tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:15:25 +0000geekminionsbooksholidaysstuff-and-nonsensezenbest ofabout-mephotosrelationshipsdiysame-sex marriagezombiesfamilyquotescommunicationhalloweenbnlTumblrvampiresIFTTTmovieskenpovideotattoo*Mostly Harmlesshttp://onezenmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)Blogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-150820027641244659Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +00002019-10-07T13:25:19.499-07:00books<!-- Show static HTML/CSS as a placeholder in case js is not enabled - javascript include will override this if things work --> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> .gr_custom_container_1553543479 { /* customize your Goodreads widget container here*/ border: 1px solid gray; border-radius:10px; padding: 10px 5px 10px 5px; background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #000000; } .gr_custom_header_1553543479 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 120% } .gr_custom_each_container_1553543479 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1553543479 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1553543479 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1553543479 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1553543479 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; } </style> <br /> <div id="gr_custom_widget_1553543479"> <div class="gr_custom_container_1553543479"> <h2 class="gr_custom_header_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1630590-candace?shelf=2018&amp;utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;">2018 Books </a> </h2> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1553543479"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76600465?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow" title="On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)"><img alt="On Basilisk Station" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387729634s/980455.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1553543479"> <span class=" staticStars" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76600465?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow">On Basilisk Station</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1553543479"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10517.David_Weber" rel="nofollow">David Weber</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1553543479"> Re-reading my favorite military scifi series. Again. If you haven't, you should. </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1553543479"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76600467?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow" title="The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)"><img alt="The Honor of the Queen" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360183931s/17337884.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1553543479"> <span class=" staticStars" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76600467?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow">The Honor of the Queen</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1553543479"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10517.David_Weber" rel="nofollow">David Weber</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1553543479"> I'm not usually a huge fan of military scifi, but the Honorverse is a favorite - as evidenced by the fact that I'm re-reading the whole series for the 4th or 5th time. </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1553543479"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/125504124?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow" title="Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao"><img alt="Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328770256s/389763.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1553543479"> <span class=" staticStars" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1553543479"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/125504124?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" rel="nofollow">Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1553543479"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2960.Wayne_W_Dyer" rel="nofollow">Wayne W. 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href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1504916682?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Pocket Apocalypse" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1418316281l/20417843._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1504916682?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Pocket Apocalypse</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2860219.Seanan_McGuire">Seanan McGuire</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, sf-fantasy, kick-ass-chicks, and vf-ufr </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Magic Cleaning #1)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1521224687?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406474420l/22823462._SX50_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="liked it"><img alt="liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1521224687?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5589647.Marie_Kond_">Marie Kondō</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> Re-Read. I still can't quite get on board with her over-anthropomorphism (your clothes &quot;feel better&quot; if you fold them the &quot;right&quot; way? Um, okay. *backs away slowly*) BUT, overall I like her almost-minimalist approach to purging clutter... </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book, 2016, and non-fiction </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="The Griff: A Graphic Novel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1532269264?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="The Griff: A Graphic Novel" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1319304674l/9127380._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1532269264?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Griff: A Graphic Novel</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16218.Christopher_Moore">Christopher Moore</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, funny, and sf-scifi </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Dollhouse: Epitaphs (Dollhouse, #1-5)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1542153945?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Dollhouse: Epitaphs" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325699787l/13088716._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1542153945?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Dollhouse: Epitaphs</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4865339.Andrew_Chambliss">Andrew Chambliss</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-scifi, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1548798772?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328021469l/10264328._SX50_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1548798772?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61935.Paul_Dini">Paul Dini</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and favorites </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman: Elegy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549413833?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman: Elegy" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492568441l/6911529._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549413833?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman: Elegy</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18327.Greg_Rucka">Greg Rucka</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549417992?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1362089266l/13227874._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549417992?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/884135.J_H_Williams_III">J.H. Williams III</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 2: To Drown the World" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549418566?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 2: To Drown the World" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1342576616l/15757284._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549418566?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 2: To Drown the World</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/884135.J_H_Williams_III">J.H. Williams III</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 3: World's Finest" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419043?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 3: World's Finest" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1380605602l/17671930._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419043?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 3: World's Finest</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/884135.J_H_Williams_III">J.H. Williams III</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 4: This Blood Is Thick" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419092?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 4: This Blood Is Thick" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429011606l/18373319._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="liked it"><img alt="liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419092?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 4: This Blood Is Thick</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/884135.J_H_Williams_III">J.H. Williams III</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 5: Webs" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419149?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 5: Webs" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523353318l/21556016._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="liked it"><img alt="liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419149?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 5: Webs</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19806.Marc_Andreyko">Marc Andreyko</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Batwoman, Volume 6: The Unknowns" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419435?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Batwoman, Volume 6: The Unknowns" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523943575l/23531234._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was ok"><img alt="it was ok" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419435?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Batwoman, Volume 6: The Unknowns</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19806.Marc_Andreyko">Marc Andreyko</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, graphic-novel, sf-fantasy, and kick-ass-chicks </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Sass &amp; Sorcery (Rat Queens, #1)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419728?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Sass &amp; Sorcery" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1489284113l/20299683._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1549419728?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Sass &amp; Sorcery</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5737121.Kurtis_J_Wiebe">Kurtis J. Wiebe</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: graphic-novel, 2016, sf-fantasy, kick-ass-chicks, favorites, and 2018 </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Kenpo Karate: Law of the Fist and the Empty Hand" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1550622011?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Kenpo Karate: Law of the Fist and the Empty Hand" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348923571l/12365371._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" 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src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1586611283?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Village Books</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5807185.Craig_McLay">Craig McLay</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book, 2016, and funny </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Demons (Rat Queens, #3)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1586912983?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Demons" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1489503059l/28762820._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> 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src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1462478743l/28186151._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="really liked it"><img alt="really liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1751887439?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">How to Talk to Girls at Parties</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1221698.Neil_Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016 and graphic-novel </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Very British Problems (all device version): Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1791470442?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Very British Problems (all device version): Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1393083906l/20885744._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="liked it"><img alt="liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" 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class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2891665.Gail_Carriger">Gail Carriger</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book and 2016 </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Romancing the Inventor (Supernatural Society, #1)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1819986431?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Romancing the Inventor" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1474486421l/32177069._SX50_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1819986431?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Romancing the Inventor</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2891665.Gail_Carriger">Gail Carriger</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book, 2016, kick-ass-chicks, and vf-ufr </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents, #3)" rel="nofollow" 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Rowling</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: 2016, e-book, and sf-fantasy </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Imprudence (The Custard Protocol, #2)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1820114230?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Imprudence" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1451584828l/27832640._SX50_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1820114230?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Imprudence</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2891665.Gail_Carriger">Gail Carriger</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book, 2016, funny, sf-fantasy, kick-ass-chicks, vf-ufr, and steam... </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="Teeth, Long and Sharp" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1831001180?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="Teeth, Long and Sharp" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475525082l/32387192._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="liked it"><img alt="liked it" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_inactive.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1831001180?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Teeth, Long and Sharp</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2759153.Grace_Draven">Grace Draven</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: e-book, 2016, and sf-fantasy </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1570480387"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1570480387"> <a title="The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2077829523?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><img alt="The Lies of Locke Lamora" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386924569l/127455._SY75_.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1570480387"> <span class=" staticStars notranslate" title="it was amazing"><img alt="it was amazing" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /><img alt="" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_red_star_active.png" /></span> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1570480387"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2077829523?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Lies of Locke Lamora</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1570480387"> by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/73149.Scott_Lynch">Scott Lynch</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_review_1570480387"> </div> <div class="gr_custom_tags_1570480387"> tagged: sf-fantasy, e-book, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2013 </div> </div> <br style="clear: both"/> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/"><img alt="goodreads.com" style="border:0" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/widget/widget_logo.gif" /></a> </center> <noscript> Share <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/">book reviews</a> and ratings with Candace, and even join a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/group">book club</a> on Goodreads. </noscript> </div> </div> <script 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font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px;"> I don’t post much about politics. I generally find the subject distasteful and divisive.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> I don’t want to debate you. And I won’t.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I just need to make something perfectly clear:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I am voting for Hillary Clinton. Because I’m not an an irresponsible jerk.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Donald Trump is a vile and incompetent excuse for a human being. He is the most unqualified and dangerous “serious” candidate for our country’s highest office (or for any public office, for that matter - I would not vote for this man for local dog catcher) that I have seen in my entire adult life - and that timeline includes more than a few elections and at least two Republican presidents.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> He’s a bad man and he would be the worst President. Full Stop.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> If you honestly think Trump is not only intellectually and morally fit to hold public office, but the best candidate for the job … I can’t help you. I can only politely excuse myself from your company and hope for all our sakes that we never have to live with the consequences of your terrible decision.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> But, honestly, this message is not for you.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> (And should you choose to unfriend/unfollow/block, etc. me because of my opinion, I will … well, let’s be honest, I’m gonna judge the hell out of you. I’m just not&nbsp;<i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">that&nbsp;</i>enlightened. But I’ll probably still love you and wish you the best. Personal relationships are complicated like that. Namaste. And ‘Bye.)