Random Crap – The Bloggess

The really embarrassing thing is that I’m sure I’ve sung this out loud with friends before and no one ever told me I was wrong, so maybe I’m right all along. Update: I was not right all along.

Victor and I in the car singing along to Talking Heads Wild Wild Life: me: ♪ I’m wearing…her vagina… ♪ Victor: Wait stop. No. me: Those are the lyrics. Victor: Nope. me: Yeah. “I’m wearing her vagina. I’m riding a hot potato.” Victor: What. me: It’s about sex right? He’s wearing her vagina. Because ifContinue reading “The really embarrassing thing is that I’m sure I’ve sung this out loud with friends before and no one ever told me I was wrong, so maybe I’m right all along. Update: I was not right all along.”

This week, y’all.

Things that happened this week: Sent an email to Elizabeth and Vicky at Nowhere saying, “I’m reading an arc of Beasts of a Little Land and it is so good but making me realize how little I knew about Korean history. Nothing like books to make you realize how stupid you are”. Elizabeth emails back,Continue reading “This week, y’all.”

Step into my office. It’s Friday.

It’s Friday so that means we can sneak into my office and pretend we’re doing work while I’m actually just showing you the instagram videos I saved for you. Unless Instagram goes down again, in which case that is a sign that you are done for the day. View this post on Instagram A postContinue reading “Step into my office. It’s Friday.”

Hello, strangelings!

If you’re a member of the Fantastic Strangelings Book Club you already know what wonderful book we’re going to send you this month because I sent you a bizarre email about it, but in case you missed it or are an honorary member, it’s Sister Song by Lucy Holland and it gave me strong CirceContinue reading “Hello, strangelings!”

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

So yesterday I woke up to my computer giving me the universal sign for “NOPE”… …and I considered that this was the universe’s way of giving me the day off but Victor said that’s not how days off work so I tried to fix it but the furthest I could get was a flashing folderContinue reading “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

Your next great read

One of the greatest things about owning a bookshop is that I not only get to read amazing new books, but I’m SUPPOSED to read them. I bring home boxes of books each week and stay up late reading and then mail boxes of books to my family and stuff Little Free Libraries with themContinue reading “Your next great read”