Recently I finished reading the book “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. It goes into discussing the cultural aspects of eating animals and what eating animals has done to America as a society. It is not a book that is meant to dissuade the reader from eating meat, rather to educate its readers on what … More Am I really “Eating Animals”?
A few months ago, one of my friends recommended the book “Ecotopia” by Ernest Callenbach to me; just the first book on my ever growing list of books I need to read. Without hesitation I bought a used copy off Amazon and put it in the stack of books I was going to read eventually. … More Ecotopia and saving the world
Hoo boy, that is a mouthful to say over and over again, so why don’t we call it C2E2? Now that is a lot better! This past weekend, I attended my first C2E2 ever. Now, I am not much of a con-goer, but this one was a lot of fun. I had enjoyable company and … More Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016
Genre: Non-fiction Theme: Personal growth Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: “I have characters all around me. The fast-footed. The broken. The overgrown. The fox-eyed. The children of the forest. The suicidal magicians. The sage smoke lovers. Someone like me. Someone like you. Something Like The Desert is a collection of coming-of-age stories that have been growing like … More Something Like the Desert – A Book Review
I promised another book review, so here it is! Genre: Fiction Theme: Loss Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Inspired by the ideas of Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness brings her story to life in the book A Monster Calls. “At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn’t … More A Monster Calls – A Book Review
These two things probably do not go together but, when you are in a literature class and have a project in the works, they definitely do. As of late, I have found myself attracted to the writing styles of many American authors. Mind you, when I was a sophomore in high school I took an … More Dead Authors and Knitting Projects
I had to put down the project I was working on this past week. After the yarn became tangled for the um-teenth time, I called it quits and decided I was going to buy a damn wedding gift. That did not stop me from working on another project and start planning others. I am anything … More Future Plans
This morning, I did yoga for the first time in months. So, as I sit here catching my breath, a little inkling of a thought crept into my mind. Since my last weekly workings post seemed to be liked so much, why not do another one? I truly love writing for you all, so here … More Weekly Workings
I did not put a post up last week. I realize this error. I do not particularly feel bad about it. I have been sick or have felt ill for the past week and a half; and while actually being ill was not enough of a hindrance to post my to-be-completed list, recovering from said … More To Be Read
I made quite a few goals for myself for this new year. A lot of them involve to-be-completed projects. In this post I want to show you all of the things I want to complete in the next few months. It is not an incredible amount, but the projects will be increasing in number as … More To Be Completed…
The Daughter of Bookworms 