We knew we wanted to go on a hike in Connemara but we didn't have any idea as to where exactly in Connemara we needed to go to do that. So we did what every reasonable person does in this situation, we google mapped Connemara and headed to the first point that was labeled visitor … Continue reading May 21, 2017: “Some would say that’s too much…”
Have I mentioned how much I love being in a bookclub? At first I thought it was just because there's nothing I love more than having a conversation about a book, but now I'm realizing that I also like when someone else tells me what to read. I would never have thought to pick up … Continue reading The Three-body Problem
An interesting side effect of social media (looking at you Twitter) is that the online communities we become a part of contain people who have an internet life and an entirely separate not the internet life (some people call this "real life"...this blogger remains skeptical that it's any more real than this). I love following … Continue reading Difficult Women
I know that there are a lot of people who look down on the gift shop. It is the epitome of a tourist trap. Everything is overpriced and most things are pretty darn tacky and I love them so so so much. I would never skip the main event for the gift shop but in … Continue reading May 20th 2017: Gotta Love A Gift Shop
Ok, so, as my dad has said, "We've been stuck in Galway for a long time." This is true. I'm back on the Throwback Thursday train and so ready to tell you all about my time at the Cliffs of Moher. I've tried to keep my travel section of this blog from just turning into … Continue reading May 20th 2017: THE CLIFFS OF INSANITY
I've been stalling and completely incapable of stringing two sentences together about White Teeth by Zadie Smith. It's a book worth writing about and discussing. I've just been a little tired and distracted. Then I found out that Zadie Smith was 24 when this book was published. Well, that kicked my almost 27 year old … Continue reading White Teeth
A Canticle for Lebowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. is a book club book and thank goodness for that, because there is a lot to process in this one and I did a little speed reading toward the end to finish in time. The book is split into three parts which, from my understanding, were … Continue reading A Canticle For Lebowitz
