I’ve never been a plant person. I’m a terrible gardener, as we know, and the only house plants that survive at my house are orchids and succulents—ones that can handle abuse and neglect. But I realized as I was hiking with my friend Steph to check one of my favorite stands of elderberry bushes, explainingContinue reading “Elderberry”
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Loading…Metaphor: ReFantazio
In the immortal words of my friend Zach, there comes a time in the life of every JRPG player when they must make a spreadsheet. And, at least in my experience, that moment always arrives a bit sooner in an Atlus game. I played Persona 5 Royal several years ago on the Switch and reallyContinue reading “Loading…Metaphor: ReFantazio”
Pick up the pace, girlfriend
youtube.com/watch I interrupt your Labor Day programming to bring you this border collie practicing her slow walk in a snail costume.
Wednesday’s Child: Gratitude
It’s been a sh*tty summer, y’all. I had to put my dog down, we had a pretty big health scare with my mom (she’s OK, thank God), and two good friends died. I’ve already written about the big picture of how I cope with death and the fear of it, but here’s one way I’mContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Gratitude”
Cartoons for Grown-ups…Gen Urobuchi and the Art of the Bromance
I feel conflicted about Urobuchi’s work, too, but in a very different way from Ōkubo’s. Urobuchi and I don’t have any political disagreements to speak of—on the contrary, I think our world views mesh. He’s just willing and able to spend more time in dark places than I am. He’s undeniably a phenomenal storyteller, notContinue reading “Cartoons for Grown-ups…Gen Urobuchi and the Art of the Bromance”
Wednesday’s Child: Death
CAVEAT LECTOR: This post is more intense and personal than the ones I usually post on the blog. If you find scenes of animal suffering traumatic, you may want to sit this one out. I hate death. Actually, that’s not right: words cannot capture the depths of my hatred, or the width of it, orContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Death”
Wednesday’s Child: Storytelling
I noticed a while ago that a key difference between healthy and unhealthy responses to the misfortunes that life sent my friends’ way seemed to be the stories they were telling themselves. I was reminded of that while reading Hannah Reichel’s amazing For a Time Such as This: An Emergency Devotional. In chapter 16 sheContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Storytelling”
Bonus ESC: DessArt Day (Inkblot creatures)
This time Nicole found a cool project where you make colored ink blots, let them dry, and then turn them into creatures by drawing over them. Here’s my Deer Princess! The desserts were really great this time around with maybe the rice pudding being the weak spot, but I think that was because I couldn’tContinue reading “Bonus ESC: DessArt Day (Inkblot creatures)”
Friday Favorites: Updated Brands Post
Because a girl gotta shop….
Apparently Mountain Lions Also Own the Internet
Awwww….
