Last week I had the pleasure of guest-teaching an intermediate-level ballet class at a local studio. It's been a while since I taught ballet, and I was nervous I would forget the correct terms/tell a dumb joke to a crowd of teenagers/generally make a fool of myself. But luckily, it went rather well! And in [...]
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A Reading Re-Cap: 2016
Hi Internet! Welcome to a new year. So I read A LOT in 2016. After coming so close in 2015 to the 50-book mark, I really buckled down and read every spare moment I got. I carried books with me constantly. I figured out how to use the public library e-book portal. And, for my [...]
On Goals, and Achieving Them
Hey internet--it's been a while. There are lots of things in my life I ought to talk about right now, but I'm going to restrict myself to just a few. I'm sitting on some pretty exciting news, and while in many ways it is still developing, I don't think I can keep my mouth shut [...]
Book Adaptations Wishlist
Hi Internet. Happy November. I'm tired and a bit of a nervous wreck, so let's take a break from reality to indulge in some bookish wonderings. As I'm mentioned, I watch a lot of YouTube, and one such vlogger I follow is British BookTuber-extraordinaire Jen Campbell. She did a video recently talking about books she [...]
October Reads…a Lot
My fervor for blogging has diminished of late, as my writing-energy has been focused on grad school applications. But not, it would seem, my desire for reading, as this month I have blown past my 50-book goal for the year, with no sign of slowing down. I am currently reading another book not listed here, [...]
Thoughts from Today
Articulate an opinion, commands the essay prompt. Am I worthy enough to have an opinion? Don't we lift those, wholesale, from bloggers, these days? It's much easier to poke holes in the arguments of others than to make them yourself. Safer, too. Compare quantities A and B. I'm an engineer, dammit, this should be [...]
September Reading Frenzy!
Hi internet--let's talk books. This month has been a watershed month in terms of reading quantity. After a much-needed vacation, I discovered how to get e-books from our library, and so now I've read everything I could get my hands and eyeballs on. Also B&N had a sale on SFF, so. You know. CHILDREN OF [...]
Buying Dance Shoes
Hello people of Ballroom! Whether you are brand new to dancing or are looking to take your art to the next level, the most important thing you can do is buy good shoes. And I am here today to highlight some option and features for the uninitiated. Note: This post is going to focus on [...]
August Books
Well, I'm back. Hi internet! I have returned from gallivanting across Iceland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. My brain has returned to the correct time-zone, but I'm still not sure what day it is. I intend to write at least two posts on our travels, but first thing's first--a book round-up. After my slack-off in July, [...]
The Near Future
Hello internet! Happy Wednesday. This week's post is going to be less thoughtful, more "here's what's what for the next few weeks". So here's what's what: We're going on vacation! The Sven and I, along with some friends, are going to Iceland and the Netherlands. (And Belgium? Hopefully?) AND I AM SUPER DUPER EXCITED OK. [...]
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