The Fionavar Tapestry. But be warned, once you read it, you will be spoiled for any other fantasy novel.

Haven't posted anything in a while. I have been speechless and stunned. But here's a cake I made this weekend, inspired by the Cure. The candles are edible too.

It made me happy just looking at a picture of them!

This made my day!

I'm the Black Stapler. I will tidy your papers, but if you are a villain, I will fail to puncture completely through the stack.

Please this needs to be SHARED. Let’s do our part. Watch & Share.

i am a middle aged white mom with a minivan. i live in a brick ranch and vote democrat in every election. i am the electoral equivalent of a free space in bingo. I PROMISE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE

In NY it is illegal to fire someone for lawful political activity. Where else?

Being smug is not against the law and it certainly does not warrant the death penalty.

I was explaining to employees how no tax on overtime actually works and someone said to me, "but President Trump said that we would be getting a refund on all the taxes we paid on OT." Lol.

Look how young! I never got to see the Sex Pistols, but I saw PIL many times. Johnny is one of the most dynamic performers I've seen.

I think that the author has talent, but lacks maturity and depth.

The most terrifying book I've ever read - and I am not easy to scare.

Pretty kitty next to backgammon board

Cat at a laptop

Fluffy tabby cat sitting on book shelf

Kitty blepping

Heartbroken at the passing of my sweet Elli, aka The Peanut and the goodest girl ever. She loved backgammon, doing payroll, reading, and me. I will miss her every day. #catsofbluesky

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and JB Barker, 4 stars; The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline, 2.5 stars; We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad, 4.5 stars; The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware, 4 stars.

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Storygraph for November. Kinda light, but I had a lot going on this month. Hard to concentrate.

Fluffy black cat laying on a fluffy white cat bed.

This vaguely cat shaped void is Violet wishing everyone a cozy Thanksgiving. #catsofbluesky

It's insane to me that I pay a company a ridiculous amount of money to decide whether or not I can get health care and those decisions are based on that's company's bottom line and whatever scant consumer protections the government has decided to impose.

Yeah, but it still broke my heart. I'm still not over Elliot Spitzer.

The Smiths - Asleep (Official Video) YouTube video by The Smiths

Asleep by the Smiths www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mF4...

"High energy" = only under 30 need apply

Reading this made me want to cry in the shower.

But if they are talking about jobs, employers are asked to submit those numbers every month. Can't they just send out requests for October's numbers? I didn't get a request in October, but if they sent one to me now I can get them the data lickety split.

Let HER lead💙💙💙💙💯

I have over 20 years of managing annual open enrollments and I can say positively that Americans don't want to work that hard at getting insurance.

Ken Follet is a good storyteller. His style is so simple that the barrier between words and the story disappears. But there aren't wow moments where you are marveling at a beautiful or perfect sentence. Complete contract with McEwan whose writing is so beautiful the story almost doesn't matter.

Sunflower by Gyula Krúdy, 4.5 stars; The Watchers by A.M. Shine, 4.5 stars; When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, 4.25 stars; What We Can Know by Ian McEwan, 5 stars; The last days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp, 3.75 stars; Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, 4.5 stars; Circle of Days by Ken Follett, 4.25 stars.

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Forgot to post my October books. For posterity.

Cranky message for the day. To liquor store cashiers and restaurant servers - it's not adorable when you say to me, "are you sure you're over 21?" I'm 59 years old. I do not think for one second that you think that I look like I'm under 30. And frankly, it feels patronizing and infantilizing.

Can confirm this is a great read.