Here be dragons…

My post from yesterday had me thinking about maps, and a quick Google of “dragon maps” gave me some neat results worth further digging into, but also reminded me that the phrase “Here be dragons” is thought to have been used on early maps to describe unknown or uncharted territory. I’ve always thought the phrase was…

Alien Dragon for X-Files premier…

Did anyone else catch the premier of the X-Files tonight on Fox? Overall, I’m not sure what to think yet… I’d like to rewatch the episode, and then see what tomorrow’s second part is like before I make any judgements. I was a big fan of the original series, but time is great at blurring…

Sick day spent with Harry Potter…

So, today my cold kicked my butt and I couldn’t make it to the Harry Potter marathon party I’ve been looking forward to for weeks, but since I own all the movies too, I just watched movies 1-5 by myself. The cold medicine knocked me out at times, but all in all it was a…

Experimenting leads to an idea…

Today’s Blogging 101 Day 5 email challenge was all about experimenting with new themes and layouts for your blog, “even if you’re happy with the one your first chose.”  Well, the theme I use, called the Expound Theme, is certainly not the first one I chose — I spent hours trying out dozens of layouts, colors,…

Writing is like the Firefly board game…

I spent a great New Year’s Day hosting our annual Firefly party, which means I didn’t have time to think about writing at all, but everybody needs a day off sometimes. Here’s a photo of the game by Gale Force Nine, which takes up our entire dining room table with its multiple expansions and so many different…