Things making me happy this week: The Poisoner’s Handbook: I really enjoy nonfiction, and especially nonfiction about crime or history, but it rarely keeps me up late reading the way novels to. The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum, on the other hand, has… Continue reading WMMHTW 2020.05.29
Last week I brought you the first of two recipes I told you I would be trying, and this week I shall be bringing you the second. Mason jar ice cream comes from the New York Times, so I trusted it more than the random pretzel blogger who clearly had an agenda, but it still… Continue reading Mythbusters: Mason Jar Ice Cream
Title: Lady Gaga’s New Song Is a Banger and I’m Not Surprised Because Lady Gaga’s Songs Have Always Been Bangers Send Tweet Rain on Me (Lady Gaga) Perfect Illusion (Lady Gaga) Applause (Lady Gaga) The Edge of Glory (Lady Gaga) Paparazzi (Lady Gaga) Beautiful, Dirty, Rich (Lady Gaga) Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
Things making me happy this week: America for Beginners: Disclaimer before we get started- this is a sad book. Not depressing, exactly, but poignant. I’m saying that up front because I LOVED this book and I don’t want to build it up and get you excited and then tell you all that oh, by the… Continue reading WMMHTW 2020.05.22
As I mentioned on Friday, I received a pretzel recipe from a friend and was very excited to try it. The gimmick was that it was a two-ingredient recipe- just flour and Greek yogurt- and I was told that it really worked. This sounded almost too good to be believed, but still possible- who can… Continue reading Knot Your Average Recipe
Title: This Series Never Had a Final Entry Because the Alphabet Is Not Divisible by Seven so Here’s a Sort of Opposite Day Cousin to Finish It Off Zoot Suit Riot (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies) You (MARINA) X (Jonas Brothers and Karol G) Wild Ones (Theresa Rex) Vacation (Freddy Kalas) Uptown 2019 (Henrik Sæter and Susanne Louise)… Continue reading Playlist 2020.05.18
Things making me happy this week: New recipes: I’ve really been missing baking for all my friends at work; I’m still baking during quarantimes, but mostly just bread and scones. Bread and scones are delicious, but it’s not the same as trying new and exciting things. But a friend of mine shared two new recipes… Continue reading WMMHTW 2020.05.15
So, you’re an author. You’re writing a book that you already know will be published and adapted into an audiobook. The quality of the print book doesn’t particularly matter to you, but you have a goal for the audiobook- it must be terrible. Not the worst thing ever. Not so bad that the person listening… Continue reading How to Write a Terrible Audiobook
Title: For Reasons I Might Expand Upon in a What’s Making Me Happy Post (Depending on Whether or Not It Ultimately Makes Me Happy), I’ve Been in the Mood for Old-Timey Hollywood Music (Or at Least What I Think of as Old-Timey Hollywood Music) Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly) As Time Goes By (Dooley… Continue reading Playlist 2020.05.11
Things making me happy this week: Podcasts: I have two podcast episodes to recommend to you! First, How I Built This‘s interview with the absolutely incredible humanitarian José Andrés, which focuses on his current work fighting food insecurity with the World Central Kitchen. Chef Andrés is an amazing person with a great attitude and a… Continue reading WMMHTW 2020.05.08
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