playable art

Posted on March 3, 2010 - Filed Under geeklife, reviews | 2 Comments

We’ve been digging around the internet lately for some new games. Because, holy cow, will this cold weather ever stop? 80% chance of snow AGAIN today. We’ve been hunkered down in the yurt for what seems like forever, and immersing ourselves in the fabulous art of a new game has been a great [...]

lino miele dvd double feature

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under reviews, yoga | 2 Comments

Since I started this ashtanga kick, every month or so, I need an inspiration to keep going. I’ve found piles of this in the generous outpouring of blogs from other ashtangis. And every now and then I get a dvd. My last dvd purchase was Anne Nuotio, which I loved. This time, I decided to [...]

the foreign exchange student

Posted on December 15, 2009 - Filed Under reviews | Leave a Comment

Here is a wonderful story by the most amazing artist/storyteller, Shaun Tan. When you click on the link, you’ll see the first picture with the text underneath, and a place to click to page two. It is a very quick ready, maybe five minutes, but do get all the way to the end. The end [...]

the trigger point therapy workbook

Posted on December 10, 2009 - Filed Under reviews, yoga | Leave a Comment

This book can change your life. I am NOT kidding. If you have any pain, especially chronic, nagging pain, ranging from annoying to disabling, the information in this book, applied by you, can seriously diminish your pain, and probably get rid of it entirely. As a yoga person, trying to avoid injuries, this book is [...]

anne nuotio’s awesomeness

Posted on November 20, 2009 - Filed Under reviews, yoga | 8 Comments

I spent this week on-and-off watching Anne Nuotio’s ashtanga yoga dvd. What a revelation!
First off, it’s long. There is a beginners sequence (surys minus chatarunga, standing up to ardha baddha, shortened finishing, no lotus), Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced A, plus a 30 min interview, I dunno, I’m going to say maybe five hours of stuff. [...]

happy birthday ursula!

Posted on October 21, 2009 - Filed Under reviews | 3 Comments

Ursula K. LeGuin, arguably my favorite writer, turns 80 today. Happy Birthday, gal! You’re doing a great job.
And for the rest of y’all, have you read Lathe of Heaven? Have you read Lavinia? Have you read Earthsea? I mean lately. If you haven’t, I highly recommend you do. Get thee to a library, amazon, or [...]

the matrix revolutions that should have been

Posted on October 12, 2009 - Filed Under mayalife, reviews | 2 Comments

I heard a “This American Life” once where one of the stories was about this guy, a huge Star Wars fan as a kid (as was I), who had been so upset by Phantom Menace that he found himself rewriting it, nightly, as he fell asleep. He worked out a whole elaborate plot and explained, [...]

ipod touch / iphone games for little kids, part 2

Posted on September 13, 2009 - Filed Under geeklife, kiddo life, reviews | 1 Comment

A while ago, back when I first got my ipod touch (how did I ever live without it?), I wrote a post about gaming on the ipod with my kids. At the time there seemed to be very little out there on games for little people, and few games they could play. As with everything [...]

women doing ashtanga on dvd

Posted on September 10, 2009 - Filed Under reviews, yoga | Leave a Comment

I mentioned the other day that I’ve been doing a bunch of yoga lately. It started out with some restorative yoga poses because I was feeling exhausted. Then I stopped feeling exhausted and started doing some standing poses each day. I picked up some yoga dvds, looking for some fun routines, and somehow, I have [...]

true blood is knocking my socks off

Posted on August 23, 2009 - Filed Under reviews | Leave a Comment

Have I mentioned how much I am loving True Blood right now?

Well, I am. When season two first started, I have to admit, I didn’t know if I was going to stick with it because the first couple of eps were so…nasty. Horrific. Gross. Lafayette in the basement, Jason being wooed by the Fellowship of [...]