</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> No, this rant is for those who know in your heart and your mind,&nbsp;as I do, that the human dumpster fire that the Republican Party has nominated is the worst possible thing that could happen to our country and our world.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> I refuse to believe that the majority of the American people are stupid enough to allow this ignorant, hateful, narcissistic parody of an American any closer to the Oval Office than he is at this very moment.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> We simply cannot allow that happen. Okay? Okay.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So, what are YOU going to do about it?</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Because if your answer is anything other than&nbsp;“Elect Clinton” then you are part of the problem right now.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Oh, Clinton wasn’t your first choice? Cool. Guess what, she wasn’t even my&nbsp;<i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">third&nbsp;</i>choice.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> But, flawed as it is, we have a process. And that process has brought us to this point in time.&nbsp;<i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You need to take a minute and deal with that. And then you need to man up and vote for Hillary Clinton.</i></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Because the reality is that a vote for anyone other than Hillary Clinton is a vote for Donald Trump.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Your choice is no longer about who will be nominated. That moment has passed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Your choice is not currently about whether a two-party system is the best process. That’s a different battle.&nbsp;Your choice is not a philosophical exercise on the nature of the electoral vote or political corruption or American democracy. That’s a whole ‘nother set of discussions.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Your choice isn’t even about the lesser of two evils.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <b>It’s the choice between an intelligent, highly qualified Democratic candidate with whom you might disagree on some, maybe even many, issues… and the walking embodiment of stupidity, hatred and narcissism that has been propped up by the proudly ignorant and vocally racist arm of a flop-sweating Republican party desperately trying to Final Girl it’s way past the monster it has birthed.&nbsp;</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">That’s&nbsp;</i>your choice.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> When you know there really is no choice:&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Welcome to the Light Side, we have&nbsp;<strike style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">cookies</strike>&nbsp;Sanity.&nbsp;</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Go vote.&nbsp;</div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2016/08/op-ed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-452798099173056120Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +00002016-05-20T09:50:29.387-07:00books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFu_dKz3rE7Epmkx9O9R_66R-IEuD_RBYJg_ZqzJ6v9lQEacrH_8ja70nioh5lwCVVwlGeSAogj3tmukJNtoRqjtopMx9dKZO6yCil-SkOVvx8eRo5SUS4PKb8eOwIjN1XRLuNfXaaOWg/s1600/22318578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFu_dKz3rE7Epmkx9O9R_66R-IEuD_RBYJg_ZqzJ6v9lQEacrH_8ja70nioh5lwCVVwlGeSAogj3tmukJNtoRqjtopMx9dKZO6yCil-SkOVvx8eRo5SUS4PKb8eOwIjN1XRLuNfXaaOWg/s200/22318578.jpg" width="139" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318578-the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #015757; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up&nbsp;by Marie Kondo</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> I just finished my second read of this much-touted “life-changing” organizational book.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> I still can’t quite get on board with her over-anthropomorphism (your clothes “feel better” if you fold them the “right” way? Um, okay. *backs away slowly*)</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> BUT, overall I like her almost-minimalist approach to purging clutter and I think she has a lot of good points and an overall method that could really work for some people.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> I’m probably going to break one of her very first rules by adopting *some* of her methods into my own approach. (I get why she says not to modify: It’s like giving someone a recipe and they come back and say hey that cake totally sucked and then they admit they substituted soy for milk and only used half the baking soda. Well, yeah, that’s not the cake I recommended to you! But, hey, I’m a rebel. If my application of her philosophy doesn’t have the promised “magic” end, I won’t hold her responsible.) ;)</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> Overall, I’d recommend this book above most “organizing” books/articles I’ve read. Even if - like me - you can’t embrace her entire “art of tidying up”, it’s a quick read (which, honestly could have been an even shorter read if she’d had a better editor: There was a lot of repetition. But I suppose that was intentional.) and I think most people can take away something of value.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> 3.5 of 5 stars</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-zen-of-tidy-book-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-1080538716646338084Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:00:00 +00002019-10-07T13:27:01.613-07:00booksTumblr<br /> <br /> <figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="150" data-orig-width="700"><img alt="image" data-orig-height="150" data-orig-width="700" src="https://67.media.tumblr.com/ca72c69ad14e03586e40a5469e8c8a51/tumblr_inline_o0x0abApNc1r1qouj_540.jpg" /></figure><br /> <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2015/1630590">12 months, 73 books, 16,232 pages</a> </b><br /> <br /> <br /> <figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="737" data-orig-width="550"><img alt="image" data-orig-height="737" data-orig-width="550" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c3444ff228f20ff080cc171db2ef059c/tumblr_inline_o0x0d8FR3e1r1qouj_540.jpg" /></figure><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="845" data-orig-width="559"><img alt="image" data-orig-height="845" data-orig-width="559" src="https://65.media.tumblr.com/b4a716cfe85eec8f083ba72b90cd053e/tumblr_inline_o0x0djul9F1r1qouj_540.jpg" /></figure> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2016/01/image.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-2956252587980535561Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:19:00 +00002016-05-20T09:47:03.432-07:00booksIFTTTTumblr<p>Breakout (book three of the Dred Chronicles trilogy by Anne Aguirre) picks up pretty much right where book 2, Havoc, ended and, in keeping with the rest of the series, is pretty much action-packed all the way through.<br /> <br /> Our heroes (Can you refer to a group of murderous convicts as heroes? In this series, yes, yes you can.) are in dire peril from page one and the tension barely lets up *at all* until at least ¾ of the way through the book. That last ¼ is largely epilogue-ish and that is completely okay with me. Readers *needed* that well-paced resolution and closure after going through so much physical and emotional trauma with these characters.<br /> <br /> And these characters. I love them. People: She made me love hardened killers. What else is there to say about how great this series is?<br /> <br /></p> <img src="http://bit.ly/1MYKkpA" /><br /> If you’ve already read Perdition and Havoc, I can’t imagine any reason you wouldn’t be picking up Breakout and, like me, devouring it as soon as possible.&nbsp; <p>But for anyone who hasn’t started the series yet … if you’re into action-packed (violent) Space Opera with thought-provoking subtext on human nature and peppered with dark humor and unexpected turns … The Dred Chronicles will satisfy.<br /></p> <br /> <br /> via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1Jy5et8 <div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2015/08/book-review-breakout-by-ann-aguirre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-721084330009093669Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:30:00 +00002016-05-20T08:48:39.791-07:00books<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2506344.Harley_Quinn" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266880640m/2506344.jpg" /></a><a href="http://amzn.to/1GNJx3M">Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes</a><br /> <br /> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10311.Karl_Kesel">Karl Kesel</a><br /> My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1321990283">4 of 5 stars</a><br /> <br /> This was a fun read. The art was great, the stories were fun and interesting and had more depth than I was expecting, in some cases (and a little less in others.) And Harley was ... Harley. <br /> <br /> Though she's been portrayed as a much darker character in other series (which I've also enjoyed), I really had fun with this return to a lighter, funnier version of Harley. This Harley is very similar to the Harley of B:TAS, visually and personality wise. Though this Harley gets a little more depth and credit for her brains. Which is one of it's points of appeal to me.<br /> <br /> One of my favorite things about Harley is that, yeah, she's totally crazy (and has terrible taste in men), but she's also smart. I think it's a disservice when writers "forget" her backstory as a brilliant psychiatrist - there's so much more meat to her when it's acknowledged and integrated that Harley "gets" people: She understands their damage and how they think and she plays on that to her advantage. She even understands her own damage, though she chooses not to acknowledge it. Those traits make for a more interesting character with opportunity for real depth, even when it's played "light". <br /> <br /> There are some neat, subtle moments in this volume that touch on Harley's personal psychology and backstory and speak to the fact that she's smarter and deeper than others give her credit for. I'm hoping for more of that in the next volume, which I'll be reading asap.<br /> <br /> Overall, I liked seeing Harley "take a break" from her Mistah J and step up from sidekick status in these not-always-entirely light-hearted stories. There were some very funny moments mixed in with some great scenes of Harley just being a totally kick-ass chick, which is always one of my favorite character traits. What's not to love?<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1630590-candace">View all my reviews</a><br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp; <span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2015/07/harley-quinn-preludes-and-knock-knock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-127717563448908287Mon, 15 Jun 2015 23:49:00 +00002016-05-20T09:47:12.370-07:00geek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1adBiEe0hlVUIQLUmnqMsddSL8ytNuLZg4sxf-kDv5cF_Rw9CQ-M46gmYQ8oF47QgvZRk_yHkwjwlf_SZ6RqvkWSZRUv10hCKTt0fyW_ohHfjDk8KL30jmGwfItHhwA_9FAPAlOqXmQs/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu2kskbCT1r1qouj.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1adBiEe0hlVUIQLUmnqMsddSL8ytNuLZg4sxf-kDv5cF_Rw9CQ-M46gmYQ8oF47QgvZRk_yHkwjwlf_SZ6RqvkWSZRUv10hCKTt0fyW_ohHfjDk8KL30jmGwfItHhwA_9FAPAlOqXmQs/s400/tumblr_inline_nlu2kskbCT1r1qouj.gif" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Technically, I don't actually do "tech support".<br /> <br /> But the reality is, when you have a tiny department, you do a bit of everything. So, as much as I'd love to just hide in my office all day doing my happily antisocial, introverted admin stuff... I end up having to actually *gasp* talk to our staff users pretty frequently.<br /> <br /> I thought it might be fun (or at least cathartic) to jot down some of the more interesting and frequent conversations I have as an in-house “IT Guy”. (And by “interesting” I mean, “aaaaarrrrrggghhh” and by “frequent” I mean, “OMFSM IF I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ONE MORE TIME, MY HEAD MIGHT EXPLODE.”)<br /> <br /> So, counting down the Top 5 conversations I have pretty much every week, ranked on a scale of 1 to <i>I-Will-Cut-You</i>:<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>5) If it was a snake ..</b>.<br /> <br /> User: I know I asked you this before, but ... (insert very simple question or task here)<br /> <br /> <i>Seriously, would it KILL you to just save the answer/instructions from the LAST 10 times I sent it to you? No, hey, it's cool. I totally have nothing better to do than to Google stuff for you allllll day long.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifAmPi1S6l8J6x7FE1_HVuRY08uf2Ci7M3nWM5jRBxM3Rvj4d-hGE8WDdIZUCq_ZNlkaJt1CSeR0PTv0zuP0kszpyPdxn45arm5hV7_e-sipV7UYjYx2eKnE4wK3asqMfoY5OrTIkZhM/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu4boeUYl1r1qouj_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifAmPi1S6l8J6x7FE1_HVuRY08uf2Ci7M3nWM5jRBxM3Rvj4d-hGE8WDdIZUCq_ZNlkaJt1CSeR0PTv0zuP0kszpyPdxn45arm5hV7_e-sipV7UYjYx2eKnE4wK3asqMfoY5OrTIkZhM/s320/tumblr_inline_nlu4boeUYl1r1qouj_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>4) The Accuser</b><br /> <br /> User: My password doesn’t work. It worked yesterday. *side eye* Did you change something?<br /> <br /> Me: Is your capslock on? Did you accidentally type a comma instead of a period in your email address? Can you try carefully typing your email address and password one more time?<br /> <br /> User: Oh, it’s working now. What did you do?<br /> <br /> <i>Yes, dear, it's a conspiracy. I get off on logging in and changing passwords at night, just to fuck with you.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLH10t1_yd1uLbvAP7VqealI1V0gyHZqMmeYdYvdRvytvTc2GaeGJwjA4OIEQGFroeUX_0SYYkmyJ50yopIiqi5ZSHZLB1CyvqvEgJET8oT8Eqkt_JDGiJZ5Yf9TGz42e-zyptoPozqg/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu2ujdpE81r1qouj_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLH10t1_yd1uLbvAP7VqealI1V0gyHZqMmeYdYvdRvytvTc2GaeGJwjA4OIEQGFroeUX_0SYYkmyJ50yopIiqi5ZSHZLB1CyvqvEgJET8oT8Eqkt_JDGiJZ5Yf9TGz42e-zyptoPozqg/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu2ujdpE81r1qouj_500.png" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>3) I have no idea how this happened.</b><br /> <br /> User: I’m getting all these funny pop-ups?<br /> <br /> Me: Turn it off. Don’t touch anything. I’m sending someone.<br /> <br /> <i>Again.&nbsp;</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQgTzGlvwdMUbUPMvsDC6Yg4Rpd_fEbJx_tKt4YU1QSt9hxirFmowQzX5kAaqajtiO1MW_N79z5yTw5b6BfPNRs6lLG71egPGPra_yGjjyCb32erT23CaCS070eYYVzZSPFYMaXba9QQ/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu47iQLgU1r1qouj_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQgTzGlvwdMUbUPMvsDC6Yg4Rpd_fEbJx_tKt4YU1QSt9hxirFmowQzX5kAaqajtiO1MW_N79z5yTw5b6BfPNRs6lLG71egPGPra_yGjjyCb32erT23CaCS070eYYVzZSPFYMaXba9QQ/s320/tumblr_inline_nlu47iQLgU1r1qouj_500.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <b>2) Just Make It Happen&nbsp;</b><br /> <br /> Manager: I want X.<br /> <br /> Me: OK, here’s a few questions we need to answer to make that purchase.<br /> <br /> Manager: *provides partial answers to half the questions*<br /> <br /> Me: Okaaaay. How about I give you a call and we can have a chat and figure this out?<br /> <br /> Manager: OMG why are you making this so hard? I told you everything you need to know.<br /> <br /> <i>You filled in the line next to "Quantity?" with the answer "Sure". How is that even a thing?</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyss9ngsu-IFWT3ywMiblFqoSudKpDYnyHsgAP_uJKX_50420qapnUMky3VF3Kdm_UgZAOAITCyGD6sylOiGoGhtov0DYXJRUQvayWxuZiXOBO2V6GwcmE7bJL3dNfWbbomTB9Che_Q_8/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu3ozacGZ1r1qouj_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyss9ngsu-IFWT3ywMiblFqoSudKpDYnyHsgAP_uJKX_50420qapnUMky3VF3Kdm_UgZAOAITCyGD6sylOiGoGhtov0DYXJRUQvayWxuZiXOBO2V6GwcmE7bJL3dNfWbbomTB9Che_Q_8/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu3ozacGZ1r1qouj_500.jpg" /></a></div> <i><br /></i> <b>Just Make It Happen 2.0</b><br /> <b><br /></b> Manager: I want THIS device.<br /> <br /> Me: Okay. You know that can't do X, right?<br /> <br /> Manager: Yes, yes. I want THIS one.<br /> <br /> Me: Here you go.<br /> <br /> Manager: Good. Now make it do X.<br /> <br /> Me: Um, remember when we told you it can't do X? That was because it can't actually do X.<br /> <br /> Manager: OMG WHY DID YOU EVEN BUY ME THIS DEVICE THEN?!<br /> <br /> <i>Okay, are you just gaslighting me now, or what?</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTqtePSpLT4pUb-jfxSDySbWpyYVYBJalHwwC4HDZ6kITkwGY1ukeODuT4C_rNc7YXmS8WaPT4MC9KbBbV_zyZeWFQB2FLXWc3cc2uk358NNKdMWcwzqfPJwolX_Q4wD90a5u0U8kCOY/s1600/v8ccqht.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTqtePSpLT4pUb-jfxSDySbWpyYVYBJalHwwC4HDZ6kITkwGY1ukeODuT4C_rNc7YXmS8WaPT4MC9KbBbV_zyZeWFQB2FLXWc3cc2uk358NNKdMWcwzqfPJwolX_Q4wD90a5u0U8kCOY/s320/v8ccqht.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <i><br /></i> <br /> <br /> <b>And in the coveted #1 spot:&nbsp;</b><br /> <b><br /></b> <b>1) I AM THE IT GUY!&nbsp;</b><br /> <b><br /></b> Less frequent, but still highly stab-worthy, are the occasional men (and it's almost always men), either of the vendor/sales flavor or the new-to-our-organization variety, who don't realize the feminine voice on the other end of the phone is, in fact, the friendly neighborhood "IT Guy".<br /> <br /> THAT conversation usually follows some variation of them assuming I’m a secretary and asking me to get a “real” IT guy for them.<br /> <br /> <i>Yeah. I’ll get right on that, Sport. You totally just moved to the top of the list. Probably not the list you were expecting, but it's a list.&nbsp;</i><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoem2a7QDsQyG3DkK3P1lZxN1wru16RZjRozrnoq8K_ddmzukWyqYtAFD57aDehOAFNKj5rWg_KzOucbIsALqUo6bJJusBq-A1iTCjJ-8STT0I0Au1IjZ2H4z5l65Mki3UlIuwALscqEg/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu2kbodvC1r1qouj_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoem2a7QDsQyG3DkK3P1lZxN1wru16RZjRozrnoq8K_ddmzukWyqYtAFD57aDehOAFNKj5rWg_KzOucbIsALqUo6bJJusBq-A1iTCjJ-8STT0I0Au1IjZ2H4z5l65Mki3UlIuwALscqEg/s1600/tumblr_inline_nlu2kbodvC1r1qouj_500.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2015/06/tech-support-blues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-3663439077223300064Thu, 01 Jan 2015 04:32:00 +00002019-10-07T13:36:26.284-07:00booksHappy New Year!<br /> <br /> The end of the year means my annual "What I read this year" post.<br /> <br /> As always, this is more of a record for myself. But I love recommending books I enjoy to others, too. So if someone peruses this list and sees something they might not otherwise have read, that's awesome, too. Let me know! :)<br /> <br /> <b>Happy Endings</b><br /> (or: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.")<br /> <br /> It seems 2014 marked the end of several favorite series for me:<br /> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/884241421?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="The Witch With No Name (The Hollows, #13)"><img alt="The Witch With No Name" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398700782s/20426917.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/884241421?