Alien Tea Shoppe

What is garbage to one is gold to another. The juicy new title by Blast Books, Another Science Fiction is proof. Incredibly, most of the images in this book came from discards from several libraries that were rescued by author and space history buff Megan Prelinger for her library in San Fransico, Prelinger Library. Read rest of article HERE >>

So, I have current project.  My car.  I suppose to be more specific the instrument cluster in my car.  It needs fixing. The voltage regulators on old Mopars just wasn’t very good, and since it HAS been 46 years since my instrument cluster was brand new, it’s no surprise it needs fixing. Fixing entails little computer pieces sold by adorably nerdy Radio Shack employees and the skill of soldering.  Which is I skill I do not possess. I’ll tell you, I’d much rather be fixing electronic equipment on my lovely vintage beauty by soldering than laying on my back in the unbearably hot sun draining oil from the pan or squeezing my body into a tight spot trying desperately to get this one bolt loose. However, I have yet to do this seemingly simple task.  I am a forgetful gal… also when I’m not forgetful, I’m just too busy. But, on Sunday my dad tells me that he got me a soldering kit.  I thought he meant that he found his, which he already showed m...

So, I'm a reader of teen books.  I'll browse the teeny tiny teen section at our local library and decide on something.  Two years ago, Hallowmere piqued my interest.  I read the three books they had, then had to buy the other three in the series.  I was delightedly anticipating the 7th book, The Marsh Kings Daughter ... but it was never released. Some craziness about the author, Tiffany Trent, not owning the rights to her stories, and the publishing company had decided to focus only on two series of books... which I might add already contain a bazillion books within them.  *sigh* Trent is hoping to regain the rights to her books or that the publishing company will come to it's senses... Here's hoping. Well, my sister was looking for something to read, so I practically forced her into reading what is available of the Hallowmere series.  She fell in love with it as much as I did. Basically the first three books are THE story, which spans the years o...

I went to Starbucks yesterday and noticed they were re-doing the store. Adding new merchandise, etc. and putting up all these window clings and signs for "Frappuccino However-You-Want-It". Seems to be a big deal, so does this mean I don't have to pay extra for espresso or syrup? Nope. They just wasted all this money and paper to tell me what I already knew. The only thing different is they've changed their mix, so you can now, again, get any type of milk in it... but you still have to pay extra. What's the big deal? Besides, I didn't need a sign for that, since I'm observant and noticed [last week? Week before?] that the machine they kept the mix in now says "Whole Milk" or "Skim Milk"... not to mention the swarmy sellsman who works there told me yesterday. It just makes me wonder if people really are that blind or just don't know how to ask a question. I know when I'm out people will ask what my drink is [because the ra...