There has been a huge emphasis recently in bringing awareness and understanding of mental illness. It seems like everyone I meet has struggled with or knows someone who has struggled…
The Revenant: How would Hugh Glass hold up to modern day Bear Grylls?
A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I headed to the theatre for the much-anticipated The Revenant. We loved it! I was expecting a Western, but I got something more. Part…
New Year, New Novels: Branching out to Graphic Novels
For quite a while my friends and colleagues have been telling me about graphic novels – urging me to dive in and see if this would be a genre that…
It’s been a year! Bookworm’s 2015 year in review
Well, it’s been quite a year! Personally I’ve gotten another new job (hoping this one sticks), became President of our local Toastmasters club, joined a program advisory board for…
5 Ways Lawrence Hits it Out of the Park on Mockingjay Part 2
Today is my birthday! For the past 4 years it has been a tradition that my boyfriend and I go and see the new Hunger Games movies and this year…
Wanting new ink? Consider some of the literary variety
I work in the business environment full time, so getting inked isn’t something I can partake in all the time. However, I do have a couple of pieces that are…
Dad’s Recommendations – For the love of reading
I have always been a big reader. When I was younger it was Curious George and Clifford The Big Red Dog. But as I grew older it was The Babysitter’s…
If I could dictate the next adaptations….
I love going to the movies, even more so now that every other movie coming out is an adaptation of some of my favorite book. But I’ve always been into…
Movie Review: Insurgent – Something’s missing here…
I love going to the movies on the weekend. My profession is very consuming and I do a lot of volunteer work outside of my job so it’s nice to…
Plaster City by Johnny Shaw – This is for all the boys
If you can’t tell just by looking at my website with its pink and purple tones or some of my reading choices like Twilight and The Station Series, I’m a…