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#AMonthofFaves: 5 Popular Books Worth the Hype (and a few that weren’t)
Today's prompt is books that lived up to the hype! Or, you know, not. Books that Lived Up to the Hype A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is...
#AMonthofFaves 2018 favorites
It's time for #AMonthofFaves! YAY! Many thanks to Tanya Patrice, Kim, Andi, and Tamara for hosting yet again. Today's prompt: #AMonthofFaves [The 2018 Favorites Edition]– e.g....
Because 999 Times Wasn’t Enough, pt. 2: The New Normal (Nov 2018 Wrap-Up)
So, it's been several months since I've done this (JUNE???), so let's see if I remember how. Okay, so I mentioned previously that work had been stressful for most of October...
Patti LaBelle and Step Aerobics
Today is the last day of class before the end of NaNoWriMo, and my students are very studiously working on their drafts, so I figured now is as good a time as any to update....
All I can think of is Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore
`I was going to try to write a separate IMWAYR (It's Monday! What are you reading?) and Slice of Life Tuesday post, but then I realized I haven't worked on my NaNoWriMo...
Good Idea Jeans
I miss wearing jeans and t-shirts. And just jeans in general. One of the (many) byproducts of my stomach issues is that it's not usually comfortable for me to wear jeans...
NaNoWriMo and a missed potluck
1. Things at work have been crazy hectic, which has pulled focus away from course prep and grading for me, so I spent most of this weekend playing catch up. I am feeling a lot...
Bruno Mars, Boyz II Men, and The Breakk
This has been a week, but unlike last week which was a week, this was more "a bit of a week" (to paraphrase Lin-Manuel Miranda when he drops epic and happy making news). To...
This has been a week
First, I had an IBS episode, which was not as bad as you might think except it was terrible because I was an emotional, weepy mess. If you know me at all, you know I don't...