As you may or may not have already heard, the TV show Futurama is being cancelled (again). This is no bueno. Click here to see what you can do to attempt to save it. I’ve created a separate page on this site for my favorite things. They’re affiliate links, so I’ll make money if you

I’ve been using the Tickled Pink Cosmetic Makeup Airbrush for almost four months now and I love it! It’s quick and easy to use and doesn’t take much foundation to do the job. There’s a little learning curve to using it, but once you get it down your skin will look awesome! I’ve gotten several

Long before the Scary Movie franchise started, there was this movie. Student Bodies (1981) was a childhood favorite of mine. I’d watch it over and over, giggling my butt off every time. To my delight, Amazon Instant has it available. I found myself reciting some of the lines when I watched it last night, approx.

Yesterday was the last day of my 30s and the first day I ever received a royalty check for my writing. Actually, it wasn’t a check but a deposit into my checking account. Not the same, I know, but just as gratifying. I’m excited about being 40. My 30s, for the most part, sucked. For

LINDA MARIE REYNEN March 5th, 1966 – February 10th, 2013 Linda, Last week, I watched them wheel you out of your house on a stretcher. Before they took you away, they unzipped the body bag for me so I could see your face one last time. It wasn’t you anymore, but I still wanted to

I haven’t been writing any fiction lately, but I’ve been writing. Nothing I can share, not for awhile. But I’ve been writing. At the beginning of the year, I stopped taking all the narcotic medication prescribed to me. Nothing was becoming “a problem”; It was a matter of polypharmacy. I stopped

…and his name is John McAfee. Whoo boy, things are going to get interesting around here! I read the Kindle single John McAfee’s Last Stand back in November and I highly recommend it. If you want the Cliff Notes version of McAfee’s story, check out the Willamette Week article about his arrival to Portland.

…but I fed a troll. And if he visits this blog to share more of his self-pitying bullshit, I say bring it on, asshole.

I haven’t gone out on New Year’s Eve since I was in my 20′s, but it’s still my favorite holiday. I love the idea of a new start. Of course, any day can be a ‘new start’, but there’s something different about January 1st. Maybe it’s the sigh of relief that the holidays are over

I took down my last post (re:end of 2012) because it was lame. I wish I could write an interesting post about my Christmas, but I’m drawing a blank. For once, it was a pleasant one: A Build-Your-Own Grand Slam at Denny’s for lunch, Django Unchained in the afternoon. When you’re childless and single, I

This year’s been disappointing for me, to say the least, but it hasn’t been a total loss. I got back to writing, volunteered on a regular basis, and read a lot. I also watched an embarassing amount of television and gained 20lbs. Living the life of a recluse will do that to ya, I guess.

For the most part, I’ve been away from the online dating scene for over a year now. The Tumblr blog Nice Guys of OKCupid confirms I made the right decision to stay the fuck away from it. I don’t like the aspect of Internet culture that encourages humiliation but, man, these guys are asking for

It’s finally happened here. A nutjob wearing all black, carrying assault rifles into a public place, shots fired, innocent people killed, witnesses scarred forever. Lone-wolf terrorism. Our country has been here before, we know how it plays out. This isn’t the first time a location familiar to me has seen a rand

In the year 3,000, Santa is an evil robot that, due to a programing error, judges and punishes harshly. Nobody leaves cookies for this Santa; They lock their doors and stay off of the street. And in present-day Greendale, Colorado, a study group with members that are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witness, agnos

I finally got it together and published an ebook via Amazon Direct Publishing. You don’t need a Kindle to read it; click here for instructions on how you can access books for Kindle on your computer, tablet, and smartphone. Check it out!

I can handle pain well, but with fevers I’m a mess. Even with the smallest rise in body temperature, I freak out. An impending sense of doom kicks in along with the sweats and chills, the nausea, and the overall weakness of every part of my body. You’d think I’d be emotionally used to the

It’s sadly appropriate that I watched Sunset Boulevard (amazon, netflix) at home, alone on Thanksgiving. This year is going to be a Norma Desmond holiday for me, I can feel it. Now, if you will excuse me, I’m going to go paint my fingernails hot pink, ignore all of my failures, and pretend I am

I’m thankful the complaints I have these days are relatively petty. Many people in this world have a lot more to complain about than I do. I am consciously aware that things always could be worse for me because things have been a lot worse than they are now. This year hasn’t been the greatest,

Paying someone to write a positive review of your book on Amazon is desperate and pathetic. I’m sad (but not surprised) that there are plenty of pathetic people doing just that. Even more pathetic? Posting negative reviews of your competitors’ publications just to make your own work look better. That is some 14-

During the summer, I noticed that the television show Sons of Anarchy was available on Netflix so I decided to check it out. I thought the first episode was meh. Then I watch the next episode…and the next one…and so on. I didn’t stop until I watched all the episodes Netflix had to offer. Why

This is what you deal with when you’re dumb enough to buy a convertible when you live in Oregon and have no covered parking. Soggy car covers are no fun, but neither is replacing a convertible top or smelling mildew while you drive. However, driving with the top down during the summer is pretty freakin’

A year ago this week, I deactivated my Facebook account. Again. I’m glad I did, for the most part. It feels good, albeit lonely, to be off the grid in that way. But now I’m back, sort of. Since I will be independently publishing something for Kindle on Amazon soon, I created a page so

I had a little TV movie marathon last month. I figured, why bother watching current social issue dramas when I can revisit ones from my childhood instead! Here are the three I watched and highly recommend: First, I watched Intimate Strangers (1977), starring Dennis Weaver as an insurance salesman loser that takes out his fr

I had a little TV movie marathon last month. I figured, why bother watching current social issue dramas when I can revisit ones from my childhood instead! Here are the three I watched and highly recommend: First, I watched Intimate Strangers (1977), starring Dennis Weaver as an insurance salesman loser that takes out his fr

I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month four times already and I’ve yet to cross the finish line. Hopefully 2012 will be my year. The insanity starts November 1st. Also, I’m planning to independently publish an ebook for Amazon’s Kindle soon. I have a draft that’s being editied by a f

I haven’t been watching too much TV this summer, mainly because the few shows I do watch are on hiatus. However, Season 5 of Breaking Bad started up a few weeks ago. Best show on television right now, in my humble opinion. It’s definitely in my top five all-time favorite TV shows. Are you watching?

I’m currently reading An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser. Published the same year The Great Gatsby came out (1925), it’s based on the 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. I’m loving this book! While reading about the life of the fictitious Clyde Griffiths, I can’t help but to think ab

Buffalo Chicken Dip Chicken McNuggets w/ fries CAKE! Chocolate AND white Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Pancake Puppies at Denny’s A bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich (speaking of bacon…) Chocolate milkshake Butter and noodles Chicken Fettuccine Cheese fries Bean and cheese burritos Macaroni and cheese Guess who

I know, right? I’ve never been known for my sunshine, but look at me now! I’ve been nominated for a Sunshine Award by the Attorney At Large! Well, it’s more of a writing assignment, not an award, but that’s okay because I’ve been needing some writing prompts for this blog for awhile now. Here i

I’ve been in a rather dark mood lately. So, when Netflix suggested the category ‘Horror Movies from the 1970′s’ in my queue, I thought, Oh Netflix! You just looked into my eyes and saw my soul! In honor of my birthday, I decided to watch something from the year I was born. The first one