Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
WE'RE BACK FOR TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS FROM 2014-2020! This post was much harder to write than the previous. Taylor put out SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC during this period! TOO MUCH, even! I should mention the ground rules I laid out but didn't mention in my last post: I avoided covers and songs where Taylor only… Continue reading Taylor Swift – 2014 – 2020 (The Blue Album)
Winter-themed tags! Winter-themed tags! Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get rain instead of snow. It is, however, COLD. I saw this tag on The Reading Fairy and realized Christmas is...this week. Yikes. Snow Day What's your "comfort" book? I have a stack of rereads ready for the holidays, among them Katie Heaney's Never Have… Continue reading Baby, It’s Cold Outside Book Tag
Yes, I'm back with another album dissection. 'tis the damn season. No one expected a second Taylor Swift album release in 2020, least of all me. I didn't see how evermore could live up to folklore. It did...and it might be my new favorite album. Hear me out: evermore is more cohesive in sound and… Continue reading whoops, evermore is my favorite actually: an album dissection (with book recs!)
You know those super-casual Taylor Swift fans who listen to Lover on loop and add tracks from reputation to every playlist? That's the type of fan I was before Netflix released Miss Americana. Now, I guess, you can call me a Swiftie. However, knowing this about myself hasn't made it any easier to pick a favorite album. Before Lover came… Continue reading Picking a Favorite from Taylor Swift’s Discography
I've been nominated for the Awesome Blogger Award for the second time by Sofii. Sofii is incredibly positive and open-minded. She appreciates reading suggestions and has a running TBR jar that she pulls from once a month. I look forward to her posts. Visit her blog A Book. A Thought. The award was created by… Continue reading The Awesome Blogger Award II
I found this tag on Avery's blog and loved it so much, I did it twice. Basically, you put your music on shuffle (I used my Favorite Songs playlist on Spotify) and attribute each song to a book, character, ship, or something else book-related. I used to make bookish playlists like these in college, so… Continue reading Musical Shuffle Book Tag: Round 1
My mom and I saw Leslie Odom, Jr. perform at Benaroya Hall last week. Clad in blue plaid, Odom crooned Nat King Cole standards and Broadway favorites, accompanied by the Seattle Symphony, a non-jazz trombonist, and a stellar combo. My mom worried he wouldn't live up to the expectations I'd set for her. She had… Continue reading Hamilton Book Tag
Narrative Paradise 