I know, I know – apparently this debate is so 2013. There are dozens of articles debating the pros and cons of various blog readers when everyone was up in arms about the disappearance of Google Reader. I’ve been blogging since 2011, so I remember when it happened, but I can’t say that it shook … More Feedly vs. Bloglovin’ – Playing Around with Blog Readers
Last year my computer was displaying all the warning signs of giving up the ghost (it was quite old, and had been a constant companion for the better part of a decade, so no complaints here). And somehow in the process of updating my computer I’ve also added a lot of other new technology to … More Book Review: Perfect State
When one of my favorite authors mentioned that John M. Ford was one of his favorite authors, it became a mission of mine to track down as many of his (widely-out-of-print) books as I could. It has taken me years to track the majority of them down (greatly aided by the internet in recent years), but … More Book Review: The Princes of the Air
I started listening to book podcasts on a fairly regular basis a few years ago. In an attempt to mitigate whining from my sister, who was missing her college artist community, I introduced her to a few book and writing related podcasts. Interestingly, a few months later she returned the favor by introducing me to … More Book Review: Wolf in White Van
Yes, in internet time Comic-Con is now officially old news, but as this is the first time I’ve ever been able to attend for any significant length of time (and only the second time I’ve been able to go at all) I’m still pretty hyped. Not to mention that this year’s SDCC was proof that … More A Book Nerd’s Paradise: San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Recap
The latest collections from Simplicity and New Look are here! Which would be a bit more exciting if they weren’t so full of pattern re-prints. It seems as though Simplicity has retired all of their Game of Thrones inspired patterns and re-released them with new covers. Even some of the New Look patterns have obviously … More Simplicity and New Look Patterns Fall 2015
This project was finished a while ago, but I haven’t had much time to do a write-up post. And since it was commissioned as a gift I wanted to make sure there was plenty of time between the delivery and posting to avoid spoilers. I haven’t really heard how well the gift went over… It’s … More Captain America: Winter PJs
These are really more what I would consider to be hand-made crafts, rather than actual sewing, though I did use my sewing machine a bit. I also used Heat-n-Bond fusible web, and the internet to find images to use as the patterns. Oh, and fleece. Lots and lots of fleece. Rainbow stack of fleece! Green … More Holiday Gift "Sewing"
So I wasn’t planning on sewing any gifts this year. But then I went to the fabric store to get some materials for upcoming skating projects. And then I walked through the flat folds bargain section. And then I saw Green Lantern. And then, next think I knew, there were pillowcases. Green Lantern pillowcases! I … More A Little Gift Sewing
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that I have been slogging my way through the books in the George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire series. I recently finished the fourth novel in the saga, A Feast for Crows. I have to say, after the … More Book Review: A Feast for Crows
Doctor T Designs 