When I finished reading all 368 pages of Charles Burns’ graphic novel Black Hole the first thing I thought was, well that three hours would have been better spent listening to Black Hole Sun on…
Posts Published by Jodi Chromey
Everything the light touches is my kingdom. Well, at least where this website is concerned. There's an about me section if you are so inclined to know things. All the posts were written by me. I have a lot of words.
Four wholly unrelated things I want to tell you
I. On Sunday I made a creamy cauliflower soup. It involved pureeing and that frightened me. Plus, I had the divide the recipe in half, so there was math that also frightens me. It turned…
A conversation with Trip Shakes
For those of you who have forgotten, Trip Shakes is one of my Nerdery co-workers. He’s the bomb digs, for real. When I interviewed there last fall he asked me what was the best forty-nine…
Winkletoe, Sparkletoe, Wushy, D.T. & Blackhole Sun Blanket
Max calls his Winkletoe and Jaycie’s is Sparkletoe. Cade called his Wushy. Liam calls his D.T., because that’s what Nolan called his. Mine’s called Blackhole Sun, a nickname given to it by my college roommate…
The politics of Tom & Jerry
Liam is hopping across the living room, laughing his head off. “The mouse is chasing the dog.” “I see that.” “The dog always beats up the cat,” he says, hopping in the other direction. “The…
The only thing you need to know about today, my heart’s like a kick drum
Today I discovered Kick Drum Heart by The Avett Brothers. I discovered the song today after buying their album I And Love And You. It’s one of those things I do every New Year, vow…