Try as I might to put together a top ten albums list this year, I'm coming up short. While my multimedia consumption hasn't exactly slowed, it's changed. For one, I was the queen of the iPhone in 2009, and as such did a lot more downloading of individual tunes and podcasts than of full albums. … Continue reading Listless.

"She wondered: How could people respond to these images if images didn't secretly enjoy the same status as real things? ...Nothing got inside the head without becoming pictures."- Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections It was Christmas night, and my SiL Jenny and I were driving home to my parents' house from my Grandmother's. My precocious little … Continue reading Making Conversation, Comparison, and Corrections

Thanksgiving is right around the corner ... don't tell me consumption of your vice-of-choice hasn't increased. It has. As this, often the most family-charged event of the holidays approaches, a lot of us are eager with anticipation, but more are experiencing anxiety spikes. Whatever your family's dysfunction - and everyone's has at least one, so … Continue reading Film Therapy during the Holidays

I hate to be an iZombie, blindly following mac into whatever depths they'd like to lead me. But I have to confess: my iPhone has made my life better. The collection of handy tools, music, Web browsing, a day planner, and a connection the outside world are the perfect mix of everything I need, and … Continue reading Remember when Apps were food?

After an impromptu bacon-themed conversation at our last meet-up, Tweeps Zach and Jessica had a fiesta at their awesome country house celebrating all things pork. On their massive deck, we enjoyed bacon burgers, prosciutto pasta salad, and a few unexpected bacon treats - it really is good with just about everything. Here are the hosts … Continue reading Bacon Makes Everything Better