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Overdue book review: Darkship Thieves
Darkship Thieves by Sarah A Hoyt. 2010, Baen Books Back in March, I went to StellarCon and got some books for free at the Baen Roadshow. This was one of them. The story opens with Athena Hera Sinistra, the daughter … Continue reading
Beer blogging: the local edition
I’m lucky to live in an area with an abundance of small breweries. I wrote about the Big Boss taproom last year. Since my birthday fell on one of their tour days, I got a group together and went out. … Continue reading
Book review: Broken
Broken, by Susan Jane Bigelow. 2011, Candlemark and Gleam. In the interest of disclosure, I received a free review copy of this ebook. About a hundred years from now, Earth has been invaded by two species of aliens, and, thanks … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1)
I’ve been a fan of Harry and his friends since about the time book 3 blew onto the scene. I saw Matthew Lewis (Neville) and the Phelps twins at Dragon*Con (the latter twice), and I spent Release Day reading the … Continue reading
World Beer Festival 2010
This year I went in with a crazy new plan: not tasting any beer I already know I like. I have to save up, right? There’s only so much beer a gal can drink. brewery, name of beer, style, description … Continue reading
Cool Triangle spots: Big Boss taproom
As I may have mentioned, I’m a fan of craft beer. (That’s what we’re calling microbrews these days, because not all craft beers are technically microbrews.) I’m fortunate to live in an area where there are easily a dozen craft … Continue reading
Book review: Shades of Milk and Honey
Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal. 2010. I finished this book on Wednesday, but I’ve been trying to figure out what to say other than “OMG you guys, go buy this book right now!” (Which you should do, … Continue reading
Book review: Children No More
Children No More, Mark L. VanName. 2010. I bought a copy of this book at NASFIC, after hearing that Mark is donating all proceeds from this novel to Falling Whistles, an NGO working to rehabilitate child soldiers in Congo. (It … Continue reading
I got a smartphone.
I got a Samsung Propel in February 2008. It’s not a bad phone, really. I got a data plan on it, and Ben and I split unlimited text messaging. At the time, I was looking at a smartphone of some … Continue reading
Book review: A Woman’s Liberation
A Woman’s Liberation, eds Connie Willis and Sheila Williams, 2001. This is a collection of short stories reprinted from Asimov’s and Analog, where Williams was an editor (at the time; possibly still). All the authors are female, and the main … Continue reading