I guess my life would be infinitely more miserable without a few little rituals which help me get through life and help me make it a little nicer - like the candles I light in the evenings. Or the tasty, creamy coffee from that expensive South American café around the corner I reward myself when I accomplish something like a job interview or a translation I kept on procrastinating... The picture of a goofy bull terrier I printed out and have hanging at my work place to boost my dopamine levels when things get stressful... Or the bad weather Saturdays when, after a week's work, I visit my favorite former team-mates Caro and Wolf at the Otherland Bookstore to goof around and talk about books. And dogs. I love these Saturdays, and I was there yesterday again. The thing is that, I also love to review books for the Otherland newsletter and each time I tell myself I won't accept new books, I always, always leave with a bunch of review copies of books I wanted to read anyway. Which...
reviewing freaky books and movies