Because Noodle is a particularly naughty cat, we can’t trust her to stay out on her own at night. It’s not the jumping on desks or knocking things over that concerns me, really, but her penchant for chewing on wires. We’re technophiles, there’s wires everywhere. She’s good about not doing… Read the rest...
When I was a kid, I never cared for autumn. I didn’t like the colors or the weather, didn’t like the onset of winter. I still can’t say I like the onset of winter, but my feelings about the colors that come with fall have changed.Naturally, this Japanese maple presented… Read the rest...
Continuing to explore influences, this week we’re looking at The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
I started reading the series not because I discovered it myself, but because I found the first book in my older brother’s room. He was never very vocal about literary interests,… Read the rest...
I like swords.Being all into the fantasy scene, I guess that comes as no real surprise, but despite my admiration of them, I only have one sword. It’s a simple red and black wakizashi that my Dad bought for me when I was a teenager. It hangs above the doorway… Read the rest...
Like most cats, Noodle is fond of blankets. Unfortunately for her, the dog is also fond of blankets… in a different way. Xochitl thinks blankets are delicious, so there are no longer any blankets kept on the furniture for Noodle to curl up in.… Read the rest...
One of the most unique places I’ve been in my life is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Its interior is home to the largest mosaic surface in the world, though the exterior is amazing enough! I wasn’t able to get any good pictures inside, as we were told not… Read the rest...
Continuing on the topic of influences, this week we’re looking at The Wheel of Time, which was completed by the release of the final book not that long ago.
While I haven’t finished the series and it may take me a few years to do so, The Wheel of … Read the rest...