The books of 2011 got two posts this year, but everything else on the blog goes into this great big link-a-palooza. Let’s start with more numbers! (All stats via Google Analytics unless otherwise stated) But first, speaking of stats…in case you missed them, I posted 2011 book stats yesterday. The 2011 “Books of the Year” post will be up tomorrow! By The Numbers: 5 Stats Total visitors in 2011: 15,400 Unique visitors in 2011: 9,860 […]
You may have noticed I’m filling the spaces between “real” (that is, written) posts with photos throughout the holiday season. It’s the most picturesque time of the year! Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows official movie site Mystery/Suspense (2011), rated PG-12 Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law Directed by: Guy Ritchie Written by: Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney Synopsis, via RottenTomatoes.com: Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor James Moriarty-and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may […]
South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA, 12/11/2011 This may be one of the finest examples of the North Pole in Southern California this year. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
We call this fellow “Jacuzzi Bear.” One day he’ll come and live with us, but he’s at home at my mother-in-law’s house now, wearing his holiday finery. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
My mother-in-law hosts a Christmas-tree party every year. In return for food, drinks, and congeniality, she gets friends, neighbors and family to do her decorating. An open bar + more than 40 party guests=major drunk-monkey-decorating potential, you’d think. And yet… The end result comes from the involvement of many hands, but seems to reflect the thoughtful actions of actual humans. Where were the drunk monkeys? They stayed at my house, tossing garland. I’ve concluded that […]
We put up the Christmas decorations this past weekend. It’s usually a bit chaotic and cluttered. We’ve probably got more ornaments than what would fit the tree comfortably, but it’s so hard to leave any of them out. Every year, I hope it won’t end up looking like it was attacked by some drunk monkeys. Oh, well. Maybe next year. BEFORE: With lights aglow, the tree awaits its finery. AFTER: The Drunk Monkeys have done […]
To be honest, sometimes I prefer seeing “family” films without the younger members of the family. Tall Paul’s kids were with their mom this weekend (although they spent Thanksgiving Day with us), and he and I went to the movies on Saturday and Sunday. Partly for that reason, I didn’t end up spending as much time reading as I expected to during my four days off, but one of the movies was based on a […]
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CANovember 16, 2011 OK, maybe I should have waited till tomorrow to post this, but…y’know, why fight it? ‘Tis the season. Who’s putting up their Christmas tree this weekend? And a Happy Thanksgiving to the USA! I hope you and yours enjoy and appreciate the day. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address […]
I don’t know if it’s due to the challenges of creating content for 30 consecutive days or simply a desire to mix things up a little, but lately I’ve been seeing posts crop up here and there in which bloggers share lists of their favorite things. And while I let plenty of blogging bandwagons pass right by me–and I’m not NaBloPoMo’ing this year–I think I’ll jump on this one. Every now and then I’ve wanted […]
It’s pretty unusual for me to get to attend a blogger event less than 20 miles from my house on a weekend–or any time, to be honest, since I live in the northwestern outposts of Greater Los Angeles, far from paparazzi-land. Therefore, I eagerly accepted an invitation to join several bloggers for dinner at the new Thousand Oaks location of Buddha’s Belly last Saturday night. Tall Paul and I had already been there for lunch a […]
Technically, it’s not a bookcase, but that’s primarily how we’ll be using it. This is what Tall Paul and I gave each other for our fifth wedding anniversary last week. We still have to move some books into it, as you can see, but a couple of the stacks have already found new homes here. We found the cabinet itself at Room & Board, a new-to-us furniture store that we’ll definitely visit again! Subscribe to […]
