Can you believe January 2018 is over? Self can’t. This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is BELOVED. We’re asked to “share a photo of something that is…… Read more “Beloved: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 31 January 2018”
Month: January 2018
Maze Runner: Death Cure
So excellent. Self can’t even. The best wrap-up to a YA series ever. Three out of four stars. Self knows of what she speaks: she’s a big…… Read more “Maze Runner: Death Cure”
The A.V. Club Explains Why Americans Might Experience SOTU Feelings of Dread
SOTU Tonight, 9 p.m., ABC You could just do like self and not watch it. Self plans to wend her way north, to Fort Bragg, to watch…… Read more “The A.V. Club Explains Why Americans Might Experience SOTU Feelings of Dread”
1st Month Back, Fourth Movie: MAZE RUNNER, THE DEATH CURE
Self is all for action movies. She absolutely loves them. If she doesn’t watch an action movie, it’s at least got to have Frances McDormand. And now,…… Read more “1st Month Back, Fourth Movie: MAZE RUNNER, THE DEATH CURE”
Variations on a Theme 3: Mendocino
Self has arrived. She even managed to secure rock star parking right in front of the Mendocino Art Center! She’s teaching a weekend workshop on Landscapes of…… Read more “Variations on a Theme 3: Mendocino”
Variations on a Theme 2: The Garden in Redwood City
Been so long since self took pictures of her garden. Since this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is VARIATIONS ON A THEME, self wandered her backyard looking…… Read more “Variations on a Theme 2: The Garden in Redwood City”
#amwritinghistoricalfiction: Manila, 1757
Self making this up as she goes along. From her novel-in-progress, Blue Water, Distant Shores, p. 135: “Manila is a city of 50,000 souls,” Saturnino says, with…… Read more “#amwritinghistoricalfiction: Manila, 1757”
LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND: Mendocino Art Center, 27 & 28 January 2018
“You said on the phone the other day that you’re a teacher?” “Yes.” “What subject do you teach?” “Everything, pretty much.” — Exotics, by Callan Wink (Granta…… Read more “LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND: Mendocino Art Center, 27 & 28 January 2018”
Variations on a Theme: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 24 January 2018
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is VARIATIONS ON A THEME. For example: “ducks in a pond, each swimming in a slightly different angle, or a wall…… Read more “Variations on a Theme: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 24 January 2018”
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