M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Yesterday, we went to the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA for an appearance and book signing event with Terry Brooks. For those who may not know, Terry is a fantasy author. His best known series is the Shannara books, which, with the new release this year, has twenty-five titles in it. He also wrote … Continue reading Monday Musings: Terry Brooks Book Signing Event
Do you watch The Librarians? I do and I think it's one of the best things on Tv right now. This post on tor.com explains a lot of the reasons why: The Librarians The article is a bit sensationalist, but a lot of it is based on things that are really happening. And, even taking the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: The Librarians, World Ending Scenarios?, Winter in the Middle Ages, and Bad Lip Reading Takes on Star Wars
There will probably be a few TV, movie, or other reviews for a bit on Fridays. I am reading non-fiction right now, and that is always a bit slower reading for me. But, hey, I have opinions on stuff other than books, so it's all good, right? The Last Ship is one of TNT's original … Continue reading Friday (TV) Review: The Last Ship
The big news from NASA this week was the discovery of flowing salt water on Mars: Waters of Mars We all know that the original Grimm Brothers' fairy tales were not the cleaned-up versions we read to our children. But here are some facts about the stories I didn't know before: Grimm's Fairy Tales With … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Water on Mars, Grimm(er) Fairy Tales, How to Tell if a TV Show Might be Good, and Star Wars: Special Editions
It is Labor Day Weekend, so I took yesterday off from blogging. I hope those of you who got to enjoy the long weekend had a good one. To those who had to work, my thanks for being there so the rest of us can relax and enjoy. This weekend is the traditional end-of-summer weekend. … Continue reading Tuesday Thoughts: Summer Wind-Down, Garden Fail, Weekend Food, Writing Updates, and There’s Nothing Good On TV Now
This Garden of Sound is pretty cool. It must have taken a while to do all that: Hokkaido Show Garden Marvel Superheroes as dogs? Oh, yeah! IronChihuahua is just great!: Marvel Superdogs Steampunk fan? Check out these LEGO steampunk designs built from scratch: LEGO Steampunk A list of the 50 greatest science fiction shows ever. … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Garden of Sound, Marvel Dogheroes, Steampunk LEGOs, and 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows
We started watching this (or at least I did) because, well, David Duchovny. I have to admit, I am having a hard time getting into it, and, unfortunately, he's one of the reasons. I am finding I can't relate to or really care about his character. Those of you who know me, know I am … Continue reading Friday Review (TV): Aquarius
A few interesting tidbits from film and TV: Film and TV Facts And you thought Buffy was just a cult TV show: Buffy's Influences on Modern Culture Yoga is great for flexibility and strength, it can also help with chronic back pain. These poses can help relieve some of that pain (and a few of … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Film and TV Facts, Buffy’s Influence, Yoga for Back Pain, and Modern Fairy Tales
Today's list of stuff from around the Web: I know I posted this on my social media this week, but it bears sending out again, to anyone who may have missed it. There are so many things wrong with this decision by these toy companies: Black Widow Not Included On a happier note, The Muppets … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Promoting Gender Stereotypes, Muppets Back on TV, Spring, and Bright Spots on Ceres
My rating: 5 stars This Marvel spin-off centers on Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), who was an active agent with the Stragegic Scientific Reserve during WWII. Now that the war is over, she finds herself relegated to little more than the office secretary, filing and taking lunch orders. When Howard Stark is accused of treason after … Continue reading Friday Review: (TV) Agent Carter
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