November 12, 2010
Cucalorus Film Festival started today. Don’t know what that is? Yeah, I didn’t either until Nathan Maulorico of Unknown Films* announced that his film—by far my favorite indie film**—is going to be screened there. I’ll tell you a little about Cucalous, but I can’t wait to tell you about This… is the Orange Line. Cucalorus [...]
October 28, 2010
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October 5, 2010
Gerrymandering. I don’t remember much specific vocabulary from seventh-grade government class, but “gerrymandering” always stood out in my mind because I think it sounds funny. The practice itself, however? Not funny. When politicians redraw district lines in order to guarantee their re-election it’s called gerrymandering. So why the uncharacteristic political rant in what is otherwise [...]
September 13, 2010
I was sick last week, had some sort of sore throat bug. That means I drank a lot of hot tea—I believe (not really, but sorta) that drinking hot tea will kill all the bacteria in my throat. It’s a mature belief, folks. When I was in college, I believed that vodka would take care [...]
September 10, 2010
Number 56 on my 100 Things About Me list is “Germany changed me.” Ever since I wrote that list (and learned about myself in the process), I’ve been thinking about how Germany changed me. Every day I experience something that floods my heart with some small experience I had (or made?*) in Germany. Images, smells, [...]
August 29, 2010
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August 29, 2010
Let me start of by talking about my marriage. Rob and I have so much in common, but we’ve got our differences too. For example, Rob didn’t like Mexican food, which has been one of my favorites for as long as I can remember. I don’t know if it was the two years we spent [...]
July 28, 2010
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, was the May book for the Barnes & Noble ladies book club. It’s a dystopian teen novel set in a future time where everyone undergoes surgery at age 16 to become pretty. The surgery is cosmetic, but it seems to effect the emotional and mental views of each person as well. [...]
June 27, 2010
I am surrounded by many insanely talented people, and one of those artists is Lorraine, who I met in German class at Missouri State. I love her taste in graphic design and style, and I am continually amazed at the beautiful pieces she finds around the web. Now that both America’s and England’s Summermärchen are [...]
