If you're born in the south, or at least in Texas, there's a good chance you refer to any can of soda as a coke. If we're at a restaurant and I tell Spreadsheet Guy to order me a coke, he knows I don't mean Coke. I hate straight-up Coke. When I say coke, it means Diet...
An Apology and a Beginning
Today I looked up the date that I published Shades of Honor. I couldn't quite remember when it was, but I was still shocked that it's almost been two years. Two years! It felt like one, and it's just crazy that it's taking me so long to write the third anomaly novel....
Want to know what Rykus smells like?
I know. That's, like, the weirdest headline ever, right? But I'm serious! I've been playing around with essential oils for almost a year (it was part of my need-to-get-healthier kick). I recently bought Vetiver because I read somewhere that it can help with focus, and...
Nonfiction Review: How to Break up with Your Phone
How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'll give this one 3.5.I really enjoyed the first half of the book. I find brain science fascinating, and the changes that phones/screens can make to our...
Goodbye Year of Detox. Hello Year of Habit.
2017 wasn't bad. It was actually a pretty good year, though it started rather rough. In February I learned I needed a pacemaker, and that mentally rocked me. But after I got my robot in April, most of my anxiety issues have disappeared. In other words, the pacemaker...
My Year in Books (2017)
I love the year end summary Goodreads gives its readers (you can view mine here). It always surprises me to see how long ago I read a book, or how many pages I read in a year, or how few books I got around to reading. Last year, I read 21 books. Not great, but...
A Kindle Clean Out Win!
Why did I put off reading this book for so long! It's been on my Kindle since it's Bookbub ad, which was a million months ago. I just never felt like I was in the mood for a Young Adult novel. A Young Adult novel. After reading this book, I had to jump...
Kindle Clean Up #1
I've been in the mood to read lately, but am at a total loss as to what book to pick up. I'm not sure what my mood is, and every new book online seems just like another. So I decided to read some of the novels that have been sitting on my Kindle for a while. I'm...
Spreadsheet Guy and the Secret Coffee Club
A day dedicated to coffee? Yes, please! It's hard to believe that I once turned up my nose at coffee. Always loved the way it smelled, but despised the way it tasted. Until Spreadsheet Guy stumbled upon the Secret Coffee Club. It was at his old work place, a former...