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Witch With No Name</a>&nbsp;(The Hollows #13) by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17054.Kim_Harrison">Kim Harrison</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div> Thirteen books. Do even need to tell you how much I love this series, if I've eagerly pounced on all 13 books? Rachel Morgan is my favorite itchy witch and I will miss her and her found-family in the Cincinnati Hollows more than is probably mentally healthy.&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420162452"> <br /></div> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1039291040?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Shaman Rises (Walker Papers, #9)"><img alt="Shaman Rises" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388616677s/17451921.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1039291040?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Shaman Rises</a>&nbsp;(Walker Papers #9) by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8695.C_E_Murphy">C.E. Murphy</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420162452"> This Urban Shaman series has a great protagonist, a fantastic supporting cast and an interesting take on Native American and Celtic shamanism. Joanne Walker feels very "real" throughout her massive story arc from book one to book nine. And I'm half in love with her septuagenarian sidekick and totally in love with her purple muscle car.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/527328155?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Agave Kiss (Corine Solomon, #5)"><img alt="Agave Kiss" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349660806s/9215658.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420162452"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/527328155?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Agave Kiss</a>&nbsp;(Corine Solomon #5) by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/835348.Ann_Aguirre">Ann Aguirre</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420162452"> Ann Aguirre writes great women and great worlds. Corine Solomon, she of small magics and big destiny, is no exception. This book is probably tied with book 2 in the series as my favorite.<br /> <br /></div> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/747961350?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Wild Justice (Nadia Stafford, #3)"><img alt="Wild Justice" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1365635849s/17707478.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/747961350?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Wild Justice</a>&nbsp;(Nadia Stafford #3)</div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7581.Kelley_Armstrong">Kelley Armstrong</a><br /> I actually re-read the first two books in this trilogy that centers on a hitwoman and her mentor before starting this final book. I was glad I refreshed my memories on the first two, because the character development arc of the heroine's journey probably would have lost of some momentum by the long break in between if I hadn't. As it was, this was a satisfying conclusion to the story.<br /> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1139701774?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Wild Card (Raine Benares, #0.5)"><img alt="Wild Card" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415462319s/23516416.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1139701774?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Wild Card</a>&nbsp;(Raine Benares 0.5) by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/336058.Lisa_Shearin">Lisa Shearin</a></div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> Okay, this one is cheating the theme just a tiny bit, because it's technically a prequel to the Raine Benares series. But I don't even care. I loved it. I loved re-visiting this fantastic heroine and her world. For the record, you can totally read this without reading any other books in the series. So it's fine to start the series with this one and them move on to the main books. Which you should. Because, they are great fun stories with a kick-ass heroine. My (obviously?) favorite kind of book.</div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> I have mixed feelings about most of these books, not because they were unsatisfying: They were all good reads, every one! But because ...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlNlhYRmHrk/VKYET2MDXMI/AAAAAAAARvI/II5ArUVOQfw/s1600/trauma_at_the_hands_of_a_book-373964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlNlhYRmHrk/VKYET2MDXMI/AAAAAAAARvI/II5ArUVOQfw/s1600/trauma_at_the_hands_of_a_book-373964.jpg" width="254" /></a></div> <br /> ... yeah, it's like that.<br /> <br /> I'm going to really miss some of those worlds and characters.<br /> <br /> Maybe my mourning for those imaginary friends had something to do with the other interesting trend I noticed for 2014 ...<br /> <br /> <b>Zombies!</b><br /> <br /> I don't think I'd read any "zombie" books before 2014. But apparently I must enjoy this previously unexplored genre, because, unplanned, I ended up reading more than a few books - whole series even! - on the subject:<br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/991579137?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Ex-Heroes (Ex-Heroes, #1)"><img alt="Ex-Heroes" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360646185s/16479439.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/991579137?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Ex-Heroes</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3396842.Peter_Clines">Peter Clines</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div> This was my favorite zombie series of the year. It was a really interesting premise to me: Superheroes in post-zompocalypse L.A.? Sure, why the hell not? I expected a fun, light read. And this was that, kinda. But it was a little more, too. It had some storytelling weaknesses, but I really liked the characters and the world; I ended up quickly devouring all four books in this series and I look forward to the fifth.</div> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420162452"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420162452"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/996287013?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1)"><img alt="My Life as a White Trash Zombie" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326145463s/9640626.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420162452"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/996287013?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">My Life as a White Trash Zombie</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/852078.Diana_Rowland">Diana Rowland</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420162452"> This was the start of a funny and interesting series. I ended up reading all of them that are out so far and will definitely pick up the next. It's a very different take on the typical zombie mythos, addressed in a very irreverent fashion, and yet it made for a really compelling story and I ended up quite interesting in Angel and her Zombie white trash zombie blues.</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div> </div> <div> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1124310459?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Out of Darkness (The Starborn Saga, #1)"><img alt="Out of Darkness" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360540341s/17346716.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1124310459?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Out of Darkness</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5333703.Jason_D_Morrow">Jason D. Morrow</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> &nbsp;To be honest, I was kinda "meh" about this first book in this trilogy by about halfway through it. But I'm glad I stuck with it and read the next two, because I was definitely emotionally invested in the characters and their world by book three. Overall: Not brilliant or amazing, but still a good story.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420162452"> <br /> <b>But wait, there's more!</b><br /> <br /> There were, obviously, many other books I read in 2014 that didn't fit these categories. A few other favorites:<br /> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/870891920?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="The Silent Grove (Dragon Age Graphic Novels #1)"><img alt="The Silent Grove" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1336087073s/13633057.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/870891920?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Silent Grove</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2834177.David_Gaider">David Gaider</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> A graphic novel trilogy sequel to my most favoritest video game ever? YES, PLEASE.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/527328247?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Perdition (Dred Chronicles, #1)"><img alt="Perdition" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1363629058s/13421230.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/527328247?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Perdition</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/835348.Ann_Aguirre">Ann Aguirre</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <div> It can't be easy to build characters the reader can relate to when you set your series in a prison full of hard-core lifers. But, as usual, Ann Aguirre has created a really interesting world and characters in her latest series. You really want to root for Dred and her crew, even if they are killers and cons. The second book, <i>Havoc</i>, was great, too. Can't wait for <i>Breakout</i>. I'll miss these characters when they're gone. (Note: This is set in the same universe as Aguirre's <i>Grimspace</i> series, which I would also recommend, But you don't need to have read those to completely enjoy these.)</div> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/805545645?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum #20)"><img alt="Takedown Twenty" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1373758461s/17908462.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/805545645?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Takedown Twenty</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2384.Janet_Evanovich">Janet Evanovich</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> &nbsp;Nope, I don't think I'm ever going to get tired of the hilariously ridiculous adventures of Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter, and her certifiably insane family and friends.<br /> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/320022444?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)"><img alt="Heist Society" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1359254479s/6574102.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/320022444?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Heist Society</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter">Ally Carter</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> This YA series was not exactly what I expected when I picked up the first book. But I liked it a lot. I love outrageous "heist stories" so I thought all of the books in this series were a blast. I ended up reading her "Spy Girls" YA series, too. Somewhat silly, but also fun.&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420167630"> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/610430249?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7)"><img alt="Magic Breaks" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383236969s/12119529.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/610430249?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Magic Breaks</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21748.Ilona_Andrews">Ilona Andrews</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> I love everything I've ever read by Ilona Andrews and she's on this year's book list several times. In addition to this most recent book in the Kate Daniels series, I re-read the whole series this year. For the third time. I don't re-read books a lot, because, well, so many books, so little time, right? But Kate and her world are just too awesome and I love re-visiting them. Can't wait for the next book in 2015.<br /> <br /> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1141019344?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Traveling with Your Octopus"><img alt="Traveling with Your Octopus" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412529341s/23226227.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420167630"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1141019344?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Traveling with Your Octopus</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7008988.Brian_Kesinger">Brian Kesinger</a></div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420167630"> Since I have his art tattooed on my body, I might be biased. But I love all of Brian Kesinger's publications. (I even have his coloring book!) Santa brought me this latest Otto and Victoria adventure this year and it's absolutely gorgeous.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <b>The Whole Shebang</b><br /> 12 months, 78 books, 19,364 pages</div> <!-- Show static HTML/CSS as a placeholder in case js is not enabled - javascript include will override this if things work --> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> .gr_custom_container_1420474138 { /* customize your Goodreads widget container here*/ border: 2px solid gray; border-radius:10px; padding: 10px 5px 10px 5px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; width: 300px } .gr_custom_header_1420474138 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 80% } .gr_custom_each_container_1420474138 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1420474138 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1420474138 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1420474138 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1420474138 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; } </style> <br /> <div id="gr_custom_widget_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_container_1420474138"> <h2 class="gr_custom_header_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1630590-candace?shelf=2014&amp;utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" style="text-decoration: none;">My bookshelf: 2014</a> </h2> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76597685?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Made to Be Broken (Nadia Stafford #2)"><img alt="Made to Be Broken" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406929690s/3422076.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1420474138"> <img alt="4 of 5 stars" class=" staticStars" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_4_of_5.png" title="4 of 5 stars, really liked it" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76597685?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Made to Be Broken</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420474138"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7581.Kelley_Armstrong">Kelley Armstrong</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/522653121?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Mountain Echoes (Walker Papers, #8)"><img alt="Mountain Echoes" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349537730s/15803758.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1420474138"> <img alt="4 of 5 stars" class=" staticStars" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_4_of_5.png" title="4 of 5 stars, really liked it" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/522653121?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Mountain Echoes</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420474138"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8695.C_E_Murphy">C.E. 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Morrow</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1130019770?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever"><img alt="Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415240286s/23507088.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1420474138"> <img alt="4 of 5 stars" class=" staticStars" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_4_of_5.png" title="4 of 5 stars, really liked it" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1130019770?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420474138"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9355.Dean_Koontz">Dean Koontz</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1136257839?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="The Regular"><img alt="The Regular" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362797557s/16176765.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1420474138"> <img alt="3 of 5 stars" class=" staticStars" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_3_of_5.png" title="3 of 5 stars, liked it" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1136257839?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Regular</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420474138"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6589942.John_Teubner">John Teubner</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1136297285?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Solos"><img alt="Solos" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386423377s/19260829.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1420474138"> <img alt="3 of 5 stars" class=" staticStars" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_3_of_5.png" title="3 of 5 stars, liked it" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1136297285?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Solos</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1420474138"> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6454072.Andrew_Peters">Andrew Peters</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1420474138"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1420474138"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1136305710?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="My Morning View: An iPhone Photography Project about Gratitude, Grief &amp; 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I'm ... confused.<br /> <br /> Is "women's fiction" supposed to refer to the gender of the author?&nbsp;Of the&nbsp;protagonist(s)? Of the intended audience?<br /> <br /> Oh no. It's the last one, isn't it? "Women's fiction" is a catch-all for "stuff (marketers think) The Womenfolks like to read", isn't it?<br /> <br /> Oh, I should really not look up the definition of "women's fiction", should I? It'll just annoy me, won't it?<br /> <br /> <em>*resisting*</em><br /> <em><br /></em> <em>*resisting*</em><br /> <em><br /></em> <em>*resis ...* oh, fuck it. *Googling*</em><br /> <em><br /></em> Gawd-dammit, I was right. I'm annoyed:<br /> <blockquote> <em>"Women’s fiction is just that: fiction about women’s issues for a female readership. However, it is not the same as chick lit or romance. While utilizing literary prose, women’s fiction is very commercial in its appeal. Its characters are often women attempting to overcome both personal and external adversity.&nbsp;Although women’s fiction often incorporates grave situations such as abuse, poverty, divorce, familial breakdown, and other social struggles, it can also explore positive aspects within women’s lives. Romantic love stories are also part of women’s fiction, and although love stories are found in chick lit and romance, the mature depth and tone of their development within women’s fiction set them apart from other genre classifications." (<a href="http://www.agentquery.com/genre_descriptions.aspx">agentquery.com</a>)</em></blockquote> Why?! Why why why do we even have terms like "women's fiction" and "chick lit" -&nbsp;unnecessary, inaccurate, and condescending labels that downplay women as authors and readers.