I don’t have a TBR pile; I have a TBR list. Part of the reason is monetary in nature – I simply don’t have the finances or inclination to buy books I’ve only heard are good (although I’d make exceptions for Sharon & Tom Curtis and Judy Cuevas). But frankly, I have so much darn…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8zyF0ZOy3k Everyone has their own reading pet peeve. Some readers get really bogged down by excessive head-hopping; others can’t bear linguistic anachronisms. My beef is possibly the most unfair one of all, because it’s the hardest one to execute: “Show, Don’t Tell.” Readers – okay, I – gripe about this a lot. Telling isn’t bad…
Culturally, I think we’re in a pretty good space right now. Musical artists are finding new and creative ways to reassemble the old quarter notes and eighth rests. Books and movies? Heaps of stuff going on. Theatre? There are many exciting new plays that come out every year. But my first love was and will…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWyH_twcMl0 When I was still in school, I used to divide up my listening music according to subjects. I could play anything during math, “thinking” music (aka Mozart and Bach) for sciences, and absolute silence for English and History. (Are you kidding? I’d never get anything done.) Now that I’ve finished with school I can…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6bvuhPyq8Q This weekend, I somehow got hold of a copy of the original Star Wars trilogy (not that misbegotten, atrocious affair from the 90s), and I had a glorious 6-hour marathon going back to Yoda, Han Solo (ah, Harrison Ford), Chewbacca and the droids. Yeah, it’s corny and a half. Yeah, the special effects don’t…
Confession: I’m not perfect. Well, duh, you say. No one is. But judging by some of the romances I read, I’d never know that women lead imperfect lives. I’m not talking about historicals, which are a little different. Considering I already have to put myself – a second-generation academic Chinese immigrant – into the place…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I When I went to primary school you had two instruments, the voice and the recorder. There’s nothing wrong with the first one, but face it – how applicable is the recorder to modern music? But now many schools are adding a third choice: The ukulele. A lot of schools in New Zealand have purchased…
The other night I made what I think of as a good old (faux) Mexican fry-up: Mince with onions, mushrooms, kidney beans, chili sauce and plenty of grated cheese, all over rice. And it was fine. But something was missing. So I looked through the fridge, and my eyes fell on a jar of gherkins….
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY&feature=player_embedded#! I think the “Mama” section is the best. Do you have any favoured covers or remixes of classics? – Jean AAR
I know it’s spring for all you northerners, but down under winter is creeping up. Frost hits regularly, the tomatoes die, and I go into hibernation mode. This means I make several changes to my routine: I lit my first fire last night, and it definitely made things way cozier. It helped that… I moved…
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