Hey There Bookworms, This week has felt 84 years long. I’ve seen things, y’all. I’ve aged. Let’s talk. FIRST: I live in Central Illinois, and, as you may have heard, the entirety of the Midwestern US has been afflicted with the Polar Vortex. It sounds ominous because it IS. We’ve had wind chills of -50… Read more »
Month: January 2019
A Reading Recap
Hey Bookworms! I meant to write this up last week, but my week was derailed by a sweet little boy with a stomach bug. I mean, they tell you that when you put your kids in daycare they’re going to get sick a lot, but I don’t think that really sinks in until your vacation… Read more »
Are Grover from Sesame Street and Kirk from Gilmore Girls THE SAME CHARACTER?
Hey Y’all, This post is not about books but it’s been rattling around in my brain for a while now. If you follow any of my social media, you’ll know that the tiny perfect human I created is a big Sesame Street fan. It makes me really happy that he likes the show because it… Read more »
Flotsam and Jetsam
Howdy Bookworms! I’m feeling a little bit of blogging mojo these days, so I’m just going to roll with it. Let’s recap the week, shall we? Also, if you didn’t immediately picture Ursula’s minions from The Little Mermaid when you read the title of this post, I’m not sure we can be friends anymore. Kidding…. Read more »
Come for the Man-Eating Hippos, Stay for the Diverse Character Representation
Hiya Bookworms! I mentioned in last week’s Brain Dump that I’d picked up River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey because the premise was so bonkers to me. A quick recap for you: In the 1800s there was a very REAL proposal within the US government to import hippos into the Louisiana bayou and farm them… Read more »
New Year, New Brain Dump
Heyyyyyyyy Bookworms! I’ve started and not finished oodles of blog posts. Seriously, you should see my drafts folder. Part of it is that I’ve gone so long without blogging regularly that I’m overwhelmed with the amount of books I’ve read and not discussed. Part of it is that 80% of my brain is consumed by… Read more »