<br /> <br /> As if I'm going to browse bookstore signage like,<em> "Oh good, there's a 'women's fiction' shelf ... thank goodness they have a section for the penis-impaired! No need for me to wander into Man-Land where they keep the mysteries and scifi and thrillers and male protagonists. And certainly no reason for the penis-endowed to come anywhere near MY aisle."</em><br /> <em><br /></em> Can you even imagine if there were corresponding genres of "men's fiction" and "dick lit"?<br /> <br /> Ridiculous, right?<br /> <br /> Why?<br /> <br /> Why would it be ridiculous to corral specific books into a made-up, marginalizing genre of 'men's fiction', but NOT ridiculous to draw that line around what women should want to read - and, by extension, what men should NOT want to read?<br /> <br /> There's just no good reason for this divisive label to even exist. Even the definition above makes it clear that the "genre" is a made-up mashup:<br /> <blockquote> <em>"... fiction about women's issues"?</em></blockquote> Really?! REALLY?!?!<br /> <br /> And what, pray tell, is a "women's issue"?<br /> <br /> "Family, romance, and social struggles", say the marketers?<br /> <br /> Oh yes, those are obviously the only subjects women want to read about - and, by extension, that <em>only women</em> want to read about - and so they should be clearly labeled as such.<br /> <blockquote> <em>"... for a female readership"?</em></blockquote> Well, we wouldn't want anyone getting confused and accidentally reading a book intended for a different gender.<br /> <br /> I love books. I love lists. I have soooo many book lists: Literally thousands of titles sorted just about every way you can imagine: By genre, by author, by subject, by series, by date, by cover type, by year read, by year re-read, by to-be-read, by recommendation, by rating, by personal review... Everything marked, everything 'membered.<br /> <br /> But it would <em>never</em> have occurred to me to assign any of them a <em>gender</em>.<br /> <br /> <img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/8800ced92475d04f4ccd71bf5e186480/tumblr_inline_nbg8q8Rojt1r1qouj.jpg" /><br /> <div> </div> <em><br /></em> <em>Nope. Not even that one.</em><br /> <em><br /></em> So can we please just liberate the "women's fiction" and let them re-join their long-lost brothers and sisters in the genderless fiction aisles?<br /> <br /> Then we can have a talk about <a href="http://www.jimchines.com/cover-posing/">those SFF covers</a>.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2014/09/ive-just-been-made-aware-that-womens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-4752871183968494835Fri, 02 May 2014 02:55:00 +00002016-05-20T08:48:39.783-07:00IFTTTTumblr<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src='http://ift.tt/1rKQvQi'/><br/><br /><br/><br /><p>More books for the to-read mountain. I might have an addiction.</p><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1nOr8iZ</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2014/05/more-books-for-to-read-mountain-i-might.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-5370282414779534460Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:06:00 +00002016-05-20T08:48:39.785-07:00IFTTTTumblr<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src='http://ift.tt/1nAVJjY'/><br/><br /><br/><br /><p>It’s possible my “To Read” pile might be getting a tad out of control. #ReadAllTheBooks!</p><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1iwhJ7F</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2014/04/its-possible-my-to-read-pile-might-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-9037069121602778112Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:48:00 +00002016-05-20T08:48:39.794-07:00booksIFTTTTumblr<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><a target='_blank' href='http://ift.tt/1eXXQoE'><img src='http://ift.tt/1eXXSwO' border='0' alt='The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)'/> </a><a target='_blank' href='http://ift.tt/1eXXQoE'>The Republic of Thieves</a> by <a target='_blank' href='http://ift.tt/1eXXQEY'>Scott Lynch</a><br/><br />My rating: <a target='_blank' href='http://ift.tt/1c2wClG'>5 of 5 stars</a><br/><br /><br/><br />I love this series. I cannot say enough good things about the characters and world building, the tone and pacing, the plot and prose. That said, this may be my least favorite book so far in the series - and yet it had some of my favorite moments in the series, as well. Oh, I know, that sounds contradictory. And maybe it is. Lemme ‘splain.<br/><br /><br/><br />First, if you’ve read the first two Gentleman Bastards books (and if you haven’t, for gods’s sake, don’t try to start the series with book 3! That’s just uncivilized in general and in this specific case would be a tragic disservice to yourself as a reader.) Ahem, as I was saying, if you’ve read the first two books, you know that the storytelling pattern here is two timelines unfolding at once: The “Now” timeline, juxtaposed with interludes from the “Past”: Locke’s (and Jean’s and Sabetha’s) childhood years.<br/><br /><br/><br />In the “Now” timeline of this installment, we have The Heist Plot and The Relationship Plot - it’s up for debate as to whether the heist is the “Plot” and the Relationship is the “SubPlot”. I, personally, think of them the other way ‘round.<br/><br /><br/><br />In the “Past” timeline, the interludes unveiled a “Past Heist” and “Past Relationship” plots as well. Through all three of his books, Mr. Lynch does a terrific job of pacing the reveals and twists and turns of each timeline and each plot with excellent timing so that the unfolding stories complement in a most satisfying manner.<br/><br /><br/><br />In Republic of Thieves, though, I found something lacking in the The Heist of the “Now” timeline. This was somewhat disappointing considering how fantastic The Heist plots were in the previous two books. This one just fell flat in several areas, including a huge overall “huh?” factor when it came to the motivation of the “Clients”. There were a few fantastic signature “Gentlemen Bastard” moments, though, that mostly made up for the overall “meh” I felt about The Heist.<br/><br /><br/><br />But if The Heist Plot left something wanting, The “Now” Relationship Plot and the plot/subplot of the “Past” Interludes more than made up for it. Maybe it has something two do with the two books’ worth of teasing, (You are slightly evil, Mr. Lynch. Anyone ever tell you that?) but I was so full of antici … pation about finally “meeting” Sabetha and seeing her and Locke together that I was actually afraid the reality could not live up to the hype. But it did. I love these characters together - past and present - and I cannot wait to see how The Relationship unfolds as The Heists continue in the next books.<br/><br /><br/><br />Trying to stay spoiler-free and not give away a bit of a “twist” toward the end of the book, I will say that Lynch introduced a new and pretty much un-foreshadowed element in this third installment of Locke’s story (Yes, I ADORE Jean and Sabetha, but let’s be honest, this is Locke’s story.) that I’m not entirely sure I am going to like. But this author has more than earned the benefit of my doubt and I will be very interested to see where the next book takes my favorite Gentlemen Bastards.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://ift.tt/1eXXSN9'>View all my reviews</a> </p><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1c2wClI</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-republic-of-thieves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-3651231761317480700Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +00002016-09-19T09:03:29.657-07:00halloweenholidaysmovieszombies<div style="text-align: center;"> This is your mandatory October playlist, people, write it down.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sw9Fh6uk4Q">10) Odds Are</a></span></b><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7Sw9Fh6uk4Q?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /> <i>Okay, technically, this is not a "Halloween" song.&nbsp;</i><i>But it IS my <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search/label/bnl">favorite band of all time</a> AND it DOES have zombies. So, shut up. It counts.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E816_PNfIVg">9) I Put a Spell on You</a></span></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/E816_PNfIVg/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/E816_PNfIVg&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/E816_PNfIVg&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div> <i>This is one of those movies I just HAVE to watch every October.</i><br /> <i>Amuck, amuck, amuck!</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <b>8) Beetlejuice: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AQXVHITd1N4">Day-O</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=ic87SfqQAAM">Shake Senora</a></b><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AQXVHITd1N4?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <b><br /></b> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ic87SfqQAAM?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /> <i>A twofer from Beetlejuice: Yes, technically, neither of these songs are specifically "Halloween-y".&nbsp;But I defy you to find someone in my generation who doesn't immediately think of this movie when they hear them.&nbsp;</i><br /> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=KvkKX035484">7) Ghostbusters</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/KvkKX035484?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Trigger Warning: 80s Flashbacks may ensue.</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=IM0im3V8HlU">6) Don't Fear the Reaper</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IM0im3V8HlU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Most people don't even know BOC even HAD other songs, do they?</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Oh well. These guys still rock it. <br />And the guitar solo around 2:50 is almost worth including this one all by itself.</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtkdo7bOmJc">5) Time Warp</a></span></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rtkdo7bOmJc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> <i>Is it even possible to make a Halloween song list without including&nbsp;</i><i>at least one song from Rocky Horror?&nbsp;</i><i>Or maybe two ...&nbsp;</i><br /> <b><br /></b> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=G5MHNvOVl8Y">4) Science Fiction Double Feature</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/G5MHNvOVl8Y" width="420"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bPjUovIlcLw?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <br /> <div> <i>This one's a twofer, 'cause, sure, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=G5MHNvOVl8Y">the classic from Rocky Horror</a> is, well, The Classic.&nbsp;</i><i>But I love this cover by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=bPjUovIlcLw">Black Math Experiment</a>, too (skip ahead to 1:09 for the good stuff).</i></div> <b><br /></b> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=Z6vLhFO9Dto">3) This is Halloween!&nbsp;</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Z6vLhFO9Dto?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Another classic with a twist:</i><i>&nbsp;"This is Halloween" from Tim Burton's iconic "Nightmare Before Christmas" - but this time performed by my favorite Las Vegans: Panic! at&nbsp;the Disco.&nbsp;Speaking of Danny Elfman ....&nbsp;</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=iypUpv9xelg">2) Dead Man's Party</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iypUpv9xelg?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Yeah, it's gonna be in your head all day now. You're welcome.</i></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=sOnqjkJTMaA">1) Thriller</a></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sOnqjkJTMaA?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Oh, come on, like you didn't know this was going to be here.</i></div> <br /> <br /> Kiss Kiss, Bite Bite,<br /> <i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Zen</span></i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-writing-dead-party-like-you-have-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-2315044377216247752Wed, 08 May 2013 18:21:00 +00002016-05-20T08:48:39.772-07:00about-mezombies<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTOGmUkL1z2BIWjD9VPZAifvpnaVzkriit6W_FORUjqFFlWN1oooH2HqZql9eAnlBBjX51QRQukmjiCDfxFB-LCaXNvekH6QHwawMTlJO4a3V3ntwo8RBmy61Bq2UP2l47RiQIFXAnbGX/s1600/Dead+blogs+-+Blogs+die+every+day.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTOGmUkL1z2BIWjD9VPZAifvpnaVzkriit6W_FORUjqFFlWN1oooH2HqZql9eAnlBBjX51QRQukmjiCDfxFB-LCaXNvekH6QHwawMTlJO4a3V3ntwo8RBmy61Bq2UP2l47RiQIFXAnbGX/s200/Dead+blogs+-+Blogs+die+every+day.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>It was Miss Zen. In the Library. With the Candlestick. </i></td></tr> </tbody></table> Zee Blog, She iz dead.<br /> <br /> Well, she's taking a really long dirt nap, anyway. <br /> <br /> I thought about trying to reanimate her. I mean, it's not like I have anything else to do with this athame and chicken blood ... but, if you read/watch Sci Fi, you have to know those things almost never end well.<br /> <br /> So, rather than risk unleashing a brain-craving, blood-sucking, soul-stealing creature from hell, I'm just gonna let her nap. You're welcome.<br /> <br /> You can still <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/p/best-of.html">rifle through her pockets for loose change</a>, if you'd like. <br /> <br /> And, no, I'm not going to explain or justify or wax philosophical about it. I'm just gonna let her sleep.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRerkoO_ggp74u5yk9f5kxLIMiLJvLXm2q_-1XcdhkBQc_gt2-zFRviVtO7ekWW6KGe7AlL1a7y0N3q13vNOC0k5RMcjTa4I3dUGVTZ5UtJYEJTZG6E3HKSeWGdC8EYgiWxGZOTGDUXupy/s1600/go-on-without-me-chipmunk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRerkoO_ggp74u5yk9f5kxLIMiLJvLXm2q_-1XcdhkBQc_gt2-zFRviVtO7ekWW6KGe7AlL1a7y0N3q13vNOC0k5RMcjTa4I3dUGVTZ5UtJYEJTZG6E3HKSeWGdC8EYgiWxGZOTGDUXupy/s320/go-on-without-me-chipmunk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> Pfft. Screw THAT. <i>I'm</i> not dead. I'm just available in less concentrated doses ... <br /> <br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/onezenmom"><img alt="OneZenMom on Twitter" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31CUiqQ_f5n9QM0vG9RR_BUx33FnJPwevQxezzgvOVyOYHNIKfLzncscRQ47-7vfnM6Re_bS9-TCxIyrxXK2FcreiVn4KkI7pClREcMQS6bD5xIo23ekREM5AzL70-61X6zE73jF5X8Dc/s800/50-tweet.png" title="" /></a><a href="http://instagram.com/onezenmom/"></a><a href="http://onezenmom.tumblr.com/"><img alt="OneZenMom on Tumblr" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvDX6LBIUFQC3aElI4pT_62Yf2INn10v0yym-vWEUPhxY-eI_ayq6yipLwognYiUkL8fkUmNf54Y3hyphenhyphenJhG33Y-_tRkku9yxr6_GBjw4-m5GqiV0E7MglMFUG4q-B2TwE_OqwhHBHzL47z/s800/50-tumblr.png" title="" /></a><a href="http://instagram.com/onezenmom"><img alt="OneZenMom on Instagram" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqqUvjO7xjlygUgCxGnb4DhDnpOq6MJhQ43-j8QSipge_I7k8FhKYVNm4ciqtaMtyEbLIhPMZmG9JbtS118tYI0ZMRPGYWZwBp3tItVgpMVobWLhOZ56TTF5qiNR0HgIoQKecYBfZ_s_z/s800/50-instagram.png" title="" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/CandaceDM/"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBPE4tqNHj6JjmpIOQogU4CNtRwSpkf9jQCx6O6aQXOVS_sF36GFnwikam5H2wJw36w-ZexvYYXowoYVC3QIhmgDgqqbTF6mtMwca4QcByGVqAoW4kPHtVRfNZlmZ-nrRvCNQPN24jvOb/s800/50-pinterest.png" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1630590"><img alt="GoodReads" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55uEhfJcM0ozKz1UOfv2-BJE_q5H_e742pfrNnwm0s1XwkNPFLB8-cK9FDt0Gqs2PqxZYklep1GsHbqd23Xgak-5xo1hRp2CYRwHAWSxde-cJw5DbpgcGh51T0JJf6Yf3lvZcdBwOYWnQ/s800/goodreads-stained.png" title="" /></a> <br /> If you know my real name ... you can find me on Facebook and Google+, too.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> And don't worry, I'll keep that chicken blood in the freezer, just in case. If I'm suddenly inspired to start randomly rambling again, we can all <strike>set fire to</strike> celebrate the resurrection of my undead blog together. <br /> <br /> <i>Namaste,</i><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2013/05/fin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-2552519342825272321Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:57:00 +00002013-12-20T09:43:36.080-08:00diyphotosThere are exactly 200 screws in my kitchen cabinets.<br /> <br /> I know this because I removed and replaced Every. Single. One. of them by hand last week.<br /> <br /> Loyal readers may recall that&nbsp;<a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search?q=resolutions">I don't really do New Year's Resolutions</a>. I figure that if you're going to do something, just do it. Right this moment. And then the next moment. And then the next.<br /> <br /> But, I also know that sometimes we walk around with a big list of "shoulds" and "wannas" and "somedays" in our heads and it can be hard to find the "right" time to get started on them. And it can be even hard to follow through and actually finish them. So, I get why some people grab onto the new year as a good transitional time to start that new project or set that new goal.<br /> <br /> Quite a few of my "somedays" are centered around home improvement. We bought this house when I was 3 months pregnant with The Professor. For those keeping count, he's 8 now. We knew the new Casa de Zen would need a lot of updating and TLC and we've put in quite a few DIY hours on projects like painting rooms, adding pool fencing, remodeling the <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2010/04/is-that-allen-wrench-in-your-pocket-or.html">guest bathroom</a>, moving from a septic system to the <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-have-bad-feeling-about-this.html">city sewer</a>&nbsp;(oh yeah, that one was fun), keeping up with <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/05/attack-of-killer-ants.html">pest control</a>, and even <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/01/torture-of-chalkdust-collects-on-my.html">knocking down a wall</a>, to name a few.<br /> <br /> But one of the more public areas of the house that hasn't gotten a lot of attention so far has been the kitchen.<br /> <br /> A full remodel is pretty high on the list of things I'd do with a sudden financial windfall. As I don't have any rich aging relatives and I don't play the lottery, I don't see that happening anytime soon. So, since ripping it all out and starting from scratch isn't really an option, I've had a lot of "shoulds" in my head about that room for a lot of years now.<br /> <br /> Last week, I decided it was time to turn one of those "shoulds" into a "did" ...<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">BEFORE</span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QJ2EI0wFS1Lv1yajE2U806Vh7JfVcKR60xVttMog8nl4cf89KglV_YZmOD65UuD7PZUttoVAHMfeWYPTuq2bzfx8bckEehPifiq-aigzDpTEdy06UHwDGMzLCz3wZtXwjyuagmugqOvT/s1600/kitchen-cabinets-2013.