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.
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 12 Recap & Review: August 11 2014
August 12, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
It’s “game time” for the remaining 10 contestants on MasterChef as they head out on a football field for the next team challenge…
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders: Live at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City
August 10, 2014 | Posted in LIVE MUSIC, ROCK | By sockii
On May 6, 2010, Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins played The Gramercy Theatre in New York City, New York with his side-project band “Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.” This show was the second of Hawkins’ current tour that I’ve had the chance to see, the first being on May 4 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland…
Brandon Flowers Takes a Break from The Killers with Flamingo
August 9, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Brandon Flowers, lead singer of the highly successful rock band The Killers, breaks the mold of the typical debut solo album with his first solo record, Flamingo. Unlike other singers who release an album of material that wouldn’t fit the sound or structure of their bands’ work…
Ryan Star Lives in the Moment with “11:59”
August 7, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Ryan Star, one-time contestant on Rock Star: Supernova, has just released his first major-label album, 11:59. But has the high-end production made Star’s work sound too generic?
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 11 Recap & Review: August 4 2014
August 5, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
There’s now 11 chefs left and everyone seems focused on making it into the top 10. I’m not sure when the top 10 became such a big deal on MasterChef…I guess that’s just what the producers wanted everyone to talk about?
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 10 Recap & Review: July 28 2014
July 29, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
The theme for this meal and the challenge will be “love”. There will be 17 couples dining together that evening and so it’s got to be something romantic…
The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice by Laurel Corona
July 26, 2014 | Posted in HISTORICAL | By sockii
A moving work of historical fiction blending music, love and life in 18th century Italy Book summary: Two young sisters—one three years old, one just born—are abandoned to the Ospedale della Pietà in 18th century Venice by their courtesan mother
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 9 Recap & Review: July 21 2014
July 23, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Another episode of MasterChef is here and once again it’s Mystery Box time – the biggest and most intimidating in MC history! (Or so they say…) Will thirteen be someone’s unlucky number, now that there are only 13 chefs left of the original 30?
Masterchef Season 5 Episode 8 Recap & Review: July 14 2014
July 15, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
It’s a “Great American” MasterChef this week as the remaining fourteen home cooks head to Culver City, California for the next team challenge to test their skills…and speed. As the competition narrows, the competitors think it’s time that the best cooks will standout from the rest…
“The Sparrow” and “Children of God” by Mary Doria Russell
July 13, 2014 | Posted in SCIENCE FICTION | By sockii
Father Emilio Sandoz is the only survivor of a Jesuit-organized mission to the Alpha Centauri star system, where radio signals have been discovered broadcasting beautiful, alien music. Four priests and four civilians set out and find the planet Rahkat, but what happened to them there?
