Happy Halloween!
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.” – Shakespeare Macbeth (4.1)
2013 NaNoWriMo
I’ve decided to partake in National Novel Writing Month again. What I think is great about National Novel Writing Month is an excuse to take a break and play around with an idea. Since I’m working hard to get 50,000 words in, it really forces me to be creative in…
The Lion King
The Lion King was definitely one of my favorite movies when I was young. I still say very well done Disney. It was a great story, beautiful animation and of course, involved amazing animals. And ever since the film was adapted to the stage in the late 90s, I’d heard…
Pumpkin soup and fall weather
Last night, it smelled like Thanksgiving! I know, I know. It’s early, but Texas had an influx of fall weather: cool, overcast, rainy. It was the perfect weather to be curled up inside reading (and finally getting around to reading Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow) with something hot, like…
2013 Greek Food Festival
One thing that I looked forward to the last several years in DC was the Turkish Festival. Every year, I kept thinking would be the year that I would have my coffee grounds read. I’ve been when it’s been freezing and I only stayed for a few minutes to get…
National Book Festival 2013
One of my favorite things about living in DC was the annual Library of Congress’ book festival. I found out about it early on in my years living there, and after I did, I never missed it. And I knew it was going to be one of the main things…