Category Archives: General

Teaser Tuesday + my Favorite Instagram Pics from This Year

Posted on December 10, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday concerns books to read during storms, so I’m just going to post the Teaser Tueday and then something completely random. This is what the screen gives the humans. It gives them the same escape. They don’t … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday &

Posted on December 4, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Soemthing we wish would come back into fashion”, to which I say…..people wearing actual clothes when they’re in public. Not pajama pants, not fuzzy-wuzzy house shoes, and not vulgar t-shirts. Clothes that … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Freebie: You Get Music

Posted on December 3, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a freebie, so I’m going to share some music I’ve loved this past year. But foist, the tease! This is what the screen gives the humans. It gives them the same escape. They don’t know when or … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: November 2024

Posted on December 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

Another month gone, another round of movies to reflect on! [*] entries were those that I picked. Ghostworld, 2001. I…really don’t know what this is about. We follow two teenage girls (one is Scarlett Johanson, the other is the Hollywood-Ugly … Continue reading →

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November 2024 in Review

Posted on November 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Holy cow, we’re looking down the barrel of this year’s last month. That went by fast. While I didn’t do as much reading for SciFiMonth as I’d hoped, I think I made a pretty good accounting of myself. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Tech note

Posted on November 29, 2024 by smellincoffee

I woke up this morning to discover that my computer’s power issue had resurfaced again. I’ve known some component was on the verge of failure (either motherboard or power supply) for the last month or so, but little adjustments would … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Long and Short Prompt

Posted on November 27, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Becky Chambers’ A Closed and Common Orbit, about two individuals’ struggle for self-realization. WHAT are you reading now? Sort of looking at The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, which seems cozy and heartwarming and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Thankful Freebie

Posted on November 26, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a thankful freebie, so I’m going to highlight ten authors I’m glad to have found in the last year (or two). But first, tease time! My business is giving people what they need. You heard my rules. … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday + Long and Short Prompt + Sci Fi Prompt

Posted on November 20, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Gulf, a big ol’ history of the Gulf of Mexico, which I’ve fallen for completely. I don’t mean beach-combing and eating shrimp & grits, I mean just being smitten by the energy of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Random Goodreads Picks + Teaser Tuesday

Posted on November 19, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble-T is the oldest-published books on our TBR list but that sounds like work and I’m in grad school so I abstain. (Courteously.) Instead, I’m going to ask AI for ten random numbers, check those numbers against my Goodreads … Continue reading →

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