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QJ2EI0wFS1Lv1yajE2U806Vh7JfVcKR60xVttMog8nl4cf89KglV_YZmOD65UuD7PZUttoVAHMfeWYPTuq2bzfx8bckEehPifiq-aigzDpTEdy06UHwDGMzLCz3wZtXwjyuagmugqOvT/s1600/kitchen-cabinets-2013.png" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">AFTER</span>&nbsp;</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Okay, so, the "before" is actually kinda early in the "during" and the "after" is really more like "not-quite-done-yet". but, you get the idea.<br /> <br /> No, it's not the "new" kitchen I fantasize about. But, I&nbsp;think it's quite an improvement for a few dollars' worth of paint and supplies, about a week of my "spare" time, and a little (okay, it felt like a lot of) elbow grease. (And, looking at that before picture a little closer, at least one glass of wine. Apparently.)<br /> <br /> I'm genuinely pleased with the results aesthetically and financially. Physically, I'm still recovering. ;)<br /> <br /> But you know what the best part is? It's looking at my kitchen and thinking,<i> "I did that. Me. With my own hands. All by my onsies."</i> Kinda makes me want to thump my chest or maybe roar just a tiny bit.<br /> <br /> There are a lot of ups and downs of home ownership. But, I gotta say, the completion of a home improvement project is a pretty damn satisfying up.<br /> <br /> So, what kind of DIY projects are on YOUR to-do list for 2013?<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><br /> <br /> P.S. - Because it really wouldn't be a OneZenMom home improvement project without at least one moment like this:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3lSjTHakGOVxraxPYRkAIFYm9coPlAIyWp4zABIWtaHBod__AU3gTmvtq1lFZFSXycGkhSMIDSQaJxvx6OQZEWvXRzxyZQTaU60wIniwOvpP03TgZ1CzJQP8vGCK7OdK4cr15d2hx6nt/s1600/2013-01-04+18.05.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3lSjTHakGOVxraxPYRkAIFYm9coPlAIyWp4zABIWtaHBod__AU3gTmvtq1lFZFSXycGkhSMIDSQaJxvx6OQZEWvXRzxyZQTaU60wIniwOvpP03TgZ1CzJQP8vGCK7OdK4cr15d2hx6nt/s1600/2013-01-04+18.05.34.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <i><br /></i> <i>"Work is love made visible." - Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet</i><br /> <br /> <b>EDITED: </b><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <br /> Oh, did I mention I also painted my front door recently?<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR9-APhkILEug88zj1TBVozDFn32a-WDJ7VN0CiuBXh2o-YKl8h8NTwXi1lRqFw5rJGBz09DkUIpl6mXDBb_6FvXgS2mGhSb7FVgfInfz_OGMpUrjDYpOZ-bT9k-abBA7NxDF9GaI0zI1/s1600/tardis-door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR9-APhkILEug88zj1TBVozDFn32a-WDJ7VN0CiuBXh2o-YKl8h8NTwXi1lRqFw5rJGBz09DkUIpl6mXDBb_6FvXgS2mGhSb7FVgfInfz_OGMpUrjDYpOZ-bT9k-abBA7NxDF9GaI0zI1/s320/tardis-door.jpg" width="193" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Allons-y!</div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2013/01/work-is-love-made-visible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-1249924666610988672Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:38:00 +00002013-01-07T09:45:57.177-08:00<i>“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” ~ Rudyard Kipling</i><br /> <br /> I've been keeping an annual reading log on my blog since 2008. While I haven't been doing much else in the way of blogging lately, that's one thing I'd like to keep.&nbsp;So, more for me than anything else, the 68 books I read in 2012 ...<br /> <br /> <div id="gr_custom_widget_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_container_1357579735"> <h2 class="gr_custom_header_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1630590-candace?shelf=2012&amp;utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" style="text-decoration: none;">Good Reads: 2012</a> </h2> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/254827497?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)"><img alt="Catching Fire" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1268805322s/6148028.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1357579735"> <img alt="5 of 5 stars true" height="15" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_5_of_5.png" title="5 of 5 stars, it was amazing" width="75" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/254827497?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Catching Fire</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1357579735"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394.Suzanne_Collins">Suzanne Collins</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/254830490?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)"><img alt="Mockingjay" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1294615552s/7260188.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1357579735"> <img alt="4 of 5 stars true" height="15" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_4_of_5.png" title="4 of 5 stars, really liked it" width="75" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/254830490?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Mockingjay</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1357579735"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394.Suzanne_Collins">Suzanne Collins</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/252192538?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Sensei: A Thriller"><img alt="Sensei: A Thriller" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311982131s/685388.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1357579735"> <img alt="3 of 5 stars true" height="15" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_3_of_5.png" title="3 of 5 stars, liked it" width="75" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/252192538?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Sensei: A Thriller</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1357579735"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/308364.John_Donohue">John Donohue</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/246217088?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Darkness Under the Sun"><img alt="Darkness Under the Sun" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1283734467s/9242764.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1357579735"> <img alt="3 of 5 stars true" height="15" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_3_of_5.png" title="3 of 5 stars, liked it" width="75" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/246217088?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Darkness Under the Sun</a> 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href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10896.Eoin_Colfer">Eoin Colfer</a> </div> </div> <div class="gr_custom_each_container_1357579735"> <div class="gr_custom_book_container_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/276185394?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget" title="Once In A Blue Moon"><img alt="Once In A Blue Moon" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1281385190s/8813139.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_rating_1357579735"> <img alt="2 of 5 stars true" height="15" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_2_of_5.png" title="2 of 5 stars, it was ok" width="75" /> </div> <div class="gr_custom_title_1357579735"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/276185394?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Once In A Blue Moon</a> </div> <div class="gr_custom_author_1357579735"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/243596.Brenna_Lyons">Brenna Lyons</a> </div> </div> <div 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Cuz ninjas are cool. His was pretty easy to find:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOG4jU3PgBwkzkV1yyEH9V_-7AJdVakqLu4sc1fgYnSrLougJ0xgpLyRReEy8VxshLHfKrkoPXCg9KPtlzWUTvxOTWf1YUc-eqc1MPBS8nsr-tr4CspU6T9_V3e-OK6y06lV4i0Ql1bLJ/s1600/ninja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOG4jU3PgBwkzkV1yyEH9V_-7AJdVakqLu4sc1fgYnSrLougJ0xgpLyRReEy8VxshLHfKrkoPXCg9KPtlzWUTvxOTWf1YUc-eqc1MPBS8nsr-tr4CspU6T9_V3e-OK6y06lV4i0Ql1bLJ/s1600/ninja.jpg" /></a></div> Then we asked the costume store clerk to help us find a "matching" women's ninja costume. She brought us to this:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra1joZlX45pxmIdlpoYUdAUAbYAHcO__hN14__kA-bemK_dX9C2wgZNlT0alU_P2ps-5wkERlancRxnyBiP9OQJg-orXYLY8wRRyZ4816qwrNAR5krXlFZj78m5nFyjp_tJB6NDNbz_NQ/s1600/01136274.detail.a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra1joZlX45pxmIdlpoYUdAUAbYAHcO__hN14__kA-bemK_dX9C2wgZNlT0alU_P2ps-5wkERlancRxnyBiP9OQJg-orXYLY8wRRyZ4816qwrNAR5krXlFZj78m5nFyjp_tJB6NDNbz_NQ/s1600/01136274.detail.a.jpg" /></a></div> <b>The mom in me thought: </b><i>Holy Hell, Lady, I'm going trick-or-treating with my 8-year-old, not to a bacchanal at Hefner's house.</i><br /> <br /> <b>The martial artist in me thought:</b><i><b> </b>Her boob would fall right out of that thing if she tried to do a good side kick.</i><br /> <br /> Both me's were pretty disgusted that this was the only women's ninja costume we could find at FIVE STORES.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7T8bYo4LCUOV29Iff5ryZvp2F7Ow6TRRJvnSTpmhenhBDn_Av28XAJHrdQz88lr2lcY7JXcBrHmL4Zih4udgddMktprqV4MEsbZpgpboH09Mh-fwjhm9l9XWAcNcz-0yMK5Ltirb9jD9/s1600/2012-09-23+20.55.40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7T8bYo4LCUOV29Iff5ryZvp2F7Ow6TRRJvnSTpmhenhBDn_Av28XAJHrdQz88lr2lcY7JXcBrHmL4Zih4udgddMktprqV4MEsbZpgpboH09Mh-fwjhm9l9XWAcNcz-0yMK5Ltirb9jD9/s200/2012-09-23+20.55.40.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>So, I spent a bit of time with my pal, Google ... and came away rather horrified at the differences in the men's and women's versions of the "same" costumes.<br /> <br /> Of course, I had to share ... enjoy the photo gallery as I rant on.<br /> <br /> I get it: Men and women are built differently -&nbsp;<span class="st"><em>Vive la différence!</em></span>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> And there's nothing wrong with fitted or feminine costumes.&nbsp;Personally, I'd much rather wear a costume that's cut for my curves, than some one-size-fits-none sack.<br /> <br /> But a LOT of these costumes sprint right past "fitted" or "flattering" or even "sexy" and dive straight into the <i>ridiculously&nbsp;skanky </i>end of the pool.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnB6230wyLw9X4vP9SkLyFbTPn-mZ6KLBOsJFsVTjjD-L13hLWUU5QU8XqhdY8aBKhOiA0oCec9jwe92l-V-eETGcWlXDS6T2Yer-BSgzwoM-0yhItS8T1P-D2CcJgdf4tmJm5xHrPzp9/s1600/2012-09-23+18.40.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnB6230wyLw9X4vP9SkLyFbTPn-mZ6KLBOsJFsVTjjD-L13hLWUU5QU8XqhdY8aBKhOiA0oCec9jwe92l-V-eETGcWlXDS6T2Yer-BSgzwoM-0yhItS8T1P-D2CcJgdf4tmJm5xHrPzp9/s200/2012-09-23+18.40.43.jpg" width="200" /></a>I get that some costumes have a built-in sexy factor.&nbsp;But it bugs me that&nbsp;most of the female versions of what should be gender-neutral costumes are gratuitously over-sexualized.<br /> <br /> There's an implication that a woman can't actually&nbsp;<i>be&nbsp;</i>these characters - &nbsp;Instead, we're relegated to <i>hyper-sexual parodies</i> of them.<br /> <br /> And before someone starts accusing me of slut-shaming all those sweet college girls and hot MILFs who just want to have a little fun on Halloween: I'm not saying there's anything <i>wrong</i> with sexy outfits <i>per se</i> - on Halloween or any other day. (Well,&nbsp;it's probably not a good idea to wear your "naughty nurse" outfit to your kid's fall pageant; but, hey, that's up to you.)<br /> <br /> <i><b>(Caveat:</b>&nbsp;there's nothing inherently wrong with an ADULT dressing in a sexy costume.&nbsp;You DO NOT want to get me started about the trickle down trend of "sexy" tween and kids costumes. Anybody who thinks a "sexy" kids costume is a good idea can just go stand over there in your wrongness and be wrong.)</i><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1XcuzdEFvk_r_XjTrcNsPntoKLLL0wVERctD9q6zSiMKcEO7Gesz3KVje-1lcuICx_4x8TyPs3zO9_0ikwA5TRdh_T2PMeMh6tC9dYNYFTgbWkUOH3JCJHfHsri_kSR769J_-e9-UFiM/s1600/2012-09-23+18.41.25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1XcuzdEFvk_r_XjTrcNsPntoKLLL0wVERctD9q6zSiMKcEO7Gesz3KVje-1lcuICx_4x8TyPs3zO9_0ikwA5TRdh_T2PMeMh6tC9dYNYFTgbWkUOH3JCJHfHsri_kSR769J_-e9-UFiM/s200/2012-09-23+18.41.25.jpg" width="200" /></a>I'm not even saying that I wouldn't ever wear a "sexy" costume - I would and I have.<br /> <br /> But there's a line here somewhere, and I'm afraid we've trampled across it in our fishnets and&nbsp;stilettos.<br /> <br /> It's getting to the point where it's becoming difficult to even&nbsp;<i>find </i>women's costumes that are NOT all bustiers and mini-skirts.<br /> <br /> Seriously:&nbsp;Google "women's police costume". Let me know how many pages it takes you to find one that is not "sexy".<br /> <br /> Take a look around a&nbsp;Halloween&nbsp;store (IRL or online, take your pick). I estimate a&nbsp;10:1 ratio of "sexy" costumes to "normal" costumes for women &nbsp;- as opposed to something more like 1:50 for men.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEH3ZW1_Bi4efjtm25CyCVgqw9Dk6Z_6rwm1fYapk0Pad_nImIGoVZBL3ze5DU_NzQ3lxQQe4bLBhBoIuhZgiOdeluGOgITBYYgfsj6IL24FctkTQO_Y7DduuKUmNyATb7kqCktK9aLqhg/s1600/2012-09-23+19.18.56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEH3ZW1_Bi4efjtm25CyCVgqw9Dk6Z_6rwm1fYapk0Pad_nImIGoVZBL3ze5DU_NzQ3lxQQe4bLBhBoIuhZgiOdeluGOgITBYYgfsj6IL24FctkTQO_Y7DduuKUmNyATb7kqCktK9aLqhg/s200/2012-09-23+19.18.56.jpg" width="200" /></a>And yet there are many women who rush to defend the continued skankification (technical term) of women's costumes as "empowering" because we're "embracing our sexuality".<br /> <br /> Bullshit.<br /> <br /> Turning Halloween&nbsp;costumes into glorified masturbatory aides is not how you "own your sexuality".<br /> <br /> Is it really too much to ask for some middle ground between "men's" costumes and "sexy" costumes?&nbsp;Is it really so hard to make a woman's costume that acknowledges my gender without objectifying it? Are there really so few women who would prefer that?<br /> <br /> What does that say about us?&nbsp;What does it say to our kids?<br /> <br /> <br /> Just wanna be a ninja,<br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Wanna see something really scary?&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> More comparisons of "men's" and "women's" versions of "the same"&nbsp;costumes:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayu4EVb7eoCS4Lwkv_eF-5u0UF6EYGxBtiUPa-rl1V5yIHhlwwQQAbYETtrJPvesKhyphenhyphenAEEZplO5kODryQObjRHgB7Zr1R7KSxpY3D-2CHbkXfJNN0nEXNbcQReyAKqD6Jz3C2yuMBhesA/s1600/2012-09-23+20.59.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayu4EVb7eoCS4Lwkv_eF-5u0UF6EYGxBtiUPa-rl1V5yIHhlwwQQAbYETtrJPvesKhyphenhyphenAEEZplO5kODryQObjRHgB7Zr1R7KSxpY3D-2CHbkXfJNN0nEXNbcQReyAKqD6Jz3C2yuMBhesA/s200/2012-09-23+20.59.11.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It's like they were&nbsp;separated&nbsp;at birth.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyysaS7KHUKRqBTKqQamzXvWLMIeqFVkYjwrqIIjZGWVW3O4qACzffX2cHacFguc2dZqs8VV5nR60wyTJMDMctlvAgpJ_Dak4pFTZCbDEJ4pIxly_VWDpmm_Gl_Xsr3ZkecZ3P6gRALZzo/s1600/2012-09-23+19.43.27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyysaS7KHUKRqBTKqQamzXvWLMIeqFVkYjwrqIIjZGWVW3O4qACzffX2cHacFguc2dZqs8VV5nR60wyTJMDMctlvAgpJ_Dak4pFTZCbDEJ4pIxly_VWDpmm_Gl_Xsr3ZkecZ3P6gRALZzo/s200/2012-09-23+19.43.27.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Accio robe.&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpCWAgYp6tnIb5xYEPOL98ZALvEgMsDiw8sR-dH3CSVbkz4r281RFB_3N9F8Q3QZSFe50GoirOk5v6iW7w1s4BIG04BL5IawffTj38PWWTaurbzLGf5geDZNwpmDGrquANhmAq08XbywC/s1600/2012-09-23+19.45.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpCWAgYp6tnIb5xYEPOL98ZALvEgMsDiw8sR-dH3CSVbkz4r281RFB_3N9F8Q3QZSFe50GoirOk5v6iW7w1s4BIG04BL5IawffTj38PWWTaurbzLGf5geDZNwpmDGrquANhmAq08XbywC/s200/2012-09-23+19.45.54.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Hers has about a 10th of the fabric and you KNOW it still costs more.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCspMI15gcb6tyboHl1-cB5VT3mq8JJg64yDk_Rn_pnWdcThsegkbOedezON5pQwx3B6ivbcwaBM3HQ2Bla4ym4KrEMb9t8W_H8CzhvgRH7GzoSnzA3FFmJWN-LRzulEx5xrolFtN2tYe/s1600/2012-09-23+19.55.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCspMI15gcb6tyboHl1-cB5VT3mq8JJg64yDk_Rn_pnWdcThsegkbOedezON5pQwx3B6ivbcwaBM3HQ2Bla4ym4KrEMb9t8W_H8CzhvgRH7GzoSnzA3FFmJWN-LRzulEx5xrolFtN2tYe/s200/2012-09-23+19.55.23.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Yeah, this seems historically accurate to me.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIV5rqMX9VFrQDkvPmhdOAWgy1omrq7ZCXBYHMBiPAbyxvhigMF-8sGCwoYTJyMSYyGWsoymzzokrHntIH5MboxZP5kn_sZ8ZpvbKeuuGGgbtWyj0wQLii6Y18m6Yv2axGts88hNznFlGp/s1600/2012-09-23+20.02.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIV5rqMX9VFrQDkvPmhdOAWgy1omrq7ZCXBYHMBiPAbyxvhigMF-8sGCwoYTJyMSYyGWsoymzzokrHntIH5MboxZP5kn_sZ8ZpvbKeuuGGgbtWyj0wQLii6Y18m6Yv2axGts88hNznFlGp/s200/2012-09-23+20.02.19.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You don't even want to see the Red Riding Hood costumes.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikxmpBbgQlQeIi0ay-KIyLINjmy5nCC7X7eiDf-ORDHXVKyJMuYB-JqJBNkQHGRiy0C0kld9s16kRzDIfeYHMid-RsaTxMiQnVSXtpYFlZiVNeJx1acZgb0SwZFjTWiYi4YrFPLcErXoF/s1600/2012-09-23+20.07.24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikxmpBbgQlQeIi0ay-KIyLINjmy5nCC7X7eiDf-ORDHXVKyJMuYB-JqJBNkQHGRiy0C0kld9s16kRzDIfeYHMid-RsaTxMiQnVSXtpYFlZiVNeJx1acZgb0SwZFjTWiYi4YrFPLcErXoF/s200/2012-09-23+20.07.24.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> These two live in the same climate, right?</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q2G6k18QvTIkj5ZJJFoyFvHBjWkQ1sRP6kCIA4lnlFJncKW5VHWdV8HOF0hA-NKGBMsZRx_kRgaJvVXqz0so6s-krq2vntPEu6e_SheLebLpsOTmQdDgcB5Rdks25kRR-oDRInurBiEM/s1600/2012-09-23+20.17.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q2G6k18QvTIkj5ZJJFoyFvHBjWkQ1sRP6kCIA4lnlFJncKW5VHWdV8HOF0hA-NKGBMsZRx_kRgaJvVXqz0so6s-krq2vntPEu6e_SheLebLpsOTmQdDgcB5Rdks25kRR-oDRInurBiEM/s200/2012-09-23+20.17.32.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> "Hey, you know who could be sexier? The cowgirl doll from that kids movie."&nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ-oes7jMZH8zg-M1MlFsxiJZ4zEXOyN-qdOg9QajIpB05Io3KO7rwG_3PD9n8I3gYn8uecpRVencO7gwqKuo14OtfHRVg326nc_hgUxcsaWwCX0ZMGKVCImJzUvZh_Wrf9dPPFx4cncT/s1600/2012-09-23+20.20.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ-oes7jMZH8zg-M1MlFsxiJZ4zEXOyN-qdOg9QajIpB05Io3KO7rwG_3PD9n8I3gYn8uecpRVencO7gwqKuo14OtfHRVg326nc_hgUxcsaWwCX0ZMGKVCImJzUvZh_Wrf9dPPFx4cncT/s200/2012-09-23+20.20.38.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> He's covered neck to toe in inflammable protective gear.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> She apparently repels flames with the power of her cleavage.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR6w9o8HWNWr9DI5FffbKQqMFxgMqlcF2UMdr22DKjvFLMQDYp16_YccGd-Dtb3fXVVrK_fbxA2HzGgCqrdIama_0GDMZXN8UAF0RQ01lWJu8x3oZEIH1JFcVmv_sEXaYTT1SYDrhqV6q/s1600/2012-09-23+20.32.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR6w9o8HWNWr9DI5FffbKQqMFxgMqlcF2UMdr22DKjvFLMQDYp16_YccGd-Dtb3fXVVrK_fbxA2HzGgCqrdIama_0GDMZXN8UAF0RQ01lWJu8x3oZEIH1JFcVmv_sEXaYTT1SYDrhqV6q/s200/2012-09-23+20.32.18.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> What? That's totally standard issue women's prison uniform.<br /> Except during the nightly pillow fights, then they go naked.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBEjh2bzOV6QdFhLZoE0Aimc8dSqJZdkhgTaITmw39vac4zTmhTMegBjSQC-Vq7_-M2_0upeMA2VngpppijJ3yYrr_moXm44-Skl8LBAiyh9rJzUQ8QGapn_e5BfIARgscZUrevQDgsLv/s1600/2012-09-23+20.44.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBEjh2bzOV6QdFhLZoE0Aimc8dSqJZdkhgTaITmw39vac4zTmhTMegBjSQC-Vq7_-M2_0upeMA2VngpppijJ3yYrr_moXm44-Skl8LBAiyh9rJzUQ8QGapn_e5BfIARgscZUrevQDgsLv/s200/2012-09-23+20.44.19.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Oh, look a sailor. And, um, ... a Rockette?