Posted in being grown up on June 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
So I haven’t been reading lately. A drastic combination of busyness, moving and work has conspired against my reading habits, although I have a ton of things that I want to read these days. (Working at a bookstore means never running out of ideas, that’s for sure.)
This weekend one of my closest college friends [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Well, that’s that. Emby is married, Rueben is in NY, coming home in just a few weeks…Melody has started with her new job, in her new apartment…
And I found a new apartment!! Yay!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I threw away 53 writing utensils yesterday. Fifty-three. I know, you really don’t care about Coral’s weird stylograph fetish…but, there it is. And that was probably only 1/3 of the pens and pencils that I gathered up. That is to say, these were not all that I could have found, these were simply all I [...]
Posted in books on June 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Special Topics in Calamity Physics, by Marisha Pessl -*finished*- Jesse claims I picked this book for it’s brightly colored cover. Perhaps that first led me to pick it up, but I believe the use of the phrase “gimlet-eyed instincts” paired with the bewitching picture of the author in 40’s-esque soft light probably had to do [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2007 | No Comments »
and where are we today?
“When one travels abroad, one doesn’t so much discover the hidden Wonders of the World, but the hidden wonders of the individuals with whom on is traveling.” - Horace Swithin.
Posted in books, family/relationships on June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Girls: A Novel, by Lori Lansens - *finished* - Apparently I’m into “A Novel” these days. This one was good, written from the point of view of twin sisters, and cleverly written so that the two girls have distinctly different styles and voices. I enjoyed this one, which is about what another favorite book [...]
Nakiru is a Karamajong name meaning "rain." My real name was confusing, so to replace it, the old woman looked out from under the hut and observed the coming rain, and named me. "Nakiru." The irony was when they named my sister "Nakolong" - "sunshine."
