sockii is just your typical Jane-of-All-Trades who never has enough time in her day for all of her projects. She has written for many websites online including Squidoo, Zujava, Yahoo! Contributors Network, HubPages and Wizzley. She has been attending and vending at science fiction and media conventions for over 15 years, and for several years ran an art gallery and jewelry store in Philadelphia. Today she is happy to be living in South Jersey with her partner David and their 6 cats. Sockii is a member of several affiliate sales programs including Amazon Associates and Viglink. Products from these services may be advertised on her posts and pages to generate sales commissions.
Becoming a Craft Show Vendor, Part 1: Is Vending Right for You?
August 28, 2014 | Posted in CRAFTING BUSINESS | By sockii
If you enjoy making crafts, and love spending time shopping and browsing at craft shows, you might be wondering if becoming a craft vendor could be a successful business venture for you. Whether as a way to make some extra money on the side, or potentially as a new career path, selling at craft fairs can appear to be an exciting way to do something you love as more than just a hobby…
Queen Henry: A delightful novel on baseball, love and sexuality by Linda Fausnet
August 27, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
What if a pill could change a person’s sexuality? That’s the question at the heart of Queen Henry, the delightful debut novel by author Linda Fausnet. It’s also the question plaguing the novel’s protagonist…
MasterChef Season 5 Episode 14 Recap & Review: August 25 2014
August 26, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
It looks like it’s going to be a crazy week on MasterChef this episode just from the opening preview. Courtney says the kitchen feels bigger since there are fewer people…good thing given that poofy skirt she’s wearing that looks like
Book Review: Chris Campion’s Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock
August 24, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, NON-FICTION | By sockii
Chris Campion’s Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock is, quite easily, the most negatively-toned rock “biography” – and I use that term very lightly in this case – I can recall ever reading. While there is some interesting information contained within the book’s 300 pages, each of those pages is so thoroughly laced with…
Oysterhead: A Brief Introduction
August 23, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Oysterhead is the curious musical supergroup composed of three very different artists and personalities: guitarist Trey Anastasio (best known for his work with Phish), bassist Les Claypool (of Primus), and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police, Animal Logic, and other bands)…
Book Review: Secret Police Man By Henry Padovani
August 22, 2014 | Posted in NON-FICTION, ROCK | By sockii
Those interested in the punk and new wave music scene of London in the late 70s and early 80s should find an interesting perspective in “Secret Police Man”, the autobiography of The Police’s first guitarist, Henry Padovani…
The Vampires Series by Michael Schiefelbein
August 21, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, PARANORMAL, ROMANCE | By sockii
Dark, dangerous, erotic – and perhaps more than a little bit blasphemous – the Vampires Series follows the life, loves and challenges of 2,000 year old vampire Victor Decimus. Victor is definitely not your typical modern-day romantic “hero” vampire. He is brutally amoral, has little regard for human life, and is in fact on a centuries-long vendetta…
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 13 Recap & Review: August 18 2014
August 19, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Tonight they will be cooking in pairs, not teams or solo. And the person picking teams will be…”you”, the judges tell them. They will pick their own partners. “Let the bidding wars begin!” Leslie announces…
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders get Red Light Fever
August 15, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
On “Red Light Fever”, Taylor wears his influences on his sleeve even more proudly than on the first Coattail Riders’ album. 70s Glam rock is the star of the show here, with many songs reminding this listener of everyone from Queen to The Sweet to T. Rex…
The Hoosiers Unleash The Illusion of Safety
August 14, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Although relatively unknown in the United States, The Hoosiers achieved widespread success in the United Kingdom thanks to their 2007 debut album, The Trick to Life…