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eLaDuGuGoyOREBSchDeGBBaKS9ffbJmwe-VTUol7GVMoIhy3i3alvfKs4UmPtHyp_HF1sLLUDG2lmd4U9zlOp4yQIrAMuQMuY3BZpWGusM4IgREsCIXY8YA2YG4h2gc5o92EP6PK4tW0/s1600/2012-09-23+20.44.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eLaDuGuGoyOREBSchDeGBBaKS9ffbJmwe-VTUol7GVMoIhy3i3alvfKs4UmPtHyp_HF1sLLUDG2lmd4U9zlOp4yQIrAMuQMuY3BZpWGusM4IgREsCIXY8YA2YG4h2gc5o92EP6PK4tW0/s200/2012-09-23+20.44.44.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Insert "booty" pun here.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TWY41VjtwO_5mvMM6Nij0HT4c7BvyI1OcEqTLjqmBnnH3xkZmj223wL5W0V01ebVWRUTZYx2FWqbHpX0Vx0aBlTo46e1qvoKhyrrT9IQz8EMJFvnir_ysTH6H82lydPHBf1apdUc1s75/s1600/2012-09-23+20.45.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TWY41VjtwO_5mvMM6Nij0HT4c7BvyI1OcEqTLjqmBnnH3xkZmj223wL5W0V01ebVWRUTZYx2FWqbHpX0Vx0aBlTo46e1qvoKhyrrT9IQz8EMJFvnir_ysTH6H82lydPHBf1apdUc1s75/s200/2012-09-23+20.45.11.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Those heels are going to destroy the turf.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAdFOAQn9Nqo0qXBGQTZb6O6QAUnTlfs0xUT7rBHegcHD_agq0IwkQYnRTiY3PQpLJBDxSv9vS3HxjW6rwtGmUGVwTfcrS9d-3jSlW2tCgH_BQx-k4RbMwtZxT4W-AIjDcBYVNyBvFgcf/s1600/2012-09-23+20.50.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAdFOAQn9Nqo0qXBGQTZb6O6QAUnTlfs0xUT7rBHegcHD_agq0IwkQYnRTiY3PQpLJBDxSv9vS3HxjW6rwtGmUGVwTfcrS9d-3jSlW2tCgH_BQx-k4RbMwtZxT4W-AIjDcBYVNyBvFgcf/s200/2012-09-23+20.50.46.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Well, the hat and the magnifying glass are the same.&nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wHa0DJ3lFTrEr2SM4oriOQwB7oMAMSnexO0HH19wVOwA5nAcR2aNRpPN4mneWOgVSMTiX9W5hM_cX8g01GP0F7MHwlinGcIlgHDbHnk5qhfwlfy2kvN8fJQsTbDxi_idUqYaQfMGPyBm/s1600/2012-09-23+19.26.26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wHa0DJ3lFTrEr2SM4oriOQwB7oMAMSnexO0HH19wVOwA5nAcR2aNRpPN4mneWOgVSMTiX9W5hM_cX8g01GP0F7MHwlinGcIlgHDbHnk5qhfwlfy2kvN8fJQsTbDxi_idUqYaQfMGPyBm/s200/2012-09-23+19.26.26.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> They both have a whip, but somehow only hers implies bondage. I blame the tiny hat.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvGi_0Wgo25Ffd8dfkiiJhZGLCARgWUs7a7hX0aoj7pilWT2kZvYKKL0TGWq9A4dpHjmJQ-24-u5EU0mmpPrRlJ9HD9IMTJ6oRm9o__mxz-DuaU4Z7SeSssarReCmo-eUJLvpucBRgUiH/s1600/2012-09-23+20.48.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvGi_0Wgo25Ffd8dfkiiJhZGLCARgWUs7a7hX0aoj7pilWT2kZvYKKL0TGWq9A4dpHjmJQ-24-u5EU0mmpPrRlJ9HD9IMTJ6oRm9o__mxz-DuaU4Z7SeSssarReCmo-eUJLvpucBRgUiH/s200/2012-09-23+20.48.50.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Holy Skank, Batman!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> They actually managed to make a comics costume even MORE slutty than the comics usually do.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbOXeunDFQxLUOHfnmTMFvi_RLS7c5KW9EugAH839wfMvnb1z7uW9Z9J8vwnUEfQvORZul7ZDXjUrimE20EUJWLG0IcmfiLGouZTOg4FHdUZxiCAUfI2fuTNVVhxAOQ6cGJxonLNOwQWV/s1600/2012-09-23+21.05.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbOXeunDFQxLUOHfnmTMFvi_RLS7c5KW9EugAH839wfMvnb1z7uW9Z9J8vwnUEfQvORZul7ZDXjUrimE20EUJWLG0IcmfiLGouZTOg4FHdUZxiCAUfI2fuTNVVhxAOQ6cGJxonLNOwQWV/s200/2012-09-23+21.05.59.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Ho Ho Ho meets 'Ho 'ho 'ho.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/10/always-be-yourself-unless-you-can-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-3032123705763447481Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:46:00 +00002013-05-08T11:33:58.435-07:00minions<i><span style="color: #741b47;">Dear Princess Celestia,</span></i><br /> <i><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="color: #741b47;">This week, I learned that there are still people who have really backward notions about gender roles and that society is&nbsp;probably even harder on boys&nbsp;with non-traditional interests than it is on girls ...&nbsp;</span></i><br /> <br /> ###<br /> <br /> My 5 year old loves My Little Pony.<br /> <br /> We don't have TV programming, so we didn't catch the MLP trend until it came to Netflix a few months ago. On a whim and a recommendation from a friend, I decided to watch the two-part premier with my kids one Saturday morning. A few weeks later, we'd finished all of Season 1.<br /> <br /> When Season 2 came out, they watched it almost every day. The 8 year old is slightly less enraptured by the show than the 5 year old. But they were both completely engaged by the characters and stories and were cheering their hero Ponies through all of their adventures.<br /> <br /> Recently, the 5 year old has became the proud owner of a small herd of plastic Ponies and their varied <i>accoutrements</i> as well as a fairly awesome Canterlot Castle where the Ponies like to party several days a week.<br /> <br /> The neighboring super heroes and villains, and sometimes a talking car or two, will pop in for a tea party or a epic battle every now and then, too.<br /> <br /> Oh, have I mentioned that both my children are boys?<br /> <br /> I didn't think that was worth mentioning because, well, it shouldn't be.<br /> <br /> But, it kind of is, huh?<br /> <br /> I was reminded of that by the&nbsp;checker's double-take when Bam-Bam (the aforementioned 5 year old) proudly declared that he couldn't wait to get home and play with it.<br /> <br /> And I was reminded when a co-worker gave me a confused look and asked "Aren't both your kids boys?", when I mentioned how much they liked the show.<br /> <br /> And I was reminded when the clerk at McDonald's asked me if our Happy Meals would be "for a boy or girl" and I had to clarify that they were for boys, but we wanted the My Little Pony toys, thankyouverymuch.<br /> <br /> And I was reminded when we were in the toy section at Target (looking for a Princess Celestia to complete Bam-Bam's collection) and this random Dad was openly mocking his son for wanting to buy a toy that was *gasp* pink.<br /> <br /> It was <i>really </i>hard to keep my mouth shut and walk away from that aisle (with our Princess Celestia tucked happily in our cart). And all I could think was: OhMyBob, is this really still a thing?<br /> <br /> It IS 2012, right?<br /> <br /> Just checking. 'Cause, yeah, apparently this still a thing.<br /> <br /> Maybe not for me. And, of course, not for you, Gentle Reader.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">You're much to evolved for that.</span><br /> <br /> But, for some people, yeah, this is still a thing. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KS_JU0lZ2fyYMwdmF8HF-Vrzue7CvqKl4JqBmvKsOw-N-jWkm2CgRywJiQ-V7wUcLQGTPoCiUbjhkILZW3M8lPqNWcxKU04ZRaXJ8hL5rEbd96VY9jxK58ht-x_Bs5OBX-dW80yqUOoj/s1600/deal_with_it____twilight_style_by_j_brony-d4d2m5u.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KS_JU0lZ2fyYMwdmF8HF-Vrzue7CvqKl4JqBmvKsOw-N-jWkm2CgRywJiQ-V7wUcLQGTPoCiUbjhkILZW3M8lPqNWcxKU04ZRaXJ8hL5rEbd96VY9jxK58ht-x_Bs5OBX-dW80yqUOoj/s200/deal_with_it____twilight_style_by_j_brony-d4d2m5u.png" width="191" /></a></div> Bam-Bam doesn't know that some people would think My Little Pony is "for girls" (Though, he's already asked me why some of his favorite toys are in the&nbsp;"pink aisle" while others are in the "hero" aisle.)&nbsp;I hope that if/when he learns that, it won't diminish his enjoyment of one of his favorite shows/toys. And you never know - he's a pretty headstrong little kid who's never worried much about what other people think. So, maybe it won't faze him at all.<br /> <br /> But, I still <i>hate </i>the idea that some adult or kid will tell him that something he loves is "wrong". I dread the moment that he would reject something he enjoys not because he's ready to move on, but because someone <i>else</i> is uncomfortable with his tastes.<br /> <br /> I admit, I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder about this topic.<br /> <br /> When I was little, I always liked "boy" toys.&nbsp;Even with fantastic parents and other adults who were great about not telling me what girls could or couldn't do, I learned quickly that others - including most of my peers - were not as open-minded.<br /> <br /> I wanted to play with Castle Grayskull when the girls on my block were all about decorating their Barbie Dreamhouses. And I didn't understand why my brother and his friends didn't want me to play superheroes with them. And I couldn't figure out why the local librarian kept trying to get me to read Little House on the Prairie when I was there to check out sci fi adventures.<br /> <br /> So I learned to fit in.&nbsp;I never lost my tomboy-geek interests, but I kept them largely hidden for almost my entire childhood - feeling like they were something taboo. Something I could only share with a special few.&nbsp;I played dolls and dress-up and I pretended I didn't know what Star Wars and Spider-Man were. I watched GI Joe and and Justice League in secret and hid my books in my backpack until no one was around but my family.<br /> <br /> By college, I was well on my way to my current philosophy: I don't care what anyone else thinks I should or shouldn't like or do. You can think it. But you're wrong and <i>I</i> won't be defined or limited by <i>your </i>lack of imagination.<br /> <br /> But even with this now-innate&nbsp;philosophy, I admit my knee-jerk reaction is defensive to small-minded people who get stuck on their ideas of gender roles. Even now as a happy, confident, 38-year-old geek and mom ... I still sometimes have to work really hard not resent someone who wants to tell me what I - or my sons - can or can't do based on their limited ideas of gender roles.<br /> <br /> Add to that my Momma Bear instincts to protect my sons, and I almost feel sorry for anyone who tries to tell my kid he "can't" like "girl stuff".<br /> <br /> ###<br /> <br /> <i><span style="color: #741b47;">... But, even though there are still those who insist on trying to fit people into old-fashioned little gender boxes early and often, I hold out hope that my sons will never feel the need to hide their joys because others might not approve. That, instead, they will always be surrounded by people who love and celebrate who they are and what they love.</span></i><br /> <i><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="color: #741b47;">Friendship is magic,</span></i><br /> <i><span style="color: #741b47;">Zen</span></i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/09/stay-gold-pony-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-6961694419281994258Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:49:00 +00002013-12-20T14:19:21.998-08:00best ofminions<div style="text-align: right;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2diqWjY-gesXf5roNmiKwyWiCP1EArc-puuCkZPQIOKWqXaP942zWr50eI3fFKklUTNks5pgGuXLWoNn4zMfZkI-XcQTDxMEUGILq3L29CBk_zvi3QAsIc0bnW1HEzE9DtYtLmZb_cEG/s1600/030608_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2diqWjY-gesXf5roNmiKwyWiCP1EArc-puuCkZPQIOKWqXaP942zWr50eI3fFKklUTNks5pgGuXLWoNn4zMfZkI-XcQTDxMEUGILq3L29CBk_zvi3QAsIc0bnW1HEzE9DtYtLmZb_cEG/s320/030608_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b>CAST OF CHARACTERS</b><br /> <b><br /></b><br /> <b>The Professor</b><br /> <i>Age</i>: 7 going on 12<br /> <i>Career Goal</i>: Mad scientist<br /> <i>Interests</i>: Mythbusters<br /> Plants vs. Zombies,&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">Legos,&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;">Star Wars,&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">Reading,&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">Karate</span><br /> <i>Catch-Phrase</i>: "Let's build one!"<br /> <br /> <b>Bam-Bam</b><br /> <i>Age</i>: Just turned 5<br /> <i>Career Goal</i>: Super Villian<br /> &nbsp; <i>Interests</i>: Angry Birds<br /> Phineas and Ferb<br /> Action Figures,&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">My Little Pony</span><br /> Chaos and destruction<br /> <i>Catch-Phrase</i>: "Ak-waaaard." <br /> <br /> <b>Mommy</b><br /> <i>Age</i>: 38<br /> Designated Straight Man</div> <br /> <br /> <i>Bam-Bam: "Mommy, can I have cow milk?"</i><br /> <i>Me: "What's the magic word?"</i><br /> <i>Bam-Bam: "Abracadabra!!! </i><br /> <br /> Bam-Bam: "Mommy, can I have a donut?"<br /> Me: "I don't have any donuts."<br /> Bam-Bam: "How 'bout you ask your phone to find us a donut shop an' you can get some donuts for you an' me?"<br /> <br /> <i>The Professor: "Mommy, I got bit by an ant today. What's gonna happen to me?"</i><br /> <i>Me: "Probably nothing."</i><br /> <i>The Professor: "Oh ... But I MIGHT turn into Ant Man!"&nbsp;</i><br /> <i>&nbsp;Me: "I suppose that's possible."</i><br /> <i>The Professor: *fist pump* "YES!!!"</i><br /> <br /> The Professor, sending Bam-Bam down the big, curvy slide first: "Are you dead?"<br /> Bam-Bam: "No!<br /> The Professor: "Okay, I'm coming down." <br /> <br /> <i>Me: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"</i><br /> <i>Bam-Bam: "I will be a Villain!" *evil laugh*</i><br /> <br /> Bam-Bam, consoling the dog on his impending doggie vaccinations: "Whatever you do, just don' look at da shots ... And, after, maybe you get a lowipop." <br /> <br /> <i>The Professor: "Why is Dr. Who's time machine a phone booth? If I had a time machine, I'd make it a bouncy house, to have fun on the way."</i><br /> <br /> Bam-Bam, drawing a picture-story: "Ok, Daddy, now you are suwownded by lava and dere's a 3-eyed dragon wif sharp teef. An' you don' have your sword."<br /> <br /> <i>‎Bam-Bam, crying in his bed after the Professor brought home a Mother's Day craft from school.</i><br /> <i>Me: "What's wrong?"</i><br /> <i>Bam-Bam: "I didn't make a mother's day present."</i><br /> <i>Me, heart melting: "It's okay, sweetie, I don't need a present. I just want to spend the day with you. You don't have to give me anything."</i><br /> <i>Bam-Bam: "Okay ... But you won't forget to get me things for Christmas, right?"</i><br /> <br /> Me: "What do we call an animal that only eats meat?"<br /> The Professor: "A carnivore!"<br /> Me: "And an animal that only eats plants?"<br /> The Professor: "An herbivore!"<br /> Me: "And an animal that eats both meat and plants?"<br /> Bam-Bam: "A mommy-vore!"<br /> <br /> <i>Car: *rattling* a little over a bumpy part in the road.</i><br /> <i>Bam-Bam: Oh no! She's breaking up! We gotta jump for it!</i><br /> <br /> Bam-Bam: "I'm good at hopping. Hopping is my talent. ... And my other talent is being cute."<br /> <br /> <i>Bam-Bam, walking into my bathroom just after my shower, wrinkling his nose, declaring: "It smells like girl in here." and marching out.&nbsp;</i><br /> <br /> Me: Want to help me pick out what to wear today?<br /> Bam-Bam: No. Daddy can do that. I really don't want to see you naked.<br /> <br /> <i>Me: Oh, look at the cool pic @grantimahara tweeted.</i><br /> <i>The Professor, so awed there is a real danger he might suck all the air out of the rooom: "Grant Imahara?!? The MythBuster who was raised by robots!?! That's SO cool!"</i><br /> <br /> Bam-Bam, running into my room at 6:30 a.m.: "Mommy, there's a black puddle in the living room!"<br /> <span style="background-color: white;">Me, following them back to the living room: "Oh dear ... That's dog diarrhea."</span><br /> The Professor: "What's diarrhea?"<br /> Me: "It's dog poop."<br /> The Professor: "Ewwwww, Bam-Bam, it's melty dog-poop!"<br /> Bam-Bam: Oh darn. I was hoping we struck oil.<br /> <br /> <i>Bam-Bam, meditating:</i><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/66u7RLmWjkQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> <br /> Miss me?<br /> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/07/stuff-my-kids-say.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-1002539779114184281Fri, 11 May 2012 22:18:00 +00002012-05-11T15:55:47.542-07:00It seems North Carolinans and President Obama have raised quite the hullaballo about same-sex marriages again this week.<br /> <br /> This is an<a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search/label/same-sex%20marriage"> issue I'm fairly opinionated about</a>. So I've found myself talking and writing about it again this week. But ... there's just nothing new to say here, folks. It's all been done.<br /> <br /> The President supports the right of gays to marry. You know what, that's actually kind of fantastic. But it doesn't&nbsp;<i>change&nbsp;</i>anything, especially not the minds of the people who oppose it. <br /> And conservatives in North Carolina passed an all-but-redundant law declaring that only heterosexuals can marry in their state. Again, nothing much has changed.<br /> <br /> It's deja vu all over again.<br /> <br /> Here in California, we've been fighting against <a href="http://www.noh8campaign.com/article/about">Prop. 8</a> - the ballot initiative to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry - since 2008. As someone in the apparent voting minority in my state, I&nbsp;feel for those 40 percent or so of compassionate minded North Carolina voters who opposed their state's amendment to institutionalize civil inequality.<br /> <br /> But all these "new" headlines are really the same old story: People trying to impose their opinion on others to the point of stooping to create a second class of citizen.<br /> <br /> Hell, when you get right down to it, North Carolina's new amendment and California's Prop 8 and other anti-gay marriage actions are all just eerily&nbsp;reminiscent&nbsp;of the same arguments that were put forward to argue against racial integration and inter-racial marriages - 50 years ago.<br /> <br /> I'd have hoped we'd have evolved further than that by now.<br /> <br /> Maybe I'm lazy or impatient or just plain tired of all the animosity, but, since the anti-gay marriage proponents don't seem to have any <i>new </i>arguments to put forth, I'm not going to waste time crafting new counter-points.&nbsp;Instead, I think I'll just recycle a bit ...<br /> <br /> <b>From <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2008/10/still-waiting.html">Still Waiting</a>, 28 October 2008</b><br /> <b><br /></b><br /> <i>I still have yet to hear one - just ONE! - rational reason why Californians should pass Proposition 8 - which is an attempt to alter our State Constitution to define "marriage" as a "only between a man and woman".<br /> <br /> <i>The most basic premise of our State and Federal Constitutions - the very foundation of our whole Nation - is that ALL people are EQUAL under the law. How can anyone possibly reconcile that deeply held American value of equality with the intention and consequence of this Proposition?</i><br /> <br /> Proposition 8 puts discrimination INTO our Constitution. It requires the government to treat it's citizens differently under the law. And that undermines the very foundation of equality and civil rights we ALL enjoy as Americans.<br /> <br /> Whether you personally approve of homosexuality or not is irrelevant. The real question we are deciding is whether or not the Government can pick and chose which of its citizens may have certain civil rights and which may not.<br /> <br /> <i>Is that really a slope you want to start travelling down?</i><br /> <br /> <b>From <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/02/dont-divorce-us.html">Don't Divorce Us</a>, 6 February, 2009&nbsp;</b><br /> <br /> <i>I still don't understand why people want to control who other people love and marry. Or why they think they have the right to.&nbsp;I hope the courts will have the courage to correct this injustice. And I hope that more people will be able to grow their compassion and embrace equality. </i><br /> <br /> <b>From <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/03/by-any-other-name.html">By Any Other Name</a> 25 March 2009</b><br /> <br /> <i>Can we just give everybody in California a freakin' dictionary&nbsp;and move on?&nbsp;News Flash: The word "marriage" has more than one meaning.