Four Star review, originally posted here on October 22, 2015. Memoirs of a Geisha had 3 major strikes working against it when I started reading it: 1. It was a bestseller that everyone else raved about. I usually hate these books as they tend to be terrible (ahem, Water for Elephants, ahem, Gone Girl, etc) … More Goodreads Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Four Star review, originally posted here on October 26, 2015. The writing in this book is an absolute treasure. Sometimes I wonder whether there really is a distinction between supposedly good and supposedly bad writing, and if it isn’t all just the same, really. And then I picked up East of Eden, and I was … More Goodreads Review: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Three Star review, originally posted here on September 11, 2015. ** spoiler alert ** Well, as everyone probably knows, there’s been a lot of controversy about this book. There shouldn’t be, though, at least not regarding the content. The basic gist is that Scout returns home and discovers that the seemingly black-and-white world of her … More Goodreads Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
My first post in Latvian! Earlier this year I was on the planning committee for an annual Latvian sports tournament. Part of my duties included doing anything involving writing, like maintaining the website, sending out advertisements, and afterwards submitting an article to a couple Latvian newspapers about the event. In this case most of the … More ALA Meistarsacīkstes Vašingtonā, DC
Back in our online dating days, a close friend of mine and I would post Online Dating Gems to one another’s Facebook walls. These Gems were quotes we can come across in the profiles or messages of men we were encountering on dating sites. We actually had a bunch more than what I list here, … More Facebook Posts: Online Dating Gems
If I ever decided to take up the practice of idolotry, my false god would be Billy Joel. He’s pretty similar to real God anyway. He always soothes my soul. He’s with me in good times and bad. I don’t talk about him if I want to seem hip and cool. He’s kinda disappeared for … More Facebook Post: March 10, 2011
Dear EHarmony- Please stop matching me with people I already know. Today it happened for the 5th time. This is not what I am paying you for. Thanks. **************************** Dear EHarmony (again)- Why are men allowed to post all the “check out my hot torso on the beach” photos they want, but I can’t post … More Facebook Posts: May 2011
I wish that other stores had the same deal as Petsmart, where it’s totally acceptable to pee all over the floor and they even provide little clean-up stations at the end of the aisle. That would have made my last shopping trip at Tiffany’s WAY less embarrassing.
Okay, everyone, I have just become Facebook Friends with my mom. So please clean up your acts and stop selling drugs and guns on my Facebook wall. Thanks!
Dear whoever hacked my Netflix instant queue… WELL PLAYED. I’m curious to see how World Wrestling’s Greatest Hits, Nazi zombies, generic straight-to-video Little Mermaid cartoons, and anime about an afterlife highschool combine to affect my recommendations.
Helga without the H 