Early in 2016, my running pace suddenly got slower, and has only gotten worse since then. I tried not to be too hung up on it, but I did search for some tips on improving…
The two weeks in review
I was too busy having an innocent time buying skirts in Portland last week, so here's two weeks in one. Wow, The Idiot. That feels like a long time ago. It felt like a long…
The weekend in review
Friday morning, I forgot to do my weekly recap here before we left for a super fun-filled weekend in Portland. (I blame Louis C. K. and I am not even kidding.) Anyhow, once we got…
Slow and steady finishes the race
I didn't know anything at all about the Lake Washington Half Marathon going in. I'm on 52 million running email lists, so at some point I got something in my inbox about it, and it…
Quick takes- October 2017
Sing Unburied Sing. 4 stars. Great writing, somewhat uneven. Maybe not completely memorable but solid lit. Forest Dark. 3 stars. Hate to say it, but this was kind of a slog. Seems like it should…
The week in review
We had gorgeous weather for Halloween and today it snowed. Wtf, Seattle? I'm not even supposed to be here today. Chemistry started out great and stayed great. I always find it the hardest to sum…
All treat, no trick
Pachinko has nothing at all to do with Halloween, but my copy is due back today, and it's an instant favorite, so here we are. This is the kind of book that makes me feel…
The week in review
I read fast when I'm loving something, and even faster when I'm hating something. So we have a lot to cover this week. Last week, I was hating Sourdough, and I continued to hate it…
The week in review
I meant to do this a lot earlier today, but I snuck out to see Blade Runner instead. #noregrets We Only Know So Much was a good, not great, light read. I have a feeling…
But I’ve got everything now
I did pretty well at keeping my holds organized for a while, but lately I let them all go wacky, and boom, I have a million books out at once. I already returned the ones…