I spent most of the day cleaning — and blissed out thanks to the phenomenal new vacuum — but I spent last night catching up on a favorite… – Hana-Kimi (For You in Full Blossom), Vols. 18-20 by Hisaya NAKAJO [VIZ Media] | While the premise of a girl masquerading as a guy and sneaking [...]

When I have a couple days to decompress, what do I do? Binge on manga. Again. :-) – Sugar Sugar Rune, Vol. 7 by Moyoco ANNO [Del Rey Manga] | Lots of action in this volume and many secrets revealed about the past of Chocolat’s mother. Some of the mysteries and twists were expected, others [...]

Today was a relatively important one in the grand scheme my adult life: After years of not having one — or more accurately not having ROOM for one — I finally found and purchased a full-sized, uber-cool, non-beige sofa! YAY! YAY! YAY! I also finally found and acquired the much-coveted Bissell “Pet Eraser” vacuum, so [...]

It’s late (or VERY late) in the day, depending on your time zone, but I wanted to wish everyone a quick Merry Christmas! The phone calls, e-mails and text messages I received from quite a few people today and yesterday really mean a lot, especially this year! If you’re reading this, I hoped your day [...]

Sent out a little note about this earlier this afternoon, but it’s one of MY favorite shows, so I’m posting it here, too. If you want to watch something cool on Christmas night, ADULT SWIM is having an ASTRO BOY marathon, starting at 11 p.m. EST that lasts through the rest of the evening and [...]

I moved on from the manga binge to a television binge, specifically SMALLVILLE SEASON 6, courtesy of my mom. Back when I watched the first season for the first time, I was surprised I liked Lana as much as I did. You see, I was totally expecting to hate her and dismiss her as a [...]

I’m going to start keeping notes about the manga I’ve been reading, so I have some of the first impressions on hand for whenever I get around to my insane catalog project. (Domspe knows what I’m talking about. ^_^) – Basara, Vol. 24 by Yumi TAMURA [ VIZ Media ] | It breaks my heart [...]

I know myself far too well to promise there will be an abundance of these in the coming days, but I’ll give it a shot. ;-) Between a variety of circumstances — buying the new digs, not wanting to leave Kitty-mon, trying to catch up on all kinds of work, and not being in a [...]

In the meantime, though, there’s a snowstorm happening, and I really want to see the ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS movie. (My movie-going tastes are so highbrow. Haha.)

The Rewinds | Ghostriders Irma Thomas | Another Man Done Gone The Weepies | Gotta Have You Frog Holler | One Last Time Old Crow Medicine Show | My Good Gal Amy Millan | Baby I Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint | Tears, Tears, and More Tears Buckwheat Zydeco | I’m Gonna Love You Anyway [...]