What I’m reading everywhere all the time:

I started rereading the Mistborn trilogy Monday night, and I’ve barely slept since then because it’s pulling me in so hard. I forgot how damn good these books are. I need to finish the series so that I can have my life back!

Internets:

I’m interviewed on Engagement 101 today! Talking bridal, blogging, and being my own boss.

This chair is made out of an old jet engine. It’s enormous, and sitting it would make me feel like a supervillainess on the cusp of world domination.

PayPal recently held a panel to discuss gender equality. Every speaker on it was male.

IMPORTANT: this is how to make a rainbow grilled cheese.

Jane the Virgin and the Trope of the Woman Reader.

Are you aware of the extraordinary adorableness of clouded leopard cubs?

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Nightstand: I reread Sarah MacLean’s Love by Numbers series last week, so now I’m onto rereading Rule of Scoundrels – the quartet that follows Love by Numbers. I love these books.

Coffeetable: I won’t lie to you…I’ve just been binge watching the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

On the balcony: The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez. This is an odd one, but I think I’m enjoying it so far.

Internets:

Who else read The Island of the Blue Dolphins? Did you know it’s based on a true story?

The Harvard Library That Protects The World’s Rarest Colors.

See 100 years of engagement rings in one video.

The Forgotten History of Female Mapmakers. Totally random, extremely cool.

Apparently lucky little Christian Dior grew up in what is basically my personal Barbie dreamhouse.

There’s a hedgehog cafe in Tokyo now and I keen to go to there.

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Coffee table: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. Nonfiction isn’t really my thing but this is really interesting.

On the balcony: I Thee Wed by Celeste Bradley. This book is way better than the title suggests. Clever, well-written, interesting characters.

Internets:

I love this story from Beth Bernstein about the return of the brooch – especially because it features so many of my favorite Instagrammers.

Charity Book Shop Receives So Many Fifty Shades of Grey Copies They Decide to Build a Fort. Because why not?

Have you seen Misty Copeland posing as Degas paintings? It’s amazing.

Mark My Words: The Subversive History of Women Using Thread as Ink.

Rare Globes From the 1600s Are Being Digitized So You Can Spin Them Online. How cool is this?

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