I was tagged in the Liebster blog award by the lovely Rie from Rie Reviews. Thanks so much, Rie! The rules to receive this award are: 1) Share 11 random facts about yourself 2) Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who tagged you 3) Tag 11 bloggers 4) Ask them 11 questions So let's get to it: 11 random facts about myself...
(Before I begin I'd just like to say I was extremely shocked by the news of what happened in Aurora, CO. To everyone involved: my deepest sympathies, we're praying for you all.) I wrote a rather lengthy post on The Dark Knight Rises but I felt it was difficult to talk about it without giving away the end. Therefore, I made a video about...
Writer's Corner is a new monthly feature that covers tips about writing and everything connected to it. For the previous posts, click here. I'm so used to listening to advice with a straight face I didn't expect to crack up while reading "The ultimate guide to writing better than you do" by Colin Nissan. I found this amazing article a couple of weeks ago...
Annunciation by Fra Angelico, 1443 Fra Angelico is an incredible Italian painter from the early Renaissance period whose work focused greatly on Christian themes. Here's some interesting information about him: His real name was Guido di Pietro. When he entered the Dominican convent he changed his name for Giovanni. "Fra" means brother in italian. "Angelico", meaning angelic, was more or less a nickname...
I found this great 10 films game on The Owl Club. The questions were very intriguing and thought provoking. Plus, I just love questionnaires. Here're my answers: 1. A film you saw as a child (if you never saw any one until the brink of adulthood leave this space blank): The Lion King. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie. I knew,...
The other day I was cleaning my book shelf, sorting through all the titles, cleaning the books, setting aside the ones that were too old and needed to be restored. Three of the books that were falling apart called my attention: The Stranger and Madame Bovary These copies were all worn out of all the many times I’ve read and re-read these stories. Many notes filled...
