Monthly Archives: October 2012

It’s not a revelation to say that October is awesome. It syncs perfectly with the best parts of autumn—leaves changing color, the harvest for pumpkins and squash, and temperatures becoming cold (but not too cold) among them—and, as a result, … Continue reading →

Ah, August. Perhaps the finest month of the year, with its quickening days, dropping temperatures, and an abundance of birthdays (including mine), mine saw a new large read, and a trio of re-reads as a way of coming down from … Continue reading →

Sometimes your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Other times, they’re bigger than your schedule will allow. I had a bad habit of going to the library and leaving with more than I came with. July saw the worst instance … Continue reading →

June saw me start one full-time job, leave it, and start another. With the increased workload, I thought my reading habit would drop off. It did at first—I was working 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., so I had little time … Continue reading →

The Twitter app on my iPhone upgraded the other day. I’m not very fond of it; it won’t let me read tweets when holding my phone in landscape and it’s much tougher to switch between accounts—and I have a few … Continue reading →

Cranking up Babel, the new LP from folk group Mumford and Sons, on my headphones a few days ago, I couldn’t help but think of Apple’s release of the iPhone 5 in weeks prior. Past versions saw widespread acclaim, but … Continue reading →