Every once and again comes a product that, upon first glance, I imagine is a joke and then it turns out to be quite real. This is one of those moments. When I look at the cover of this book, I can’t help but think about how much Janie loves flan. Not this flan, though. No, not this one.

from the book description:
Semen is not only nutritious, but it also has a wonderful texture and amazing cooking properties. Like fine wine and cheeses, the taste of semen …

Last week, Janie’s grandmother died.  It wasn’t altogether unexpected, but really sad nonetheless.  Janie was her only grandchild and they shared a very special bond.  In the last years, as her memory steadily declined, she moved to a beautiful home in Oregon where she was cared for around the clock by a family.  Janie and her parents drove down for a visit this summer, a visit that would be their last chance to hold her and kiss her and tell her how much she was loved and missed.
She was 92 …

I’ve been reading The Golden Compass, the first in Philip Pullman’s trilogy called His Dark Materials.  If I wrote a trilogy I’d call it Her Mad Shit.  Anyhow, if you haven’t seen the movie or read the book and if you don’t know the plot, it revolves around a girl called Lyra in a universe slightly different than our own.  Humans in this universe have a dæmon, which is basically a physical representation of the soul in animal form. Children’s dæmon’s change at will, but as they grow into adulthood, …

(click on the image for a dramatic reading)
(Thanks Monica)
Also, just for fun, you should check this out: Breakup Letter, A Dramatic Reading

2008 has not been a banner year for this couple of Lady Gays. We’ve been lazy, which is part of the problem, but I’m also blaming it on the probable consumption of gluten which had made Janie tired, sad, bored, grumpy, hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, aloof, indifferent, indecisive, pushy, unable to concentrate, forgetful and, once, incapable of beating me at Uno.
I know that she’s entitled to emotions and that there is nothing particularly “bad” about any of what I’ve mentioned. It’s mostly rather confusing because I’m usually the …