Video: Share a video that makes you laugh every time you watch it. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Author: Emily
Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.
Julia Child
My Life in France Julia Child Today would have been Julia Child’s 95th birthday, had she not passed away in 2004. One of her last projects, her memoir called My Life in France, did not come out until after she died. In honor of Julia today, I’d like to whole-heartedly recommend My Life in France.… Continue reading Julia Child
Vox Hunt: This One's For The Kids
Books: Show us a great children’s book. The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book) (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Slowly but Surely
My new iMac is making its way across the country: Progress I hope it comes tomorrow, but the delivery is “scheduled for” Thursday. Imac I decided to go with an iMac. After Apple updated the line last week, I was sold. The performance is a lot better than before, and I love the new design.… Continue reading Slowly but Surely
Favorite Books Read This Year (so far)
Everywhere I look (especially on Amazon’s Blog) people are already talking about the best movies, books, and music of the year. Even though it’s only August. Nonetheless, I started thinking about the best books I’ve read this year, so far. My list’s purpose is much different, because it’s not exclusive to things released in 2007.… Continue reading Favorite Books Read This Year (so far)
QotD: Past Five Working Years
How many jobs have you had in the past five years? Where and what did you do? Submitted by M. I’ve had three jobs in the past five years: The State News – I worked at The State News the entire time I was in college. I applied the day I moved into my dorm… Continue reading QotD: Past Five Working Years
Vox Hunt: I'm Saving Up For This
Show us something that you are saving or budgeting for. Submitted by foxsydee. 15 inch MacBook Pro Since my Powerbook (Taco Sam) is over three and half years old, I’m really looking forward to buying a new MacBook Pro. Right now I’m saving money for it, and trying to figure out if I want to… Continue reading Vox Hunt: I'm Saving Up For This
Short Book Review: The Eyre Affair
The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde While mourning the loss of new Harry Potter books to look forward to, I decided I needed a new series to read. Not expecting anything to fill the Harry Potter shaped whole in my heart, but I figured it’d be fun to get into another series. {Enter Jasper Fforde and… Continue reading Short Book Review: The Eyre Affair
Polysyllabic Spree – July 2007
Books Read – July 2007 Books Purchased – July 2007 I really need to work on getting my books purchased pile to be smaller than my books read. As always, my complete Polysyllabic Spree can be found here. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Reason #213,028
Reason #213,028 for loving Ryan. Not only did he make dinner tonight, but he served it to me like this: Love Spaghetti (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Links for 07.30.07
Kate Spade’s website has three awesome desktop wallpapers for book lovers. They feature beautiful old book covers. You can go to the site and click “Downloads” or you can click directly to them here, here, and here. It’s inspired me to design my own desktop background with my favorite covers, but I’m sure it won’t… Continue reading Links for 07.30.07
The Simpsons Movie
Simpsons_movie Yesterday Ryan and I braved the rainstorm and went to see The Simpsons Movie in Times Square. We went to the AMC in Times Square so that after the movie we could go to the Kwik-e-Mart (7/11 in disguise) and partake of their delicious “movie tie-in” doughnuts and squishees. The movie was great. I… Continue reading The Simpsons Movie