Forever Princess

This review contains spoilers, soy by-products, and peanuts.  Do not read beyond the cut if you don’t want to know what happens in Forever Princess.  Although, let’s be honest–you TOTALLY already know how that book ends if you’ve ever seen a romantic comedy.
Meg Cabot, Forever Princess
The final installment in Cabot’s long-running Princess Diaries series, in [...]

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I’m Putting Bones in a Time-Out

To paraphrase R. Kelly (ugh): Now, ‘scuse me, I don’t usually do this…
That is, individual episode reviews.
But sometimes, a woman just feels compelled by overwhelming BADNESS to speak her mind.
I watched the Thursday night episode of Bones yesterday, and wow. Wow. I don’t expect great art from them; I don’t expect much at all, actually, [...]

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Adorable of Adorables

Last night I went into the spare bedroom–which has become the Boyfriend’s fortress of sickitude–to talk to the man who shares my life, my heart, and my credit card information.  I had just gotten home, which means that I should have been paying attention to Oliver, because that is the agreement Oliver and I have [...]

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When Human Suffering Is Snooze-Worthy

Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map
Want to know a secret?  I love diseases.  I mean, obviously I hate the human and animal suffering they cause, but as historical forces go, they can’t be beat.  They’re mindless, emotionless, pitiless destruction, and it’s always interesting to see what they leave in their wake.  And by “interesting” I mean [...]

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Re-Writing History in Words of One Syllable

A few weeks ago I was in Raleigh for my brother’s 26th birthday, and the Mankiller clan descended upon The Reader’s Corner, a used bookstore, as part of the celebration.  Because that is what we Mankillers do; during one visit to Asheville while I was a sophomore at UNCA, my parents hit seven bookstores in [...]

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Dude, People Read This Thing?

I was vain enough to put a link to How to Spot an Abusive Jerk on Feministe’s Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday, and I was gifted with several insightful comments on the original post.  I’d like to share some excerpts with y’all, in case you do not obsessively look back through my posts.  Which you probably don’t.  [...]

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Nerd Love Averts Nerd Tragedy

I have bad eyesight.  Like, terrible eyesight.  Without my glasses on, I can see clearly maybe, MAYBE three inches in front of my face.  I would totally go in for Lasik, but I’m not a good candidate because A.) my prescription keeps changing; and B.) I’m poor.  Anyway, my eyesight generally isn’t a problem, because [...]

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On a Lighter Note…

Right now I’m on three prescription medications (only two of which are for THE CRAZY), and I’m also downing Claritin and Nyquil in an effort to fight my allergies/sleep through my rampant coughing fits at night.
This is a graphic representation of what it feels like to be my liver right now:

You’re welcome.

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A History of Mental Illness

I’ve sat down to write this post so many times over the last few days, and each time I’ve either erased what I’ve written or I’ve said, “I’ll deal with it later.”  Because words have consequences, and once I put this out there, I can’t take it back.
 
But you know, it’s stupid.  Admitting to this [...]

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About My Ethnic Identity

Over at Racialicious, there’s a really great post called “From a Mixed Race Child:  Tips for a White Parent.”  I commented over there, but I kind of wanted to make a longer post on my own blog, because writer Thea Lim raised an issue that resonated with me very strongly.  But, um, if I talked [...]

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