Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to my fellow Americans!  I'll be celebrating by holding my cat and pretending Trump isn't president. Hurray!

Game of Thrones: The End of an Era

Ok, ok, this post has been written pre-finale. But it's looking like my Daenerys costume was as well-chosen as my Melisandre costume from a few years ago:

An  hour later

Despite a few questionable episodes this season, Game of Thrones has been excellent and I'm sad to see it go. From the first, very confusing episode Boyfriend and I watched together:

Who woulda thought that Bran makes it to S8E6!

To the central role of dragons a few seasons later....

Dracarys!

This show had it all. By "all" I mean lots of sex and violence, but also great storytelling and fun hairstyles. 

Farewell, game of thrones. Maybe one day, George R R Martin will finish those books (spoiler alert: he won't).

We're Back!

Hi everyone - we're home! I survived the airplane, and we had a great time on the west coast for a week. Here are some highlights of things I experienced for the first time. 

THAT'S RIGHT. THEY HAVE MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST COAST. It's really the wildest thing. 

Dogs of the sea, I say. 

And last but not least:

Like I said, a great trip! 

Still on Vacation