Monthly Archives: July 2010
“The Naval Treaty” Or, YOU KNOW WHAT’S UP NEXT, DON’T YOU?!
“The Naval Treaty” was published in two parts in October and November 1893 (way to make the next one come during the Holidays, ACD, that’s just what everyone needs) and takes place Tuesday, July 30 to Thursday, August 1, 1889. … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Sherlock Holmes Book Club
In which I get my yearly allotment of outdoors in less than an hour.
We started off the morning by going berry picking at a local farm. It…was not my favorite thing that we’ve done so far. There was lots and lots of mud – like the kind of mud that you sink into … Continue reading
Filed under Channeling my inner domestic goddess, Travels
Alas, there were no quacking rats this time…
Once more, we headed off into the rain – we really lucked out with the weather for Six Flags and the arch! – but it didn’t matter because we were going to a place where it is 60 degrees year-round! … Continue reading
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“The Greek Interpreter” Or, In which Holmes introduces us to Flipperman!
“The Greek Interpreter” was published in September 1893 and took place Wednesday, September 12, 1888. We finally get a little bit of information about Holmes family here. Not much, but it has set the Holmesians to salivating. Michael Harrison finds … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Sherlock Holmes Book Club
Oh, I’m getting old!
Today we were at Six Flags and we really lucked out! We were there when the park opened and the whole day we didn’t wait in a line longer than 5 minutes. And the weather was great, too! Warm enough … Continue reading
Filed under Travels
Not a museum!
We are in St. Louis! Originally our plan was to start at the arch and then move on to the St. Louis City Museum, but from a little outside of Springfield all the way into St. Louis, we hit a … Continue reading
Filed under Travels
Not bad…but not Pixar.
Okay, here’s the weird thing. Even though it stars people I like – Steve Carrell, Russell Brand, and the perfect-husband-height Jason Segel – and even though Gru is cute and the little girls are cute and the little evil details … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Summer blockbuster tally
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. . .
. . . AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! To be honest, I would have been happy if it was just two hours of the BWAAAAA BWAAAAA noise from the trailers, but…IT WAS SUCH A GOOD MOVIE! Don’t worry, I’m not going to give anything … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Summer blockbuster tally
I’m a Little Monster!
Where was I Thursday night? Oh, that’s right! IT WAS AWESOME! It is actually impossible for me to verbalize the level of awesome that this was, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. She is an amazing … Continue reading
Filed under Music
Fiction: What the hell did I call this last time?
Changeless (Book #2 of the Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger But before I read all those other books…I had to finish this one. And MAN, was it hard work! Harder than I’d been expecting, considering how much I enjoyed the … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews, Books, Fiction
IR Historical Fiction
Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry Liz lent this to me ages ago and I kept forgetting I had it! Finally this weekend, I sat down, determined to read it so I could finally, finally give it back … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews, Books, Fiction, Kids' books
Political intrigue is afoot!
There’s been a bit of an uprising around here in the past couple of days. Things haven’t completely settled down – we’re still in a period of unrest and adjustment. And, if I’m honest, a little bit of mourning. Richard, … Continue reading
Filed under General madness
Fiction: Graphic Novels
Scott Pilgrim, Vols. 1-5 by Bryan Lee O’Malley Your annoying friend strikes again! Scott Pilgrim keeps coming up in recommendations for graphic novels (p.s. – if you have any, feel free to leave me a comment or an e-mail with … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews, Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels
Wanna see something weird?
It’s harder to see than I thought it would be, but there’s now a security camera out by our dumpster. At first I thought maybe somebody was just really interested in our trash or the squirrels that hide out there, … Continue reading
Filed under Life at Fascist Towers
IR Fiction/Graphic Novel
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick I literally spent the entire last weekend reading. As you’ll gradually see over the course of the week. First up was this one which I’ve been meaning to read for absolute ages! … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews, Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Kids' books
