Let's talk about s… kincare, makeup, etc.
I know that I've been a bit AWOL the last few months, but I've still been wearing makeup. I mean, obviously. It makes me feel like an actual person instead of a depressed swamp hermit, so yeah, I still try shit. I've tried some great stuff in 2019, and some really terrible stuff. Here are... Continue Reading →
Ugh this book. Synopsis: This is a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes. Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's... Continue Reading →
I've been feeling spooky since Labor Day weekend, partly because everyone's been talking about fall, and partly because I've been so sick. Being sick makes me want to hibernate with spooky books and blankets and tea regardless of what time of year it is. I read another book by this author when I went to... Continue Reading →
Greetings internet! I just took some time to update my Amazon storefront with some new stuff, so if you want to see a ton of things I use in my everyday life, plus makeup I love and books I've read, all complete with mini-reviews, check it out. Full disclosure: should you buy something from my... Continue Reading →
I know people love fall, and I'm into it for spooky reasons, but I was not fully prepared for the end of summer. It's still warm here, but it's been raining for days and the cooler weather is making appearances at night. Ugh. This means winter is coming. But I took a few minutes to... Continue Reading →
I haven't mentioned my "smart buy" in a while, but this year I've tried really hard to be more particular about the things I purchase. It hasn't always worked. I'm not immune to hype; I am a human who loves beauty products, after all. Unfortunately for me, a lot of the things I've purchased because... Continue Reading →
It's June! That means Pride month and rainbows for everyone! But really it's a lot more than that, like the recognition of those who've fought and literally died for the right to live authentically and love openly. Stonewall was 50 years ago, and sometimes that's forgotten in the haze of glitter and balloons and drag... Continue Reading →
This book is complete bullshit, and I'm going to spoil the shit out of it. You've been warned. Synopsis: Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since the day Nora walked out of her old life and never looked back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen party arrives. A weekend in... Continue Reading →
Months ago I heard that my lady crush Evanna Lynch, i.e. Luna Lovegood, would be releasing her own vegan, cruelty-free beauty subscription box, and I was SO EXCITED that the minute it was available for pre-order I bought it without thinking twice. The first box arrived a week or so ago, and I thought I'd... Continue Reading →
Damn, this book. Let me back up: Netflix recently released a show based on this book. I hadn't heard anything about the show until my friend Becky told me about it. Her exact words were "Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Watch ASAP." Since we have similar taste in tv and she's not... Continue Reading →
I know it's kind of late for a 'best of 2018' post, but here it is anyway. It's been cold and snowy in Albany for the last few days; what I think of as hibernation weather, and in my mind hibernating means books and tea. There's nothing worse to me than being out of reading... Continue Reading →
When I got my first FabFitFun box last year I was so excited I thought I might explode. It's more expensive than any of the other subscriptions I had tried and I was concerned that it wouldn't actually be worth the price. I've received four more boxes, and while I've been happier with some boxes... Continue Reading →
I think by now you’ve picked up on the fact that I like fantasy novels. Also history, and sometimes legends. So it’s no surprise that when I walked by this book at my local library I was immediately intrigued. The Arthurian legends have fascinated me since I was a kid, and the more I learn... Continue Reading →
We're one day from Halloween, my most favorite holiday of the entire year! I also like Christmas, but for completely different reasons. Have you ever noticed that gross things come out at Halloween? We decorate with bugs, bats, and brains, among lots of other weird, gross things. I can't even tell you how many Halloween... Continue Reading →
If you weren't alive in the 90s or were too young to stay up to watch Friends you won't get this reference. The rest of you can skip this next paragraph. Friends was an NBC show that aired on Thursday nights from the mid-90s to the early 00s. It's a situational comedy about six young adults living in... Continue Reading →
