C2 and limecello have had their slumps, as have other duckies.  I wouldn’t say I’m in a slump – I’m reading less, certainly, but I’ve been enjoying what I’ve read as opposed to slogging through it in some desperate attempt to rediscover the joy.  (I’m knocking on wood now, to prevent the slump from seeking [...]

I, like many others, followed the tale of The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones on Smart Bitches, which culminated in a review of the prologue. (They promptly posted a review of the entire novel before this pondering was posted.) For those who didn’t follow the story, Jones’s novel follows Muhammad‘s wife A’isha from their engagement to his [...]

Sybil told me I could rant away and I’m going to run with that. I just saw The Dark Knight and my inner fangirl needs to run free. This is going to go in sections. First is a love letter to the Joker in general focusing on elements that the new movie really manages to [...]