Towering Genius: the Creation and Judgment of a Dessert Frankenstein

You might be a little baffled by this totally extra title, or perhaps you're already so used to my content that you didn't stop to wonder why I didn't even bother using an anime GIF to justify this post's occurrence. But dear readers, I have something sweet for you... Imagine that you ran into your…

My Name in TBR Books/Anime Tag

I was tagged by Jessica @ The Awkward Book Blogger, who, despite her name, is a rather graceful writer of wonderful book reviews. What you're supposed to do in this tag is name a book in your TBR (to be read) list for each letter of your name. Jessica made the challenge more challenging by…

One-Liner Challenge with Whatever’s on the Shelf

Thanks to Keiko and Ryuji for nominating me! The Rules: Accept and thank your challenger(s) by linking back to their post. Make a post of one-sentence summaries and/or roasts of at least five books. No spoilers! Link back to The Awkward Book Blogger so she can see your post. Challenge as many or as little…

3 Days, 3 Quotes: An Introvert’s Motto (Day 3)

Yay, I finished this mini challenge! Thanks again to Angelica for the tag. Rules • Thank the person who nominated you. • Post a quote for 3 consecutive days (1 quote for each day, can be a super short post). • Nominate three new bloggers each day. Today's Quote: "It's better to speak less than…

3 Days, 3 Quotes: The Quote that Tricked Me into Taking Chemistry (Day 2)

Once again, thanks to Angelica for tagging me for this exciting little challenge! Rules • Thank the person who nominated you. • Post a quote for 3 consecutive days (1 quote for each day, can be a super short post). • Nominate three new bloggers each day. Today's Quote: "Humankind cannot gain anything without first…

3 Days, 3 Quotes: Ambition, not Optimism (Day 1)

So the lovely Angelica Destler tagged me for this mini challenge! There are tons of quotes I love, so I can't believe I don't remember any of them on the spot. I tried to go for anime then, considering that it's the main focus of my blog, but good anime quotes are surprisingly hard to…