Non-Fiction, Personal

The Big New Year’s Announcement Post for 2016!

Happy New Year, everyone!!! Here we all are in 2016, a futuretime beyond our wildest imaginations where terrible things are in the news every single day and our student loan debt continues to threaten to devour us just like Artax in the Swamp of Sadness. And yet also in this futuretime we have some pretty badass… Continue reading The Big New Year’s Announcement Post for 2016!

Disney Odyssey

Disney Odyssey #12 – If the Shoe Fits, Marry Her Immediately

Glory be! We finally made it to Cinderella! It's been an appropriately long time since I watched this one, and I'm glad we got through the odd and inconsistent 1940s package films to reach the golden, dreamy 1950s. Cinderella is in many ways the 'number one' Disney Princess, although Snow White is the first. If you… Continue reading Disney Odyssey #12 – If the Shoe Fits, Marry Her Immediately

Personal

Okay. So I leapt. Now what?

My name is Aly Grauer, and two days ago, I quit my day job. Gosh, that sounds crazy. Completely insane. In fact, I'm sitting here at my desk at home, on a very uncomfortable stool-chair (my apartment is too small for a decent desk chair) listening to the clock tick and my stomach rumble. I'm… Continue reading Okay. So I leapt. Now what?

Non-Fiction, Personal

On the Subject of Nets Appearing When Leaps Are Taken

Leap and the net will appear. Leap - and the net will appear. Leap! And the net will appear! The scariest part of it is not that we might fall from that height when we leap. The scariest part (I've discovered) is that we might soar - we might succeed, we might excel, we might… Continue reading On the Subject of Nets Appearing When Leaps Are Taken