Author: LAL

Earthling, female, geek, lawyer, sociologist, reader, poet, yoga practitioner, video gamer, movie watcher, traveler, explorer, hiker, blog writer, animal advocate, environmentalist, student, daughter, friend.

Top 20 in 2020

31 December 2020

Two thousand twenty. Twenty-twenty. 2020 I’m sitting here on the cusp of the New Year, looking back over the last 12 months. And what a year was 2020. And in looking back, I decided to list my Top 20 of 2020 broken down into Top 5s in 4 categories. 1-5 — Top 5 Books I … More Top 20 in 2020

I’m a Winner!

22 November 2020

w00t! I am dancing up a storm on this cloudy Sunday afternoon because I won NaNoWriMo! That’s right. I wrote 50,000 words in 22 days. FIFTY THOUSAND words in TWENTY-TWO days. I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo every year for the last 12 years. And this is only my 3rd win. So I’m celebrating! I swear it … More I’m a Winner!

Yomitan Day Trip

12 November 2020

I haven’t been venturing out much. Like many places, COVID has been on the rise out in town. Okinawa is a tourist destination for mainland Japan, much like Hawaii. So even though Japanese do wear masks, I have opted on the side of caution and have just stayed home. Staying home has never been a … More Yomitan Day Trip

And It’s November

11 November 2020

October whizzed by and now it’s nearly mid-November. And I haven’t written a blog post in nearly a month. Where has the fall gone? I spent October tied up in reading challenges. I participated in a record number of reading challenges and readathons across three platforms—Litsy, Instagram, and Facebook (although I post the majority of … More And It’s November