Nightstand: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James. I’m greatly enjoying my reread of this Cinderella-inspired Regency romance.

Coffee table: My wedding planning binder! You guys, planning a wedding takes forever.

On the metro: When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James. Regency romance novels are my wedding planning drug of choice.

Internets:

You know you want to read an interview with the costume designer from “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”

Hilarious: We have falleth in love with these N’Sync lyrics written in Shakespearean.

I love to drink wine but I often feel ill-equipped to talk about it. Therefore: A Supersimple Guide to Common Wine Terms.

10 Jewelry Looks from Fall 2015’s Fashion Runways

The fascinating history of the term “plus-size.”

Eye candy! Big engagement rings: the sky’s the limit with these incredible diamond engagement rings.

Wearable tech Ringly doesn’t seem to be doing well with jewelry bloggers. iDazzle and Cheryl Kremkow have both returned their Ringlys.

This 8 year old feminist fought to wear dinosaur sneakers and won.

American Sisters Arrested For Taking Butt Selfies in Cambodian Temple. Or: why I pretended to be Canadian when I traveled Europe in college.

Nightstand: Not a thing. The weather’s been so beautiful that I’ve been ogling cherry blossoms and drinking wine on patios.

Coffee table: A pile of wedding RSVP cards! This cousin wants fish, this one wants chicken, this friend requests that all of her food be carved into perfect spheres…

On the metro: My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas. This one took me a while to finish.

Internets:

This wedding is CRAZY AMAZING. The bride wore a custom-made  Christian Siriano ostrich feather wedding dress. The bridesmaids wore lace masks. Yes. Look at it now. Go.

This is so very cringe-worthy: There is a problem with the new Maya Angelou stamp.

I adore this JCK piece on my fabulous friend Wendy Brandes’ cat-inspired jewels.

2016 Jewelry Trends from Women in the Know

Legal Lego justice league: the ladies of the Supreme Court in LEGO FORM.

Bookish Cross Stitch and Embroidery.

File this one in “if you don’t enjoy this, we are obviously not real life friends – The Most Inspired Men’s Fashion from 90’s Music Videos.

These pretty, pretty wedding cakes fill my inner princess with delight. (My inner princess is pretty prominent.)

Nightstand: Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn. A good friend of mine gifted me this in college when she realized I loved YA fantasy. It’s been a favorite ever since. I reread it the other night when I couldn’t sleep.

Coffee table: The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas. This central romance has a really interesting dynamic.

On the metro: My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas. Continuing my Sherry Thomas kick. I’m not sure what I think of this one so far.

Internets:

Why feminists are mourning the loss of white male author Terry Pratchett.

21 Style Choices Only a Bride Can Get Away With. Alternate title: an explanation for the current state of my credit card bill.

My fabulous friend Jewelry Nerd wrote a great blog post on the ancient technique of granulation in jewelry (and where to find it in the contemporary market).

The evolution of Cinderella in movies, from 1899 to the present.

JK Rowling, you are never not amazing.

Three Science Fiction and Fantasy Female Authors Who Led the Way. Anne McCaffrey was one of my first favorites. I read my mom’s Dragonriders of Pern box set over and over and over again.

Lulu Frost is now making hair jewelry, because the world is a wonderful place.

Beautiful and interesting jewels for modern royalty: Crown Princess Mary’s Midnight Parure.

More large companies are run by men named “John” than by women. Pop quiz: is this okay? (Answer: NO.)