Seven (More) Books
So I was tagged in one of those “post one a day for X days of Y that influenced you” — usually 5 or 7 or 10 books/bands/albums/films. I got Continue Reading →
Category Archives: review
Belated Beerfest 2018 – Sours Everywhere
As per my tradition, I attended Beerfest again in the first week of September. I went with a friend on the Friday. It rained SO MUCH and I was poorly Continue Reading →
Another Twenty Fave Films
Five years ago, I posted a list of 20 fave films. They’re still among my faves but I thought I would add another 20. These are not necessarily all “great” Continue Reading →
Beerfest 2017: Coriander Edition
This was the first festival I attended in the rain — the rain was very welcome after an extensive dry spell so I wasn’t about to complain and I came Continue Reading →
Life is Short
In the grand scheme of things, we get only a limited number of years to live out on this planet. My biggest take-away from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos all those years Continue Reading →
What is it about Mango?
Maybe I am showing my age, but when I hear whispers of “Mango…,” a part of my brain leaps to the SNL character played by Chris Kattan, the running gag Continue Reading →
Morning Exercise
Today was the third day of the new schedule and I’ve done three different yoga video routines. I started with the Kripalu Yoga: Gentle DVD. I’ve been doing this routine for many Continue Reading →
Kiki of Montparnasse
I just finished reading the wonderful graphic novel, Kiki de Montparnasse which brought back a flood of memories from third year University where I studied the literary Montparnasse of the Continue Reading →
Damn you, John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green My rating: 5 of 5 stars My eyes are still puffy and scratchy from the tears — I don’t think it’s too Continue Reading →
Protein Powder Power-up
When I started adding smoothies to my diet, the goal was twofold: to get more fruit & vegetables into my diet and to keep me full just as long as Continue Reading →