&nbsp;Let's make it simple:<br /><br />Marriage:&nbsp;1) A religious or spiritual union or rite,&nbsp;2) A legal contract with set rights and responsibilities defined by law.<br /><br />Religions of any kind are free and welcome to set any limits they see fit on Definition #1. But, in this country, no religion has any business trying to legislate Definition #2 to force others to live by their beliefs.<br /><br />If you want to live in a theocracy, you might try Iran or Saudi Arabia. I'm sure those are lovely places to live. As long as you do and think and be exactly as the church/government believes you should.</i><br /> <br /> <b>From <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2009/05/but-i-dont-want-to-go-among-mad-people.html">But I Don't Want To Go Among Mad People</a>, 28 May 2009</b><br /> <br /> <i>Substitute "gays" for, say, "Catholics" or "women" or "blacks" or "left-handed". Now substitute "marriage" for "voting" or "driver's license" or "due process" or "free education".<br /> Maybe then you will see how disturbing and wrong this precedent is.<br /><br />Fundamental rights should not be up for popular vote. Ever.&nbsp;Equality means that everyone is treated equally under the law unless there is an overwhelming reason not to. As soon as we start carving out certain rights for some and not for others, we put all of our rights in danger.</i><br /> <br /> One of the most basic premises of our legal system is that the rights of the minority are <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> subject to the whims of the majority.</i><br /> <br /> <i>How far down the rabbit hole do we need to fall before people realize that they are only hurting themselves by insisting on creating haves and have-nots?</i><br /> Will you only realize the damage you have done when it is your rights on the chopping block?<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>"If everybody minded their own business, <br />the world would go around a great deal faster than it does."</i><i>~ The Duchess, Alice in Wonderland</i><br /> <i><br /></i></div> <b>From&nbsp;<a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/all-animals-are-equal-but-some-are-more.html">All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others</a>, 11 January 2010</b><br /> <br /> <i>The rights set forth in our Constitution seem so simple; we sometimes take them for granted now. But, for our founding fathers, it was a paradigm-changing philosophy that set their fledgling constitutional republic apart as a nation of new ideals.<br /> <br /> We have, as a nation, not always lived up to those ideals of equality. But we've been moving in the right direction - slowly but surely - throughout our history. Socially, each generation has learned to be just&nbsp; a little more compassionate and tolerant than the last. Legally, the precedents over the last 200 years have been building a ladder toward that high-minded ideal set forth by our founding fathers so long ago.<br /><br />And today, the Courts will hear a case that could throw us back down to the bottom rung.<br /> <br /> If the "majority" of voters can decide that a whole class of people can be denied equal treatment under the law - in any form - then who or what will be next?</i><br /> <br /> ### <br /> <br /> If you want a fresher opinion, you might check out Newark Mayor Cory Booker's excellent analysis of the subject:<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4Z7tl7Vy8U" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <br /> You can also read <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/dadding/2012/05/09/obama-marriage-equality/">Whit Honea's perspective over at Dadding</a>. His is, as always, a compassionate and reasonable voice.<br /> <br /> And then there's this sweet and simple sentiment from the very fun and funny <ahref="https: #%21="" harto"="" twitter.com=""><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/harto">Hannah Hart</a>: <br /> </ahref="https:><br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"> Why does North Carolina gotta hate? I just wanna make blanket forts with my lady and our babies. — Hannah Hart (@harto) <a data-datetime="2012-05-09T02:33:14+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/harto/status/200050767330148352">May 9, 2012</a></blockquote> <script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"> </script> When news like North Carolina's new amendment drags my spirit down, people like these give me hope.<br /> <br /> Namaste,<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-all-been-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-3723403724123676994Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +00002013-10-31T15:03:53.485-07:00booksdiyzombies<br /> Behold: My creation! *lighting crashes* Mwahahahahahaha!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT64ohdbP_OMaAFd7hL4Jq_kkipgU4IbrPxYuH47stkvmWUbJyUM6i9sdCijmcXs9b33SE4B-UbnnJFCDymoNA1dfNi42qQk3tbrqMblilh8u3dLJf0KHFOY6TDARqYImVQ3TKUk3j4Kx/s1600/Photo+Feb+16,+7+12+43+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT64ohdbP_OMaAFd7hL4Jq_kkipgU4IbrPxYuH47stkvmWUbJyUM6i9sdCijmcXs9b33SE4B-UbnnJFCDymoNA1dfNi42qQk3tbrqMblilh8u3dLJf0KHFOY6TDARqYImVQ3TKUk3j4Kx/s320/Photo+Feb+16,+7+12+43+AM.jpg" height="320" width="273" /></a></div> <br /> I'd seen these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82880755/book-purse-purse-clutch-made-from-kahlil?ref=sr_gallery_36&amp;ga_search_submit=&amp;ga_search_query=book+purse&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=US&amp;ga_page=7&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade">cute</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59407328/to-kill-a-mockingbird-book-purse">little</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88740715/harry-potter-book-purse-deathly-hallows?ref=sr_gallery_38&amp;ga_search_submit=&amp;ga_search_query=book+purse&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=US&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade">purses</a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/263390278176700227/">made</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81054022/wuthering-heights-book-purse-handbag-by">from</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85833431/book-purse-handbag-hunger-games-by?ref=sr_list_3&amp;ga_search_submit=&amp;ga_ref=auto&amp;ga_search_query=the+hunger+games&amp;ga_view_type=list&amp;ga_ship_to=US&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade%2Fbags_and_purses">books</a> at Etsy and other places and, being a huge <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search/label/books">book nerd</a>, of course, I lusted for one of my own.<br /> <br /> But they seemed so expensive, when I knew they could be made for so much less money. And yet, I was too intimidated to try to make one myself. (My crafting projects too often end in tears and feelings of inadequacy.)<br /> <br /> But, after a friend of mine made this gorgeous bag for herself ... <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Ba5WYd8SzpQN_xG2DTCMBvTDxlnHXvI3_BRij6igtm7EE8TCLpxqcazpbJaE3HjdqN5AuErKlsv-bjhPiH9Z2wQ-Y0z6MifPJlUgNlMBAOQWQnEdLIZf-6tpkF3ZmmKXBj4-4tBrHk_/s1600/382657_10150523471501894_647636893_10491590_81240302_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Ba5WYd8SzpQN_xG2DTCMBvTDxlnHXvI3_BRij6igtm7EE8TCLpxqcazpbJaE3HjdqN5AuErKlsv-bjhPiH9Z2wQ-Y0z6MifPJlUgNlMBAOQWQnEdLIZf-6tpkF3ZmmKXBj4-4tBrHk_/s200/382657_10150523471501894_647636893_10491590_81240302_n.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_bvfrkXY1RY9n9yE-Hbb5N_I5CqD7x5KEGR-2qYd-6JFcagBDFdb8yqR3gHkagfa-l91s_REkkDgD_PQ79THFkAJ0-3wTlT1J27es2v5WzLzAfVmebPYsejstnAPiKWeG7x_iGiEhZMh/s1600/385863_10150523471436894_647636893_10491589_797805728_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTSHJV4CCDFv3cQr-8RRGicN2WhKRKug8PiYtbj16NW3MuzTYOlJkAsmmBFsIEW1heebB9K-GW6XwufgsmUXlBMpN2SaEzKiBHHy21jiSqOvk19GBWPVQgvH-xPU1IP9HrbQGxDKzzcJa/s1600/386687_10150523471341894_647636893_10491588_652587593_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTSHJV4CCDFv3cQr-8RRGicN2WhKRKug8PiYtbj16NW3MuzTYOlJkAsmmBFsIEW1heebB9K-GW6XwufgsmUXlBMpN2SaEzKiBHHy21jiSqOvk19GBWPVQgvH-xPU1IP9HrbQGxDKzzcJa/s200/386687_10150523471341894_647636893_10491588_652587593_n.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div> <br /> &nbsp; ... I got the guts to try to make my own. <br /> &nbsp; <br /> I took bits and pieces from several tutorials I found online and Frankenstein'd my own method of doing it.<br /> <br /> Mostly, this involved me thinking, <i>"Now, how how can I do that without any sewing?"</i> Cuz, you know, laziness is the mother of invention. Or something like that. <br /> <br /> As I'm generally pleased with my results, I thought I'd share the method to my madness.<br /> <br /> <b>PROLOGUE</b><br /> <br /> Frankly, I was too focused on figuring out how to make it work to really document my steps very well, though I did, obviously, snap a few pics along the way. So, as far as step-by-step tutorials go, this is a little weak. Think of it as more of an inspirational report than a how-to manual. ;)<br /> <br /> <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS:</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWYToIbsDhN55qXgEAOjeuwr5Mauw2yldY5TsXfk2zURXynv9ydGOrd4Syw7MMi_-ctFDbqn2MAD2wjcJl_GYbWWQ3YQJ5nJTA-XxmRhBQ9XRUav6tQ98MLCch2Aegz_kMAXKPKgNCg_u/s1600/Photo+Feb+12,+3+12+04+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWYToIbsDhN55qXgEAOjeuwr5Mauw2yldY5TsXfk2zURXynv9ydGOrd4Syw7MMi_-ctFDbqn2MAD2wjcJl_GYbWWQ3YQJ5nJTA-XxmRhBQ9XRUav6tQ98MLCch2Aegz_kMAXKPKgNCg_u/s200/Photo+Feb+12,+3+12+04+PM.jpg" height="200" style="cursor: move;" width="150" /></a></div> <ul> <li><b>A hard-cover book</b><br />Just this once, you should judge a book by its cover: I find older books and children's books have some of the best covers. But, for this, I chose one of <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=577536">Barnes &amp; Noble's Leatherbound Classic Series</a>. Specifically, <i><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-the-vampire-chronicles-anne-rice/1106658783?ean=9780307291653&amp;itm=39">Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles</a></i>. My friend used <i><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-grimms-complete-fairy-tales-brothers-brothers-grimm/1106658811?ean=9781435114890&amp;itm=11">Grimm's Fairy Tales</a></i> from the same series. It was actually really hard to choose just one book - they had so many of my favorites with such <i>gorgeous</i> covers! I wanted to buy them all. But, then, I get that feeling in bookstores all the time. The final deciding factor for me was size: The Anne Rice anthology was more than twice as wide as most of the others, meaning a bigger purse.</li> <li><b>Coordinating fabric</b><br />How much depends on the size of your book. I bought four fabric quarters - two each of a Gothic-looking black/purple tie-dye and a bright arterial red to complement my blood-sucking fiends theme - and that was <i>more </i>than enough - even with a few mistakes and re-cuts. (Most of the bags I've seen use only one fabric. But I wanted different colors for the sides and lining.)</li> <li><b>Purse handles</b><br />I went with pre-made. My friend made her own out of wire and beads. It doesn't really matter, as long as they coordinate with your book/bag.</li> <li><b>Glue</b><br />I mostly used fabric glue - the kind you can buy at any craft store for hemming and the like. But you could use hot glue or other kinds of crafting glue. </li> <li><b>Cardboard</b><br />Sturdy, but not too thick. Enough to cover the front, back and spine of your book.&nbsp;</li> <li><b>Plastic report cover</b></li> <li><b>A utility knife, scissors, 2-3 blank pieces of paper, a pencil and maybe a ruler</b>.</li> </ul> All of these supplies cost me somewhere in the neighborhood of $35-40 - including the $20 book.<br /> <br /> You'll note that this list does NOT include a sewing machine or a needle and thread. Again, this is sheer sewing-aversion on my part. My bag is sew-free. Yours doesn't have to be. Just substitute "neatly sew a lovely hem" for "glue the shit out of it" and you're good to go. ;)<br /> <br /> Or, if you're the sewing type, you should check out this great <a href="http://www.hungrypanda.net/blog/2010/02/book-purse-tutorial/">how-to article at Hungry Panda</a>. I loved the <i>concept</i> of her design, but the thought of all that sewing made me start to hyperventilate.<br /> <br /> <b>CHAPTER 1: </b><b>Remove the cover</b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfAI1vL9TFqYNLrwrZJfgMJ1EB4AhkKjAFTcPBb9pvrnPm5dC57i3Fe0nXWqTZxdtl-BS_TwMLuAO79j9fmxgeC62VOIGm6Lcyzokb7_okcLgZNwCpRgmfpNnDcs0goSqVz5mFYc6APVt/s1600/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+56+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfAI1vL9TFqYNLrwrZJfgMJ1EB4AhkKjAFTcPBb9pvrnPm5dC57i3Fe0nXWqTZxdtl-BS_TwMLuAO79j9fmxgeC62VOIGm6Lcyzokb7_okcLgZNwCpRgmfpNnDcs0goSqVz5mFYc6APVt/s200/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+56+PM.jpg" height="200" width="137" /></a></div> Yes, this is absolutely the most painful step - you have to cut the pages from the book. I <i>know</i>! I might have wept a little. I recommend doing it quickly - like ripping off a band-aid.<br /> <br /> Use your utility knife to cut through the end paper and stitches holding the cover to the pages. But, carefully, so as not to cut any pages or the spine binding itself. Because we <i>are </i>going to recover that book when we're done, are we not?<br /> <br /> Now that your book is naked, take it's measurements: Use blank paper to trace the front and back covers and spine. Then stand the book on it's edge, open it to the width you want your bag to open to, and trace that triangle outline all the way around the book, including a straight line along the front opening.<br /> <br /> <b>CHAPTER </b><b>2: </b><b>The Guts: Preparation&nbsp;</b><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qp4gZ3eLr_R9BVzqTJVIgrIvEQs_Qffb-ecOfHcZxa3s4pDKwOGuXrbEe-i37BKZrxMIrbBlbffiqvy6gfCamXbqXJHcRVttFeAM8etxarKqH4Acy3c9HEAdAkwSyFq8DrWpJ0oKAvQX/s1600/Photo+Feb+13,+11+28+05+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Qp4gZ3eLr_R9BVzqTJVIgrIvEQs_Qffb-ecOfHcZxa3s4pDKwOGuXrbEe-i37BKZrxMIrbBlbffiqvy6gfCamXbqXJHcRVttFeAM8etxarKqH4Acy3c9HEAdAkwSyFq8DrWpJ0oKAvQX/s200/Photo+Feb+13,+11+28+05+AM.jpg" height="200" width="167" /></a>From <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Book-Purse">this article at Wiki-How</a>, I borrowed the idea of using fabric-covered cardboard inserts for the bottom and sides of the bag, to help reinforce the the book/bag and make installation easier:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wgnQQzqYLWOsudM3YJIMXFW-5E4yrFhSvnRJcom12joDQ1AXwemA2xUZ8KjwQQKUB3RvOek0Hko9A0IAiYoFnhCYTR0kppt1ZkGsZabeYTLSs0DalTcSYj519pHjMajxl3Jqr244T5Zi/s1600/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+23+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wgnQQzqYLWOsudM3YJIMXFW-5E4yrFhSvnRJcom12joDQ1AXwemA2xUZ8KjwQQKUB3RvOek0Hko9A0IAiYoFnhCYTR0kppt1ZkGsZabeYTLSs0DalTcSYj519pHjMajxl3Jqr244T5Zi/s200/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+23+PM.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a>Cut out two pieces of thin cardboard that are just a little smaller than the front and back covers of your book and one that is just a bit smaller than the spine.<br /> <br /> The finished pieces should fit all together inside<i> </i>your book, while it is closed, without going over any of the edges. Check this sizing and then double-check it. And then check it again. THEN, use fabric glue to cover the cardboard with your fabric.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> (As you can see, my craftier-than-I-am friend added some awesome pockets to the lining of her bag. I do love pockets, but they didn't fit into my no-sew agenda, so they got left on the drawing board for this bag. If there's ever a sequel to this project, I'll probably try to add pockets.) <br /> <br /> <b>CHAPTER </b><b>3: Handles</b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr59tSy5vEgP_2G1dYbqfp72dROjWE241i9si5yh0DfT8jDApU2O3C-LCHHl0TnGtqWvYemj9v28Q9VNWTHA9uYaPL0wX3_3a-yvjajTsNTMAXEtGjT9VCtqDJSFNcYixBtE4qVaPGu1f/s1600/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+02+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr59tSy5vEgP_2G1dYbqfp72dROjWE241i9si5yh0DfT8jDApU2O3C-LCHHl0TnGtqWvYemj9v28Q9VNWTHA9uYaPL0wX3_3a-yvjajTsNTMAXEtGjT9VCtqDJSFNcYixBtE4qVaPGu1f/s200/Photo+Feb+12,+9+37+02+PM.jpg" height="200" width="195" /></a></div> I went with a single loop handle and attached them to the middle of the bag with one strap for each. You can see on my friend's bag that she went with the half-loop handles that attach to the bag in two places, requiring a total of four straps. There are pros and cons to each, but really it's your preference.<br /> <br /> To attach the handles, I cut two long strips of the red fabric I used for the "guts" of the bag and "hemmed" the long edges with fabric glue. (Don't worry about the short edges.)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6uVVBH00t1qaoEDjvIhu_GX009lbUxPWT7KJ32Rq8QauLdYS3dNAchifi0NCFo14xcCBJPnumi8Z0Wp_VIh3bfbLRvedgTff_7omyR-9i55q8XbTlRdu1Jimye5jKLgbrw0bkwcAqSOr/s1600/Photo+Feb+13,+12+14+12+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6uVVBH00t1qaoEDjvIhu_GX009lbUxPWT7KJ32Rq8QauLdYS3dNAchifi0NCFo14xcCBJPnumi8Z0Wp_VIh3bfbLRvedgTff_7omyR-9i55q8XbTlRdu1Jimye5jKLgbrw0bkwcAqSOr/s200/Photo+Feb+13,+12+14+12+PM.jpg" height="173" width="200" /></a>I just looped the fabric through the handles and glued the bottom part of the fabric securely to each side of the inside of the book cover - making sure that the handles were even with each other vertically and horizontally.<br /> <br /> I think this method of using one strap per handle is a little easier than trying to make sure that FOUR handle straps are all even and equidistant. But, again: I'm a lazy crafter. The potential drawback to this method is that the strap sits right in the middle of the purse, so it could get in the way of the ...<br /> <br /> <b>CHAPTER </b><b>4: Clasp/Closure</b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9vhw1n1149B4YZQEPxAW1DV5C6YM40reaArq37xe_59wOq7QTVjb2Iy2jn7mPhIyZm2PADatJfWyYS2vC4bW1WrIm2E8XCjAS_KSMEMLeb9ISSJTqFxf3vS9xlDjss53UCyGNhqxrSOg/s1600/Photo+Feb+16,+7+15+45+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9vhw1n1149B4YZQEPxAW1DV5C6YM40reaArq37xe_59wOq7QTVjb2Iy2jn7mPhIyZm2PADatJfWyYS2vC4bW1WrIm2E8XCjAS_KSMEMLeb9ISSJTqFxf3vS9xlDjss53UCyGNhqxrSOg/s200/Photo+Feb+16,+7+15+45+AM.jpg" height="200" width="156" /></a></div> A lot of the tutorials I saw used ribbon and a button - one mounted on each side of the bag in the center, to hold the book/purse closed. I liked the concept, but, as I said, my "middle" was kinda taken up by my strap. So, I just moved my button over to one side. I used a satin-covered black button and thin black leather twine that I had on hand, rather than a ribbon.<br /> <br /> I threaded the leather through the button, leaving a long tail and secured that to the inside of the book with glue and electrical tape (No, it's not pretty, but it's strong and no one will ever see it.) with the button just poking out over the top of the book. On the opposite cover, I secured a loop of the black leather the same way - again, with just enough poking over the top of the book to be able to hook around the button and hold the bag closed.<br /> <br /> One word of advice that I was thankful that my friend shared with me: Check the distance on this closure carefully and use something that has a little "give" for the strap. You want the book to stay closed, but not so tightly that it cuts off your storage space inside. I considered elastic, but I didn't have any on hand to try out. Plus, I liked the black leather. Hey, who doesn't? ;)<br /> <br /> <b>CHAPTER 5</b><b>: S</b><b>ide Panels</b><br /> <br /> I'm not gonna lie to you, Marge: This was the hard part. If you have access to another pair of hands, this is the time to call in reinforcements.