Our first real adult Thanksgiving was a great success. I enjoy decorating for holidays. However, I’ve never decorated for Thanksgiving, and I don’t draw turkeys very well. So I started out by making colorful paper chains. Then I cut the words “Happy Thanksgiving” out of construction paper. After I finished that and hung the letters… Continue reading Thanksgiving
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Books, Games, Food, Thanksgiving
I haven’t done much reading (or book shopping!) so far this month. Earlier this month I devoured The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman in 24 hours. (Here’s a link to Julia Rothman’s wonderful post about The Principles of Uncertainty on her Book By Its Cover blog. It includes photos.) I also went to a… Continue reading Books, Games, Food, Thanksgiving
Happy Birthday Emma Wad!
Emma Wad Happy Birthday to one of my very best friends, Emma Wad! (No, that’s not her real last name. It’s an endearment.) Emma recently moved to the east coast, which makes my leg bounce up and down with joy every time I think about it. Our first east coast get together will be next… Continue reading Happy Birthday Emma Wad!
Happy Armistice Day
“I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations which had fought in the First World War were silent during the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of Armistice… Continue reading Happy Armistice Day
iYod Hunt, Day 1 entry
Here’s my entry to iYod Hunt Day 1. The hunt today is: If you were trapped in your house for a long time and couldn’t buy anything more, photograph the food item in your kitchen that would be the absolute LAST thing to be consumed before starvation set in. Here’s my food item: Questionable Beef This… Continue reading iYod Hunt, Day 1 entry
Please Don't Throw Rubbish
CAM_0574 Here’s a sign I saw in Pompeii. I absolutely love that we cannot throw “rubbish.” (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
New Vox Group: Kid's Lit
Whenever I post about Children’s literature, I’m always hesitant to post it to the 2 reading Vox groups that I’m in, because everyone on there seems to only read adult books. So I’ve created a Vox book group for people who love Children’s literature. There must be at least a handful of us here who… Continue reading New Vox Group: Kid's Lit
What I'm Up To
The Virgin Suicides Reading: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides Arrested Development Watching: Arrested Development on DVD with Ryan Mac OSX Leopard Waiting for the mail person to deliver: Mac OSX Leopard Wheat Chex Eating: Wheat Chex Dan in Real Life Weekend plans: Seeing Dan In Real Life The idea for this “Up To” post… Continue reading What I'm Up To
Stevo Biebo turns 24!
Stevo Today I’d like to wish my good friend Stevo Biebo (her name is Emily too, but we call her Stevo) a big huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She lives in Boston, and is in grad school studying to be an Opera singer, which means she is cooler than you or me. In honor of Stevo, I’m… Continue reading Stevo Biebo turns 24!
Vox Hunt: Blog Action Day – Good For The Environment
Show us something that’s good for the environment. IMG_1257 I recycle everything I can and turn off lights, but the most eco-friendly part of my life is that I don’t have a car anymore. For the past year and a half, I get everywhere by walking or taking the subway. It also helps us spend… Continue reading Vox Hunt: Blog Action Day – Good For The Environment
Make Your Own Gummy Pizza
I’ll do another post that recaps everything that happened since my last post (long ago). But until then, there’s something more pressing to post about. Tuesday my mom and I went to a dollar store, and I found a hidden gem. A “Make Your Own Gummy Pizza.” Brilliant. We immediately purchased one for Ryan. I… Continue reading Make Your Own Gummy Pizza
September Birthdays
Amazon beat me to my post. I’ve been waiting to post about all the magnificent authors who celebrate their birthday at the end of September. But here they go posting about it first! Actually, Jane Smiley beat all of us, because she wrote about it in the introduction of her book 13 Ways of Looking… Continue reading September Birthdays