Category: Fun and Games

Hardback or Paperback Highlight or Underline Lewis or Tolkien E.B. White or A.A. Milne T.S. Eliot or e.e. cummings Stephen King or Dean Koontz Barnes & Noble or Borders Waldenbooks or B. Dalton Fantasy or Science Fiction Horror or Suspense Bookmark or Dogear Large Print or Fine Print Hemingway or Faulkner Fitzgerald or Steinbeck Homer… Continue reading Literary Either/Or

“Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expects the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize… Continue reading Also known as, “The Sidekick”

Abraham Lincoln You have a Bible and a library card. What more could you possibly need? You prefer the Charlotte Mason Method of reading living books for everything: historical fiction, biographies, real histories, nature guides, etc. No soon-to-be-outdated textbooks for you. What Type of Homeschooler Are You? brought to you by Quizilla Quiz written by… Continue reading The ultimate Great Books curriculum

We didn’t get to see it last night (Tuesday night) — bad storms disrupted our reception. (Yup, no cable.) So we didn’t get to see how it ended. Did the colonists vote the icky Governor off the island?

Remember when I blogged below about the Transformers 20th Anniversary and how the show became annoying after the movie? Well someone who wrote a letter to the editor in the July 2004 edition of ToyFare agrees. Warning, coarse language ahead: Dear ToyFare, I am shocked and angered that you guys would print a statement as… Continue reading This Is For You, Alex

this is pretty darn accurate. You’re a Fluff writer! What kind of writer are you? brought to you by Quizilla Especially the criticism about “I’m not quite sure what Buffy is doing in Rivendall” is me to a T! When I was a little girl, I used to make up hundreds of comic books all… Continue reading Except for the fact that I’m not a writer,

My children are wondering who would win-Alien or Predator. For what it’s worth, they have seen neither of these movies but live vicariously through my husband who tells them tales of his favourite sci fi movies. They sit there for hours as he gives the history of the Sith and Spider-Man. Some kids get The… Continue reading The Great Debate at the Upstate Mosses

Apparently this is old news, but I just heard about it. Joss Whedon is set to write for the X-Men. Thought I’d pass it on…