<br /> <br /> I found several slightly different, but all good, methods for doing this online. If it weren't for my severe allergy to sewing, I probably would have used <a href="http://www.curbly.com/users/Chrisjob/posts/4164-Curbly-Video-Podcast-How-to-Make-a-Handbag-out-of-a-Recycled-Book-">this one at Curbly</a>. But, I did this instead:&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Take that triangle tracing from waaaay up there in Chapter 1 and add about an inch to the sides and a couple of inches to the top. This is the template for cutting out the side panels for your bag.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> Double over your fabric and cut a triangle from your template. Glue/hem the two sides of the doubled-over fabric together. Repeat, so that you have two equal-sized side panels.<br /> <br /> I stole this idea from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.epbot.com/2011/06/jen-yates-and-quest-for-worlds-best.html">Jen Yates at EPBOT</a>: Cut a medium weight plastic (like the kind you'd use for a report cover) into two horizontal strips about 1 inch tall and about an inch shy of the length of the top of your triangles.<br /> <br /> Hem (glue) that plastic strip into the top of the fabric and crease it in the middle, so that the point of the crease points to the inside of the bag. This helps the side panels to fold inward, as opposed to outward, when the bag closes.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS0X3C86Bq0Hrn0oh8vBiYrytCLu3M04n8KeEOSj2VmY2Qfzg98TsQzoCf7aId60rGZP5656pqhV0VkTnwWtFJsQD8QnuPSHTrMSf7vTE52ekYGJ4nZOu1_aMTV6l9i1JRGsUgl3wEeIf/s1600/bag-step-7-diy-1109-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS0X3C86Bq0Hrn0oh8vBiYrytCLu3M04n8KeEOSj2VmY2Qfzg98TsQzoCf7aId60rGZP5656pqhV0VkTnwWtFJsQD8QnuPSHTrMSf7vTE52ekYGJ4nZOu1_aMTV6l9i1JRGsUgl3wEeIf/s200/bag-step-7-diy-1109-de.jpg" height="156" width="200" /></a>Glue the bottom point of the triangle to the inside of the spine of the book on one side - carefully checking the height before gluing to make sure the panels reach, but do not go past, the top of the book cover. Ditto on the other side.<br /> <br /> <i>Yes, I wish I had taken pictures of this part. But I didn't. Fortunately, <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/book-bag-craft-1109#slide-1">Country Living</a> did, for their very excellent tutorial on the subject.</i> <br /> <br /> Now take the spine-sized piece of cardboard that you covered in fabric earlier and glue it down on top of the edges of the triangles that you just glued down.(You can wait until step 6 to do this, but I thought doing it now was easier and less messy.)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0G8zP-hjHzlCqa2TcD1w84rth0E9tkhGFWlDJBWQCZtYbDG9C2HYTSxP_AKkklzYR-Fb4HX2jmxTG6OEq7rPTr9WyHjzrkn-KtEq2Cc4SyBVgaB6ZaF8mgtr8bxqAXIpAdwFqulrMUzs/s1600/bag-step-9-diy-1109-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0G8zP-hjHzlCqa2TcD1w84rth0E9tkhGFWlDJBWQCZtYbDG9C2HYTSxP_AKkklzYR-Fb4HX2jmxTG6OEq7rPTr9WyHjzrkn-KtEq2Cc4SyBVgaB6ZaF8mgtr8bxqAXIpAdwFqulrMUzs/s200/bag-step-9-diy-1109-de.jpg" height="200" width="156" /></a>Glue the long edges of the fabric up along the inside of the book covers.<br /> <br /> That is <i>so much harder</i> than it sounds. Seriously, that one sentence does not accurately convey the contortions and cursing required to hold the book open at just the right angle with one hand while simultaneously holding the fabric in place with another hand while gluing the fabric down with another hand. Yes, that's at least three hands - that's my point!<br /> <br /> So, learn from my mistakes: Either get another hand or two to help you hold the book in place or put together some kind of contraption to prop the book open at the right angle while you are gluing the sides. <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6z1vGgVTckcHWHv-N05k-Tvm-hYRUkqSYDUiSxjQGXqjwRkG-QnNK5jfsrRNFqbZHBmxB3n4yFmsMZlKB8UCoPSnVstMUsvH12dypdRT_KWp6AQAZmAYbkfYSnQ7d327wEsqp1Yzdta3h/s1600/Photo+Feb+16,+7+15+25+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6z1vGgVTckcHWHv-N05k-Tvm-hYRUkqSYDUiSxjQGXqjwRkG-QnNK5jfsrRNFqbZHBmxB3n4yFmsMZlKB8UCoPSnVstMUsvH12dypdRT_KWp6AQAZmAYbkfYSnQ7d327wEsqp1Yzdta3h/s200/Photo+Feb+16,+7+15+25+AM.jpg" height="200" width="153" /></a></div> <b>CHAPTER 6</b><b>: Guts: Installation</b><br /> <br /> Once you've got the side panels glued in place and have let them dry - I took my time and let each side dry a bit before moving on to the next - then it's all down hill from here: <br /> <br /> Just take the cardboard "guts" that you covered in fabric earlier and glue them in place to the insides of your bag. I used some paper clamps to hold the insides to the cover while the glue dried, which really doesn't take long.<br /> <br /> <i>Voila</i>! You now have a lovely book-bag perfect for every nerdy occasion! <br /> <br /> <i>But, wait!</i> There's still one last thing to do: <br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6NrmZfh82OucUhPNbxAanZCwU9sV69Z3gnGUr8aKwxCfi7O_-FYN8E6TeRUcuNWt4TG6kSR-j6eQzI_UmPklEybH6-cHhiTZ2AimyC-J3kveNYs6HRyTrzhzCK9JlcK2-cF7blPxOfG4/s1600/Photo+Feb+13%252C+5+38+04+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6NrmZfh82OucUhPNbxAanZCwU9sV69Z3gnGUr8aKwxCfi7O_-FYN8E6TeRUcuNWt4TG6kSR-j6eQzI_UmPklEybH6-cHhiTZ2AimyC-J3kveNYs6HRyTrzhzCK9JlcK2-cF7blPxOfG4/s200/Photo+Feb+13%252C+5+38+04+PM.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><b>CHAPTER&nbsp; 7</b><b>: Re-cover your book!</b><br /> <br /> Unless the pages of the book you used were un-salvageable, you'll want to re-cover them to save the book for actual reading! Don't worry: It's not hard.<br /> <br /> I <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-bind-your-own-Hardback-Book/step7/Mark-and-cut-out-the-cover-boards/">re-covered the pages of my book</a> with cardboard and some light denim fabric I had lying around. It's certainly not as pretty as the original cover. But the pages are protected and readable. :)<br /> <br /> <b>EPILOGUE</b><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5by3Fm01cOuWLvFkWhZXD1nwib7DAaN7kbvmAXc0AcQuRf1S_cXk4e9Q6wcNhWurofJIlJosBquOuB8scRKbJDHutfvhEC25A1_AiNiYYiJS4dx6Be6ZjJLKeCc13zer9Tq70Cl8yEGd/s1600/Photo+Feb+16,+7+13+42+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5by3Fm01cOuWLvFkWhZXD1nwib7DAaN7kbvmAXc0AcQuRf1S_cXk4e9Q6wcNhWurofJIlJosBquOuB8scRKbJDHutfvhEC25A1_AiNiYYiJS4dx6Be6ZjJLKeCc13zer9Tq70Cl8yEGd/s200/Photo+Feb+16,+7+13+42+AM.jpg" height="185" width="200" /></a>I know I don't usually do this crafty-mom thing on my blog (or in real life!).<br /> <br /> But, I'm so pleased that I was able to make this successfully, that I want to share. Who knows, maybe there's some other book-loving-but-sewing-challenged person out there feeling, as I was, a little intimidated by this particular project.<br /> <br /> So, if you want your very own "book bag" - don't be afraid to try it. And absolutely DO post a link to a pic here if you make one of your own!<br /> <br /> No, my bag is not "perfect" - but it's mine. I made it. And I had fun making it. And that'd be enough right there to make me love it.<br /> <br /> Bonus: It's a gorgeous book cover and I think I did a half-way decent job of transforming into a fun and useful bag. I even took it on it's first outing the other night - to my son's school's "Literacy Night". It seemed a fitting debut. I can't wait to wear it to even more geeky places. <br /> <br /> <b>The End,</b><br /> <b>&nbsp;</b> <br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/02/feelin-crafty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-4848362508822822013Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:29:00 +00002016-09-19T09:05:21.971-07:00Happy VD! ;p <br /> <br /> Yeah, I know, I've pretty much made it clear<a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search?q=valentine"> in the past</a> that I'm not a big fan of V-Day.<br /> <br /> As far as February holidays go, I much prefer those that involve <a href="http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/search?q=groundhog">prognosticating rodents</a>, as opposed to a made-up (I know, technically, they are all made-up, but you know what I mean.), commercialized, over-sentimentalized holiday designed to squish the most complicated of all emotions into a 24-hour window of "displays of affection". <br /> <br /> Still ... I'm not entirely unsentimental.<br /> <br /> In fact, this year, I'm offering a glimpse of my soft white underbelly by admitting that I am kind of a sucker for<b> romantic movies</b>, well, some of them, anyway. I know! It's so ... so ... <i>girly</i>! But, I can't help it. I just have a soft spot for them. Many of them live happily in my DVD cabinet next to my action flicks, sci-fi collections and kung-fu movies. There are even a few classic musicals dancing around in there. It's an eclectic neighborhood of a cupboard, to be sure, but they all get along.<br /> <br /> <b>So, in honor of Valentine's Day, here are 21 of my favorite romantic movies, in no particular order: </b><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJE8LGvZKwyObtNE5trmM3V8_xe_DFArVBWDQ2MnZ1fJnzu4ODMjTtD5EHpSFbBzW6fnhF9IYYNGiHj-yYe0H8BwiqpBNCAhhF9TJiF-7O5evtZKEsjwdXm_5zZ1lWNxqxnI09uMNnac0/s1600/the_princess_bride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJE8LGvZKwyObtNE5trmM3V8_xe_DFArVBWDQ2MnZ1fJnzu4ODMjTtD5EHpSFbBzW6fnhF9IYYNGiHj-yYe0H8BwiqpBNCAhhF9TJiF-7O5evtZKEsjwdXm_5zZ1lWNxqxnI09uMNnac0/s200/the_princess_bride.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/"></a><br /> <i><b>1. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/"><i><b>The Princess Bride</b></i></a> One of my all-time favorite movies of any sort and smashing good tale of "Wuv. Twue Wuv."<br /> <br /> <i><b>2. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050105/"><b><i>An Affair to Remember</i></b></a><br /> This is a remake of the classic <i>Love Affair</i> from 1939, and it's a story that's been re-told on the big screen several times, but this Carey Grant and Deborah Kerr version will always be my favorite. I still tear up at the end. Every. Time.<br /> <br /> <i><b>3. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094812/"><b><i>Bull Durham</i></b></a><i><b> </b></i><br /> <i>"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days."</i>&nbsp; ... Nuff said.<br /> <br /> <i><b>4. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/"><i><b>Casablanca</b></i></a><br /> Really? If I even need to explain this one, you should just stop reading now.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yqWs176ZoBs0_5BFViY6402vi-tr2geSKosxlsMGjeVyb74ecYK7QahLfCC1kcX7j4FXWNHWrwIJA1KwLk0TxChtSss4HF6XtJVgXpyoaoyMv_ncAoqevfJMz8r8skgcf43ECg4S023X/s1600/Wall-E+Eve+Xmas+Lights+feb9+09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yqWs176ZoBs0_5BFViY6402vi-tr2geSKosxlsMGjeVyb74ecYK7QahLfCC1kcX7j4FXWNHWrwIJA1KwLk0TxChtSss4HF6XtJVgXpyoaoyMv_ncAoqevfJMz8r8skgcf43ECg4S023X/s200/Wall-E+Eve+Xmas+Lights+feb9+09.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <i><b>5. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/"><i><b>Wall-E</b></i></a><br /> I don't care if he is a trash-bot - don't even try to tell me that the montage of him trying to wake and woo the dormant EVE is not some of the most sweetest footage ever, animated or otherwise. Speaking of ...&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <i><b>6. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/"><i><b>Up</b></i></a><br /> If you know anyone who doesn't get at least a little choked up by the end of the first 10 minutes of this film, check their pulse.<br /> <br /> <i><b>7. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038787/"><i><b>Notorious</b></i></a><br /> More Carey Grant - gawd, I love that man - this time paired with Ingrid Bergman in a war-time spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Okay, I know Nazi Germany doesn't sound romantic, but, if you haven't seen it, you're gonna hafta just trust me on this one. There's this one kiss - omg, I melt.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5drOkur3OMNvx_LSenWWKu9g7Xug3Lbw9BSBGDrepHaPP33qwUkT_Z5yKADCyfPEljqHj-fe8I8uHePWjarqKIUWsYGz37xIH3DXJ8F537iIjzOS6jhpH2d0B394jzdAc9pouudxMLxq/s1600/Breakfast+at+Tiffanys+Kissing+in+the+Rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5drOkur3OMNvx_LSenWWKu9g7Xug3Lbw9BSBGDrepHaPP33qwUkT_Z5yKADCyfPEljqHj-fe8I8uHePWjarqKIUWsYGz37xIH3DXJ8F537iIjzOS6jhpH2d0B394jzdAc9pouudxMLxq/s320/Breakfast+at+Tiffanys+Kissing+in+the+Rain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <i><b>8. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054698/"><i><b>Breakfast at Tiffany's&nbsp;</b></i></a><br /> Bittersweet and charming, this one is Audrey Hepburn in one of her best roles.<br /> <br /> <i><b>9. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047437/"><i><b>Sabrina (1954)</b></i></a><br /> Audrey Hepburn again, in a lighter role this time and paired with Bogart in a classic romance with some very cute moments.<br /> <br /> <i><b>10. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056923/"><i><b>Charade</b></i></a><br /> We've already established my love for Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant, so how can I NOT love them together? Especially when they're hip-deep in espionage <br /> <br /> <i><b>11. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046807/"><i><b>Brigadoon</b></i></a><br /> Gene Kelly sings and dances his way around the Highlands of Scotland with Cyd Charisse while sarcastic Van Johnson cracks wise - that would be enough to make me love it right there. But, there's a sweet and sappy romance at the heart of this fanciful musical that just appeals to the fairy-tale loving little girl in me.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qIJoe-ao9qdd78Xl6Of5gEGtFHfLsWnxgnLEOqcAvEB6FDaqf5IZdlQdaC78A6lIkgrQEqcGcCFxAm-qSkadblRM8D6ixBcMMVPIECRPGZACgoZfUTQFgENLXKNjP1M3NhVbGzRtlrKd/s1600/Dirty-Dancing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qIJoe-ao9qdd78Xl6Of5gEGtFHfLsWnxgnLEOqcAvEB6FDaqf5IZdlQdaC78A6lIkgrQEqcGcCFxAm-qSkadblRM8D6ixBcMMVPIECRPGZACgoZfUTQFgENLXKNjP1M3NhVbGzRtlrKd/s200/Dirty-Dancing.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <br /> <i><b>12.</b></i> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/"><i><b>Dirty Dancing</b></i></a> "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." I was about 13 when it first came out , so it will always be a formative romance for me and it still makes me *sigh* a little, and remember what it feels like to fall in love for the first time.<br /> <br /> <i><b>13. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091790/"><i><b>Pretty in Pink</b></i></a><br /> Again - a formative one for me, as were almost all of John Hughes' films. His movies felt very "real" to a lot of teenagers at a time in life when it's hard to find anything to connect to at all. For the nostalgia factor alone, this would continue to be a favorite.<br /> <br /> <i><b>14. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/"><i><b>When Harry Met Sally</b></i></a><br /> The anti love-at-first-sight romance. Sweet, funny, quirky - everything love (and a love story) should be.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnzMPFGrPonWoR6WmH6eRxIzMF7PYs1hYkUu7EEGeElkFFrUWJPtjxpTh8bpX5Eioaw4y4cTg6J_P_rZV1mFua1poo0CNCjHkCtcEnNTRbc3b-HNtdGHN9KPNlfEzVP1nPcVoQxTYPYD-/s1600/french-kiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnzMPFGrPonWoR6WmH6eRxIzMF7PYs1hYkUu7EEGeElkFFrUWJPtjxpTh8bpX5Eioaw4y4cTg6J_P_rZV1mFua1poo0CNCjHkCtcEnNTRbc3b-HNtdGHN9KPNlfEzVP1nPcVoQxTYPYD-/s200/french-kiss.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <i><b>15.</b></i> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/"><i><b>French Kiss</b></i></a><br /> Another quirky love-in-strange places theme with the adorable, everybody-loves-her Meg Ryan. But it's Kevin Kline who really makes this movie for me.<br /> <br /> <i><b>16.</b></i> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/"><b><i>Armageddon</i></b></a><br /> The innocent joy of sweet, romantic love and the heart-wrenching sacrifice of omg-it-still-makes-me-cry parental love, both reflected in the unbelievably sweet face of Liv Tyler. Bonus: Steve Buscemi trying to ride a nuke.<br /> <br /> <i><b>17. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/">While You Were Sleeping</a></b></i><br /> I love Sandra Bullock, and she and Bill Pullman are so quirky and cute in this. I can watch this one over and over.<br /> <br /> <i><b>18. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/">The Proposal </a></b></i><br /> One of the few more recent romances to make more than a blip on my radar. Probably more for the fact that I adore both Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock than because of anything genius in the movie itself. But it has some really sweet and funny moments that give it re-watch-ability for me.<br /> <br /> <i><b>19. </b></i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/"><i><b>Shakespeare in Love</b></i></a><br /> I like to think the Bard himself would have liked this tale casting himself as a star-crossed lover.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGtfbkpDFQp55K9AP3fetODSxeFUt5dSJJHNFplgY7vRprBBp17OnL1ArBtm9MlHvNw_W3t7dWAFg9N594Az40aBh7OWRU15rX-TYNR1Eg9RxyeZsaWSG9vX9VWD5Ruzy4eYMuxnPKnRA/s1600/Say-Anything.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGtfbkpDFQp55K9AP3fetODSxeFUt5dSJJHNFplgY7vRprBBp17OnL1ArBtm9MlHvNw_W3t7dWAFg9N594Az40aBh7OWRU15rX-TYNR1Eg9RxyeZsaWSG9vX9VWD5Ruzy4eYMuxnPKnRA/s200/Say-Anything.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <i><b>20. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098258/">Say Anything</a></b></i><br /> How can you not love that moment? Gawd, I haven't seen this one in ages. I might have to go watch it now.<br /> <br /> <i><b>21. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/">Terminator</a></b></i><br /> Shut up. It is TOO a romance. <br /> <br /> I'm sure I've left out other great movies, trying to keep the list manageable. And, as you can see, my tastes tend to run to mostly older movies. <b>What romantic movies would YOU add the list</b>? Do you have favorite "classics"? Are there other modern romances you think I should give a try?<br /> <br /> Gentlemen: These questions are not just for the ladies of the club; don't be afraid to chime in on this, too! My movies tastes generally run to "guy flicks" anyway. Share!<br /> <br /> Love,<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/02/as-you-wish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357310914232685506.post-8373381062659313592Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +00002016-05-20T08:57:18.701-07:00stuff-and-nonsensevideoI vlog'd. <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wjZixA9S9xI" width="560"></iframe><br /> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <br /> <i>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule_fog">fog</a> comes</i><br /> <i>on little cat feet.</i><br /> <br /> <i>It sits looking</i><br /> <i>over harbor and city</i><br /> <i>on silent haunches</i><br /> <i>and then moves on.</i><br /> <i><br /> </i><br /> <i>~ Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)</i></blockquote> <br /> <br /> Happy commuting,<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;; font-size: 26pt;">Zen</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><br/><br/>"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased, thus do we refute Entropy." ~ Spider Robinson </div></div>http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-little-cat-feet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (OneZenMom)5