When my mind is racing, I put my feet up and speak up
Is it still alright to a do a recap of books from the previous year? Asking for a friend... Well no matter the answer, that is what this post is about today. Last year was a year in which my mind was quite busy and I couldn't always find a way to quiet it so … Continue reading 2023 Book Recap – If You Allow It
I am constantly having to pick between reading or playing games. I love them both for many of the same reasons. As an introvert who loves to explore, reading and games offer me the opportunity to explore different places from the comfort of my home. As someone with social anxiety, participating in book clubs and … Continue reading A Gamer Girl, A Gamer Boy; Let the Games Begin!
I have never wanted to hug a robot more than I have when reading Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. I know it seemed like I wanted to hug Tang in my previous post featuring the novel A Robot In the Garden, but this is the hug I would give if I could only choose … Continue reading Klara and the Sun: Is It Weird to Hug A Robot?
I have grown to love having my journal nearby when reading a book, listening to music, hearing debates or educational material, when on trips, and really anywhere because my mind likes to wander. So much so I wish I could get frequent flyer miles for it, it wanders that much. But what I get more … Continue reading Some Classical Music, A Dim Room, and My Journal
I have always suggested books for my book club that I have read before because I am terrified to suggest anything blindly in fear that they will all hate it, and somehow know it was me who suggested it, and hate me for it. Good ole anxiety at play. Well I conquered that fear and … Continue reading A Book From A Concert That Sung To Me
A name most people know and associate with a wandering spirit, Jack Kerouac was the writer I had never read that I always thought I should knowing my own wandering spirit. So it was a great surprise when one of the books that came up as a read for my book club was the classic … Continue reading Navigating the Road With Jack Kerouac
Welcome back to The Monthly Immersion Into Music, The MIIM! This month I will be sharing my adventure seeing The Disco Biscuits for the first time at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland as well as my opinion on The National's new album First Two Pages of Frankenstein. The Disco Biscuits, where to begin. … Continue reading The MIIM: New Album and A Music Adventure In Iceland
It's a question as old as time. "What kind of music do you listen to?" For anyone who knows me, you know when I answer "a little bit of everything," I mean it with every cell in my body. Beethoven to Metallica. Ella Fitzgerald to Zedd. Garth Brooks to Snoop Dogg. I want it all. … Continue reading The MIIM: An Idol and an Icon
For some that title is quite literal, which hey if that is what you need to deal with the world we live in, I get it. However, of course I mean this is a metaphorical context after just reading John Williams brilliant novel "Stoner." This wonderful tale takes us into the ordinary life of a … Continue reading We All Walk Through Life As A Stoner
Alas I wish I could place this blog in the travel category, but for today it belongs in the literature category. I was in my local book store, perusing the cheap paperback section (a favorite past-time of mine), and came across "Congo" by Michael Crichton. I had heard of Crichton from someone in my book … Continue reading The Congo: A World of Mystery and Beauty
Once again my book club pulled through and introduced me to a book that may have never crossed my path, yet I absolutely loved it. It makes me wonder how many other books are out there screaming "Sarah, pick me! You and I will get along so well!" Alas, so many books, so little time. … Continue reading Circe; Everyone Is Human
Man it feels good to have a keyboard under my fingers for something other than work. I know everyone else had an interesting 2020, and I am no different. And because of that, I kind of forgot this thing existed. But I am happy to be back. I got a lot of reading done in … Continue reading Well Hello Again!
Thought the title might be appropriate for a blog that speaks about literature and the wilderness. As an Arizona native, I never feel prepared when the summer hits. In a year in which I rediscovered my love for the outdoors and being in the wilderness, that lack of preparedness had me sitting in my air … Continue reading Where My Wild Fern Dwells
Holy smokes it has been quite some time since I put any sort of words on digital paper! As many of you know life happens, and I took some time to just experience it and mentally process it which led me away from writing. So what brought me back to my laptop? An idea in … Continue reading An Idea That Sparked My Body and Soul
Well it's that time of year again! The. End. Of. It. I know these posts are all over the place, but I enjoy reading them, so I might as well give my own take right? Alright friends, here we go. I think it is appropriate to call 2019 the Year of Rediscovering Myself. Because of … Continue reading Sarah’s Cliche Year In Review
I love live music. I love not-live music. I love Beethoven and Black Sabbath and everything in between. I love watching one person create numerous sounds on a synthesizer or a marching band creating a melody with a plethora of instruments. I am that person who taps their fingers, pens, or whatever else is lying … Continue reading Red Rock Amphitheatre, You Filled My Soul
August. Triple digits and humidity. By far the worst month of the year and the price us Arizonans pay for perfect weather eight months of the year. However, this August proved to be a great month as I experienced some great moments with some very important people in my life. These moments also helped this … Continue reading August Friendships
Every now and then I flip through my reading journal to look back at old quotes, characters, and overall thoughts from and about books I have had the pleasure of experiencing. Today was one of those days, and the first page I opened to were my thoughts while reading Go Set A Watchman by Harper … Continue reading Overdue Thoughts on the Sequel of A Classic
Do I have a song about lizards playing in my ears by a band that is named after an aquatic creature? You bet I do! And it only seems appropriate to tell you about the little creature that I happened to rescue and in turn she rescues me every day I look into her wonderful … Continue reading And the Lizards, They Must Live!
Feet Up, Speak Up 