Today I was absolutely delighted when I pulled up the blinds and saw the first snow of the season! First Snow of the Season! In other news, today also happens to be my 1 year Voxiversary. I’ve been a member since 10/26/06, when they opened Vox up to the public, but I didn’t make a… Continue reading First Snow!
Polysyllabic Spree: November 2007
There wasn’t much time for book buying or reading in November. Books purchased: Books Purchased November 2007 Books read: Books Read November 2007 My complete Polysyllabic Spree can be found here . I haven’t seen Atonement yet, but I would recommend reading the book before seeing the movie. To quote from Entertainment Weekly, “Their movie… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree: November 2007
QotD: Today's Musical Horoscope
What’s your musical horoscope? (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime – Beck Easy Silence – Dixie Chicks Ohio – Neil Young Up on the Roof – James Taylor Told You So – Barenaked Ladies Across the Universe – Fiona Apple Kings and… Continue reading QotD: Today's Musical Horoscope
My Kind of Christmas Tree
Shelftree From Jim Studio, Found on How About Orange. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
QotD: My Alma Mater
What’s your alma mater? Submitted by Lies. Emily_Sparty Michigan State University. And I miss it very much. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Thanksgiving
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
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
Meeting the man behind Life of Pi
Once in a while I come across a request to think about my top five favorite books, and the list I decide on is always different. That’s because, as most true book lovers know, it’s impossible to pick only five favorites. However, one book that always seems to be on the list is Life of… Continue reading Meeting the man behind Life of Pi
Polysyllabic Spree October 2007
It was a good month for books. Books Read: Books Read October 2007 Books Purchased: Books Purchased October 2007 I read a few more books than usual this month, due to the glory of audio books. I listened to both the Augusten Burroughs books. I put my actual copies of the books in the picture… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree October 2007
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