Stationery
Orlando Pen Show 2022
Yesterday I went to the first Orlando Pen Show. It was my first pen show, too, and I had a great time. I went with my friend The Artist, who is not into fountain pens but was happy to go Read more…
Stationery
Let’s talk stationery!
A few weeks ago I got the urge to binge recent episodes of The Pen Addict podcast. It had been several years since my last listen. When I got divorced in 2015, I sold off most of my fountain pen Read more…
Psychology
The Psychopath Test
I’m continuing to enjoy my delve into audiobooks with The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson. This was my first book by him. It was great, if a bit triggering for me. When I was Read more…
History
Stranger Than We Can Imagine
I never had good luck with audiobooks. As someone who mostly reads nonfiction, I find that audiobook readers often have no idea how to handle it. It often sounds like the high school P.E. teacher trying to teach algebra — Read more…
Psychology
Scarier than armed combat
TW: discussion of make-believe self-harm. Back in 2002, I made friends with someone who played the live-action role-playing game (LARP) Vampire: The Masquerade. I was familiar with it, having attempted to play back in the late 90’s, but I never Read more…
Uncategorized
My favorite fiction writer: Rudy Rucker
I don’t read many fiction books. I used to, but in the last decade or so I’ve had a harder time with mental world-building. I still read Rudy Rucker, though. He’s a physicist and computer scientist who did a lot Read more…
History
Breaking Taboos, the Elizabethan Way
You can learn a lot about a society by its taboos. Surprisingly, Britain and her former colonies still have a lot of the same social mores as the English during the Elizabethan period. From the disgust at open-mouthed chewing, to Read more…
Science
Life on the Edge: a Teaser
I am currently reading Life on the Edge: : The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology by Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili. It was recommended to me by an acquaintance who is a biologist, and it’s interesting reading. I had Read more…
Site Info
Bad bibliophile. No cookie.
I’ll be honest with you: I haven’t been reading any non-fiction lately. I’m sorry. I go through phases, you see, and as of late I’ve been reading novels. I’m going back to school full-time this month, so I don’t know Read more…
History
Spinning and tarot
I originally wrote this up on the Facebook “Tarot Nerds” group, and someone wanted to share it elsewhere. Instead of joining other groups just to post it, I thought I’d put it here and expand it a little. Even if Read more…