QotD: Chinese New Year

2008 is the Year of the Rat.  Which animal year were you born in? I was born in the year of the Rat. I’m hoping that means this year is going to be fantastic. It’s also my Golden Birthday – I’ll be 24 on the 24th of September. Here’s a description of Rats (from this… Continue reading QotD: Chinese New Year

Harmonious Reading

I didn’t plan on it, but the books I’ve read lately have been rather complimentary. First, I read The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which is set mainly in Russian controlled Czechoslovakia during the Cold War (a setting that largely influences the plot and philosophy that makes the book incredible). Next, I read The Wednesday Wars,… Continue reading Harmonious Reading

My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead

My Mistress’s Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro Jeffrey Eugenides This month two new books came out that benefit two branches of 826 National, a non-profit organization that helps school age children develop expository and creative writing skills. My Mistress’s Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro, edited… Continue reading My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead

Polysyllabic Spree – December 2007

Better late than never? Books Purchased (or in this case, received as gifts!): Books Acquired – Decemeber 2007 The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (gift) Penguin by Design by Phil Baines (gift) Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls by Danielle Wood (gift) Portraits and Observatios: The Essays of Truman Capote (gift) At Large… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – December 2007

George Saunders Quote

“At the end of my life, I know I won’t be wishing I’d held more back, been less effusive, more often stood on ceremony, forgiven less, spent more days oblivious to the secret wishes and fears of the people around me. So what is stopping me from stepping outside my habitual crap? My mind, my… Continue reading George Saunders Quote

Vox Hunt: Let's Go!

Show us a photo of somewhere you want to go. There are hundreds of places in the world I want to go, and the list grows all the time. But my dream vacation belongs to Hammerfest, Norway, to see the Northern Lights. The thought of bundling up to face the arctic temperatures outside on the… Continue reading Vox Hunt: Let's Go!