July and August were soooo slow for me. July had two major reasons for it’s slowness: My wedding in Florence! I got sick and was out of commission for like two weeks! Then in August I didn’t have any new client work scheduled, but instead […]
Food to Make Your Mouth Water (…and books!)
New Books I’m really excited for Breathe, Annie, Breathe because I sooo want to love running. I don’t hate it, but I don’t feel like I really love it. I’d love to love it though, you know? So I think Breathe, Annie, Breathe has a […]
Why I Don’t Accept Review Requests
I used to accept review requests on Nose Graze, but I actually closed down all requests only a few short months after creating my blog. I realized that I just couldn’t handle it. Here’s why: I’m just not interested I wasn’t interested in 99.9% of […]
Will eARCs be Swapped Out for “Advanced Samples”?
Every now and then I stumble across an eARC sample on NetGalley. I’ve never requested them because I’m not big on samples, but they’re still there. Then, on Friday, an unmarked sample of an eARC was added to Edelweiss. When I say “unmarked” I mean […]
Review: Get Even by Gretchen McNeil
Well that was disappointing. Get Even actually starts off with potential. Actually, it started off confusing with four different girls that I kept getting mixed up… but the potential did slowly weave itself in. But after about the halfway point, things went downhill. And by […]
The Pros and Cons of Private Domain Registration
Hi Ashley! So its that time of the year when I have to renew my domain, when I originally bought it I got a fantastic deal on both the domain and private registration by Proxy. Now however I have to pay both full price and […]
Colour Coding: Web Design & Development Talks/Courses!
I’m really excited to announce a new project I’ve been working on and thinking about for a few months. Several people have approached me saying I should teach classes on WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and/or design. In a way, I guess I do already teach […]
Review: Rites of Passage by Joy Hensley
Rites of Passage has me a bit torn. There were definitely pros and cons with this book. Things I Liked For the most part, I LOVED Sam as a character. That girl is tough as nails! She gets an insane amount of shit thrown at […]
12 Cursive/Script Fonts
You’ve seen 37 of my favourite fonts and now I’m dedicating a post to the lovers of cursive/script fonts. Here are 12 fonts to rock your world. Allura Download Billion Stars Download Champignon Download Channel Download Contribute Download Jane Austen Download Jellyka Saint-Andrew’s Queen Download […]
Books and Shopping (for nerds)
New Books! Here are the new books I got this week. (If you can’t tell, it was HarperCollins Christmas on Edelweiss!) Solitaire by Alice Oseman Goodreads Lies I Told by Michelle Zink Goodreads Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor Goodreads Love and Other Theories by […]