I’m a reader. I read daily, usually after a hot shower when I’m curled up and bed and should be sleeping. As a kid, this was my favourite way to read- gulping in words late at night when my parents had told me to go to bed. The quiet and the darkness allow me to concentrate and dive into books in a way I just can’t do during the day. I love books that engulf me, that have lines so poignant they echo in my insides throughout the day. One of my current favourite reads is “Big Questions from Little …READ MORE
That title just sounded so much more entertaining than the usual “Here are things I’m currently recommending”. But, lately I’ve been feeling a bit like Julie Andrews with the lists of all of my favourite things and decided to share.
Books 1. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. If you follow me on twitter or Instagram, you will have heard me already rave about this book. I’m not going to do any review justice, (also, I’m lazy), so just read it.
2. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. It’s about baseball. And EVERY OTHER HUMAN EXPERIENCE, so …READ MORE
The lucky winners of “A Girls’ Guide To Hunting and Fishing” by Melissa Banks are….
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In the sixth grade, I remember my quirky teacher with the thick British accent and love for Laura Ashley flowing dresses talking about the idea of what piece of art would best represent our world. More specifically (and far less lofty), we were talking about what we’d send to outer space in a care kit in case aliens stumbled across it. I remember being absolutely stumped.
Twenty years later, I have …READ MORE
So it’s summer. Which is great, because I’m tired of it being spring. As soon as people talk of spring, some asshole has to throw in the word ‘cleaning’ then I feel like I need to spend every free weekend washing floors and scrubbing dishes. But once summer hits, suddenly people start talking about reading and that whole nasty ‘spring cleaning’ idea is thrown out with as much grace as Courtney Love shows after a three day bender.
As someone who adores books in big ways, I love the idea of an entire season dedicated to reading. A morning curled …READ MORE
October 10th, 2010 in books, games we play, H.A.D gets his own tag- that's love, i hate it when i blog about blogging, i know- we all LOVE him, i might be addicted to tags, I sound drunk but I assure you I am not, i think my sweetness gave you a cavity, i'm like barbra walters, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it's almost like a meme, lists, pirates, the less i worry the happier i am, the one that nobody reads because of the title, wasting time, when I go all Dr. Seuss on you You know what I hate? When you take a hiatus from something (like, oh I don’t know, BLOGGING) and are thinking of starting again but are nervous (because what if you have nothing interesting to say?!), and people are all *up in your grill saying ‘don’t worry about it! it’s just like riding a bike! it will all come back to you’. Because really, when does that ever happen? When’s the last time you quit something and started up again and it was effortless? And am I the only one who ever finds riding a bike challenging?
Don’t answer the …READ MORE
July 29th, 2009 in and then i laughed out loud, because "guilt" is a dirty word, books, famous people make for good gossip, Gore makes green sexy, happiness, harry potter, hello universe? I love you, i can't believe i have a football tag, i laugh when i say "balls", i might be addicted to tags, I sound drunk but I assure you I am not, it makes sense to me, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's almost like a meme, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, italics make it appear more thoughtful/interesting, let's still be friends?, lists, love or something like it, note on a non-scandal, people i like, something I won't forget, the less i worry the happier i am, the title says it all, this one is about you, Wednesday nights make me frisky Hey guess what?
It’s definitely time for a new topic. In fact, I can’t think of a time where a new topic was MORE NEEDED. But the thing is, any time I sat down to whip up something new, my brain melted into a puddle. And not even an engaging or mildly entertaining puddle but more into a gross, sticky, gooey, I’M UNHAPPY WITH THE WORLD sort of puddle.
Anyway.
I got over it.
And got my brain back.
Apparently.
Over a year ago, I wrote a LOVE LIST of things I adored and you know, this seemed like a …READ MORE
I have a confession.
I’ve been holding out on you. Big time holding out. Like if you only knew the kind of holding out I’ve been doing, you would have the most serious case of blue balls ever possible. (That’s if “blue balls” were actually possible. Cosmo magazine informed me many years ago they weren’t. Thus, any guy who ever tried to use that term to get laid promptly got scoffed at. It would appear Cosmo did serve some sort of purpose during my formative years).
Anyway.
In December, Peter sent me a copy of his novella that he had …READ MORE
February 18th, 2009 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, advice, books, Dairy products make the world a better place, holidays, i might be addicted to tags, i should be a P.S.A., i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, italics make it appear more thoughtful/interesting, lists, midgets and/or peacock feathers dipped in gold, so egan will LOVE this, soapbox Last year, I eased my own your fears and listed off a few things I think I everyone should just feel okay about. I titled the post “I promise” but said the alternate title could be “Things I do, so they should just be generally accepted as good ideas” and/or “This idea was stolen from Glamour magazine, one of the only beauty/fashion magazines I can tolerate because it doesn’t feature $9,000 dog carriers and there are no sex tips that involve donuts/midgets/ peacock feathers dipped in magical gold dust”. Naturally, I made a tag titled “midgets and/or peacock feathers dipped …READ MORE
December 21st, 2008 in books, introspection sometimes causes me to drink, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's not you it's me, men, oh look! i have opinions., relationships, single girl stories, so egan will LOVE this, the less i worry the happier i am, things I don't say outloud, this might be why I'm single, when I go all Dr. Phil on you, you're skimming this one So like every other human alive, I dig free stuff. I also dig books. So when I got an email a few months ago from this woman offering me a free book if I reviewed it, I said yes. Absolutely. And if you lived closer lady? I would want to buy you dinner for your troubles.
See how thoughtful I am?
Anyway, the day my book arrived- “You lost him at hello“, I did a little happy dance. This is exactly the kind of book I’d never have bought, but would be secretly curious about. (Sidenote: Any authors out there? …READ MORE
November 18th, 2008 in a possible regret, books, don't hate me for this, earning my dork badge, i complain because I care, i know- we all LOVE him, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's not you it's me, let's still be friends?, sigh. i've made a tag for THE HILLS., so egan will LOVE this, the one that nobody reads because of the title, the title says it all, what i found when i went looking, when i say it anyway First of all, if you haven’t read the book and plan on reading the book, just ignore this post. Or, if you’ve read the book and feel so strongly about the book that you’ve already emailed me to lodge a complaint against the comments I’ve yet to make (but are definitely coming) mocking this book? Help keep us both sane and skip this post.
It’s quite possible to like something and still feel the strong, undesirable urge to make fun of it. That pretty much is the basis for my relationship with my brother- or why I’m still watching the …READ MORE
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