NASA’s New Missions
On January 4, NASA published a press release, stating that two Discovery Program missions have been chosen that will explore the history of our solar system- essentially meaning they are sending spacecrafts to study asteroids. The mission named Lucy is set to launch in 2021 and will explore six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. The other ...
2016 Reading List
Here are my favorite reads of the past year: Circling the Sun, by Paula McLain Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel García Márquez Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
Happy Birthday, Jane Austen
On this day, just 241 years ago, the woman who would bring us Mr. Darcy, lots of letters, happy love stories, and strolls through the countryside was born in Hampshire, England. When I first read Pride and Prejudice years ago, I was surprised to find a book written so long ago that I could pour through so ...
My Christmas List
Christmas is already just a week and a half away. Luckily I’ve done most of my shopping, in hopes to avoid last minute holiday stress. There are a lot of exciting items out there for us consumers, especially the nerdy ones, like me. Here’s a list of items I’m hoping to get, giving, or coveting ...
Lonescapade: Peachtree Battle Antiques and Interiors
I had never heard of this little gem before, but randomly passed the antique shop driving down Peachtree Street the other day on my way to Trader Joe’s. I had to do a double take, the old storefront jumped out at me amidst the stretch of modern shopping strips. An antique itself, this building is ...
Nostalgia Head: Playmobil
I’m not sure what sparked my memory, but I recently found myself thinking about Playmobil’s Victorian house. I coveted this toy playhouse as a child, drooling over the dormer windows and old-world feel on the glossy pages of the Playmobil catalog and hoping my parents would surprise me for Christmas.
Thoughts on Doctor Strange
I saw Doctor Strange over the weekend, the newest addition to the Marvel movie universe. I’m not going to lie, these Marvel movies are beginning to get monotonous for me. How many twenty minute, CGI, multi-character battle sequences do I really need to see? Doctor Strange offered a break from the many-character films that Marvel has released lately ...
What is a Lonescapade?
A good question. Besides a word I made up, a lonescapade is freedom and self-reliance. It’s about taking yourself on an adventure and letting your curiosity be your guide. A lonescapade means telling yourself that your inner desires are being heard and attended to. It’s about saying yes to the life you want.
Lonescapade: Discovering Atlanta’s Northside Trail
I moved to a new apartment in Atlanta a few weeks ago, near the Collier Hills neighborhood. For me, moving means exploring and making a new community my own. The Northside Trail, part of the Atlanta BeltLine, is about half a mile from my new digs and it has become part of my walks and runs. The ...
Halloween Costume!
“Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, “Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore— Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s ...
Neptune Your Dial 