3 Things: eggplant, summery smiles, pirate talk

1) Standing together at the kitchen island, cutting onions and garlic and breaking eggs.  We talk and kiss and sing to the songs on the radio.  I whisk, he layers.  Soon there is the delicious smell of eggplant and spinach lasagna baking in the oven. 
2) Stopping by my parents’ house where I can smell the coming [...]

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A Book Meme: Gory Sarajevo vs. Passionate C.J.’s Fate

I’ve been tagged by TheAgedCat to complete a meme. Thanks, Aged! I was struggling with my next post, so this is a nice jump to get back into the daily (semi-daily) groove. I’m a meme virgin, I have to admit. Befitting, though, that my first one involves books. Luckily I’m not in my old bedroom, [...]

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Out with the Old and In with the New

So long to 2007. I’m ready to make 2008 a great year.
This year was not one of my fondest. I spent more money than I think I made, dropped one grad school for another, fell behind on many things, and didn’t spend nearly as much time doing stuff I enjoy. These are [...]

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Dream Awake (book reviews)

Lately I’ve been able to square away some much needed reading time. I picked up 3 books that turned out to be well worth the hours of laundry I neglected.
 
 
The Untamed Heiress, by Julia Justiss: I’ve never heard of Justiss before, but she’s near the top of my list for best romance writers. Not only [...]

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