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  • Voicing Opinions

    Whenever I meet a new volunteer at the bookstore, I introduce myself as Loudmouthed and Opinionated (seriously, my rants are pretty much legendary). But you don’t need to be able to go on hour-long rants to have an opinion. In fact, most opinions don’t need to be stated outright, because often they’re so ingrained in your… Read more

  • Story vs. Soul

    http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nc-the-last-airbender-6637022 I was watching this episode of the Nostalgia Critic, in which he analyzes M. Night Shyamalan’s travesty The Last Airbender and compares it to Avatar: The Last Airbender, upon which it was based. I recommend you check it out, too– you won’t be disappointed. He made one point in particular, though, that stuck with… Read more

  • Happy Halloween!

    Happy Halloween to everybody! If you’re curious, Dean Winchester is a character from the TV Show Supernatural. Welcome to Night Vale is a free humor/horror podcast produced by Commonplace Books (very appropriate for Halloween!) Read more

  • The Editor’s Scalpel

    Brief Housekeeping: Some of you may have noticed a lack of updates this month. Due to school being school, I’ll be changing my schedule to post every other week instead of weekly.  In my experience editing, I’ve noticed I use two words more than any other: “comma” and “cut”. The former, being one of the… Read more

  • Going back to the Potato Room: the power of places

    The Potato Room I like to think of  myself as a casual gamer, more interested in stories than actual shoot-em-up action– which is why Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a big favorite of mine (even if I can’t fix the stupid elevator). While playing Amnesia’s shorter tangent, Justine, I wound up in what I fondly… Read more

  • So excited for Kindar’s Cure

    A while back I won a signed edition of Kindar’s Cure from one of Michelle’s contests, and it finally arrived in the mail. Awesome~ Read more