In which I mourn the passing of a childhood pet and console myself with a shiny object.
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In which I knit, spurn milk and get used to ultra-short (for me) hair.
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Scrap of Paper
In which I seek treasure in the stacks and play with mobile website plugins.
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Grizzly vs Voter
In which I have a grizzly reaction to “mama grizzly” rhetoric.
In which I have a birthday outing to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, enjoy art, and snap a couple photos.
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Angora Cats or Lap Poodles?
In which early 20th century medical science awes me.
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Life, a Miscellany
These last two weeks, I’ve lacked inspiration and I’ve had little time to do much besides getting the new Starrynight website ready to go live. I still have a lot of content to move but I don’t anticipate the style and navigation to change drastically. Unless of course, some tells me that hate so-and-so and […]
It is entirely coincidental that this long-overdue blog post is appearing on the first of April. “Jen! Are YOU doing BEDA?” No, gentle reader, I’m not quite crazy enough to declare myself a BEDA participant on a whim. Working fourteen-hour days and then having to blog at 11pm just might break me. Fortunately, fearless leader […]
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If You Build It/Lead a Horse to It
I’m attempting to get some posts out of “draft” status. Here is one I started a few weeks ago. I found an essay at LISNews written by librarian, Abigail Goben, regarding the needs of patrons between the ages of 20-40. Goben posits that libraries, while doing an admirable job finding new and exciting ways to […]
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Review: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
Back in November, I reviewed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahme-Smith. I am happy to be able to give a spoiler-free glimpse of the prequel, which will be released on March 23rd. Special note: Quirk Books is giving away 50 Quirks Classics Prize Packs, which include advanced copies, audio books […]
Playing in Puddles 