Hello new friends!

I am a children's librarian, grad student, amateur home bartender, traveler, school bus driver, bird watcher, anxiety & depression sufferer, Honda s2k enthusiast, fan of all things Dr. Who, lover of snark, and Mother of Dragons. Ok, not dragons, per se, more like little floofy, wiggly dogmuffins.

I have always loved reading and have to pick my purse for the day based on how big a book I plan to lug around. Some of my favorite books & authors include: To Kill a Mockingbird, the Harry Potter series, the Game of Thrones books, Neil Gaiman, Rosamund Lupton, Three Times Lucky, Gail Carson Levine, Patricia C. Wrede, Children of Blood and Bone, and The Blogess- Jenny Lawson.

My go-to cocktail is a perfect manhattan, but I'm happy with a glass of scotch or even a beer if I'm feeling skinny. I don't care much for sweet drinks, but prefer a balanced, boozy treat. I'm a little obsessed with the history of cocktails from "Professor" Jerry Thomas to modern heroes like Dale Degroff. In case you're wondering (and I know you're not) 641.874 is where you'll find "cocktails" in the Dewey Decimal System. I haven't the foggiest about the Library of Congress  classification because that mess is confusing.

I like my coffee like I like my men...

bitter.