I just finished Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Warning, if you have not read the book and are planning to read it, I am going to include spoilers in this post. Huh. I just read on Wiki that the original title in Swedish is Men Who Hate Women–which is a much more… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Writing and Reading
Shining a Little Light
OK. As some people have pointed out in the comment section, I don’t say much nice about myself. This is true. I have always been more comfortable with my negatives than my positives for many reasons. However, even before reading <b>morzer’s</b> first comment today, I had been mulling over my next blog entry, this blog… Continue Reading
Stuff and Nonsense
Hello. Man, it’s dusty around here. Haven’t been to the place for awhile, have I? I’ll tell you why: I’ve been boring the shit out of myself with my angst, that’s why. I mean, I hate listening to the chatter in my head 24/7, so I didn’t see any reason to inflict it upon… Continue Reading
My 2010 Fantasy Wish List
I don’t make NY Resolutions, so this is not going to be about that. Instead, this is going to be about…well, you’ll see. As I was driving back from the airport to my house, I felt some relief to be getting away from my family and the pernicious insidiousness of Taiwanese beliefs about women, family,… Continue Reading
Welcome Back, Bitchez!
Hello, bitchez. Have you missed me? I have missed you–and blogging. I kind of took blogging for granted before I embarked on my third NaNoWriMo, and I didn’t realize how much I got out of it. So I am back with a vengeance, though I cannot say better than ever. First, housecleaning details: 200,220… Continue Reading
Mr. Writer*
Aaaaand, I’m back with more of my favorite literature. First, a little more backstory. There was a time in my mid-twenties when I couldn’t read any serious fiction. I still read my beloved mysteries, but I eschewed literature. I didn’t have any particular reason–I just wasn’t feeling it. Much as I am not now. … Continue Reading
Everyday I Write the Book*
So, ok. My last three posts have been about all ways I differ from the mainstream when it comes to pop culture. TV, movies, and music. What’s missing from these lists, you ask yourself? Well, you probably don’t, but I’m going to tell you, anyway. Books, of course. I am obviously a very verbal… Continue Reading
No Warrior Woman am I
Pssst. Hey, you. Come a little closer because I have a secret to tell you. I fucking hate Amy Tan. Shocking, I know, but I cannot stand the bitch. OK, OK, to be fair, that’s not exactly true. I don’t hate Amy Tan herself (partly because I don’t even know her), but I hate the… Continue Reading
Two Really Cool Things, and One Fucking Sucky One
I just found out some news that really pisses me off, but since it’s of the least importance, I will save it for later. First of all, I have added Yellow Menace to my blogroll to the left. Please check it out when you have a moment because it’s a rollicking good site filled with… Continue Reading
Touched, Humbled, and Honored
A very dear friend (whom I’ve never met as she currently lives in France) named Jamie who has the marvelous cooking blog, Life’s A Feast, bestowed upon me the Bella Award which is for “One Lovely Blog”. Now, lovely is not the first word I would affix to my blog, but I am touched, humbled, and… Continue Reading