I don’t know that I’ve ever parodied a reggae song before (but I should do it more often…this one was ridiculously easy). This song came on the radio today, and it reminded me of this. And then suddenly, I found myself … Continue reading
For some reason, I tend to parody songs that I loathe (the lyrics, not necessarily the beat). But for once (actually, that’s not true…I love Adele. And Johnny, despite what I did to his song), here’s a song I actually … Continue reading
I loathe country music. Seriously. It’s permanently banned from my car stereo. I also loathed Moby Dick (at least, the first third of the book…I couldn’t bring myself to read any more of it). Bear with me…I’m going somewhere with … Continue reading
I know, I’ve done this song before, but it’s got pretty much the best opening line in terms of bookish parodability (aka how easy it is to make a parody for book bloggers out of a song). So while I’m off … Continue reading
Jenners requested. I deliver… If I Were a Hoarder (to the tune of If I Were a Rich Man (and I think Jenners should do a vlog (can’t you just picture her beating her chest like Tevye?), but she’s refusing. … Continue reading
It pays to check your drafts folder occasionally…you never know what you might find. Like this little piece of ridiculousness. I was going to link to the video, but I decided to make you all play Name That Tune, instead. … Continue reading
Ever wonder what those unread books on your shelves might be singing? Well, I have it on good authority that they’re big fans of Adele (thanks to Heather at Capricious Reader, who introduced them (and me) to her music), and … Continue reading
Semicolons have been on mind lately, mostly because I’m reading To the Lighthouse and I’ve never seen an author use so many semicolons. I believe Woolf’s record is 6 in one sentence, but I could be wrong. Plus, I’m not … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since we chatted about punctuation (you remember that pesky one space rule, right? and my deep and abiding love of parentheses (unless I’m at work)? oh, and my confusion over em-dashes?). While parentheses will always hold a … Continue reading
There are songs where I absolutely love the beat, but abhor the lyrics (not to mention the video, which I refuse to link to in this case (although the teletubbie version is pretty damn funny)). This is one of them… … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
