Already Wednesday, and so much has happened. When the maintenance guy came on Monday, (to his credit) he spotted where the leak was right away, and by the time I got home that night, it was fixed. I’m still waiting for my walls to dry out. If they become crumbly, I’ll have to have them [...]

OK. I’m being a bit dramatic, but ARGH!!!! About four hours ago, I was in the library re-shelving some manga. I got to the “Rs” and pushed a few volumes over slightly to place Red River, Vol. 21 into its place, and I noticed Vol. 19 was tilted over funny. And warped. I picked it [...]

Let’s see… Anime Expo (which took up quite a bit of time, even if I didn’t attend in person), Mom visiting, and… stuff… – AQUA, Vols. 1-2 and ARIA, Vols. 1-2 by Kozue AMANO [TOKYOPOP] | There are a few reasons I haven’t written about this manga, yet. When I first read it, I was [...]

I’m so out of the loop with comics, but it’s always kind of fun to see which artists and titles are recognized as part of the Eisner Awards. With Comic-Con in full swing, they uncorked the list of winners, and I’m psyched to see James Jean won the “Best Cover Artist” award (again) for his [...]

I turn on my computer this morning and get a black screen that says, “Insert reboot disk and press any enter.” Turn the computer off. Turn it on again. Same screen. YIKES! Let’s just say, I have no reboot disk and spent the better part of the morning tearing apart my entire place searching for [...]

The week I closed on and moved into the house, my computer monitor died. Now that I finally replaced my cell, my digital camera quits on me. < laugh > So, does anyone have any recommendations for a mid-line and mid-priced, point-and-shoot camera that I could tuck into my purse or briefcase? Please hit me [...]

Wow. I’ve been in a mood since my mom left. :( I got more done at the house during the week she was here than I had in the past three months. Since then, it’s been way too easy to get wrapped up in work and/or just be a slug when I hit home. Enough [...]

The world music edition. As, always, if anyone reading this has any personal favorites, be sure to give them a shout out in the comments. BLK JS | Lakeside Mugison | Mugiboogie Miou Miou | A Lete De La Saint-Martin 68 Yoav | Club Thing Tinariwen | Cler Achel Ron Sexsmith | Brandy Alexander The [...]

I’m back from my unscheduled break from blogging. My mom unexpectedly called me a week ago this past Monday with the news that I had to pick her up at the Des Moines airport on Tuesday night. It was SO nice having her here, and she finally got to see my new place. She’s also [...]

Yay!! :-)