How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater? Submitted by Kristie. (Yay! This question was recommended by my friend Kristie!) A movie ticket here is $12. That’s a lot, and it does affect the amount of movies we see… Continue reading Entertainment QotW: Movie Prices
Month: June 2008
Shelfari and Twitter
Shelfari I signed up for Shelfari about a year ago, but never really used it much. I rediscovered it a few weeks ago and decided that I really like it. I’ve logged all the books I’ve read during the last two years onto my shelves. I’m also trying to begin the process of putting all… Continue reading Shelfari and Twitter
Diane Ackerman Quote
I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. -Diane Ackerman (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Links for 06.13.08
Used booksellers share the funny, interesting, and odd things they’ve found in books. (found on Kimbooktu) Beautiful and whimsy decorating project on Design*Sponge: using your computer to create printable wallpaper with camo-photos hidden within the design. I wish I had a staircase (besides the four flights of stairs up to our walk up). Way too… Continue reading Links for 06.13.08
Mother Night
I finished Mother Night. It’s going to take me a while to remove myself far enough from the book to judge fairly where it ranks in my list of favorite Vonneguts. Because if I were to answer right now I’d without hesitation say that it’s my favorite, in no uncertain terms. I loved it. It’s… Continue reading Mother Night
Reading Update
Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut I’m only 71 pages into Mother Night so far, but I’m already getting an inkling that it might be my favorite Vonnegut yet, which is no small compliment. I’m also still churning along in Mansfield Park. It’s getting much more interesting, but I still have over 100 pages to go. I… Continue reading Reading Update
Crazy!
Iphone Today I won an iPhone! This is pretty crazy and I’m still digesting it. I subscribe to an email newsletter called “Midday marketplace update” that American Public Media puts out. They had a giveaway, new and old subscribers were all entered into a drawing to win an iPhone. They’re giving one away a day… Continue reading Crazy!
Vox Hunt: Favorite Font
Show us your favorite font. Submitted by [this is connie]. Garamond Futura (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Flickr Photo Meme
This is one of the most fun memes I’ve seen in a while. Thanks to all the neighbors who posted it! The Instructions: a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into flickr search b. Using only the first page, pick an image. c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the… Continue reading Flickr Photo Meme
QotD: Homes Sweet Homes
How many houses have you lived in? How is where you live now different from where you grew up? I have lived in two houses. One I do not remember, we moved before I was one year old. The second I lived in for 17ish years. Since then, I have lived in: -Brody Hall, Michigan… Continue reading QotD: Homes Sweet Homes
Polysyllabic Spree May 2008
Books Purchased May 2008 Books Purchased: A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman The Russian Debutante’s Handbook by Gary Shteyngart Snobbery by Joseph Epstein Night by Elie Wiesel Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem Letters of the Century edited by Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk Books Read May 2008… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree May 2008