2017 “Origins”
This month I received my first Loot Crate, which is also my first subscription box. I did some research around the internet, trying to decide on a subscription box geared toward my nerdy interests and Loot Crate was high on many lists. After receiving January’s “Origins” themed crate, I’m pretty happy with my investment.
Lonescapade: Cross-country Skiing in Park City
My experience cross-country skiing did not start out as a Lonescapade. I am vacationing with my mom in Park City, Utah this week, who is an experienced downhill skier (compared to me), but we decided to try skiing on flat ground. Park City is completely blanketed in snow this time of year, so I suppose it ...
Miyazaki Rewatch: Kiki’s Delivery Service
Avoiding the cold weather over the weekend, I decided they best way to spend a Sunday indoors was to watch some of my favorite anime classics. Kiki’s was the first DVD I popped in and realized that it had been years since I’ve watched many Miyazaki films. Rewatching these movies is a new experience and, I’ve found, ...
Movies that will infect you with the writing bug
I was seven when I first watched the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women. Winona Ryder played the fiery Jo March, who stayed up late into the night writing stories by candlelight in her attic. I saw her passion for the craft and commitment and thought, I want to be like her- I want be ...
Neptune Your Dial 