A short update this week – we’re currently in Michigan visiting my family. We just got back from a mini-trip up north, and I’m looking forward to better weather this coming week – the forecast looks lovely! It was beautiful up north, but very cold. I’ll post about our entire trip soon, and take the… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 5.17.15)
Machu Picchu
There are times while traveling when you arrive at a long anticipating destination and the experience doesn’t match your expectations. I knew that Machu Picchu would be full of tourists. Most popular destinations are – I’m pretty good at ignoring crowds and finding my own personal experience and quiet moments in well-visited places. What I… Continue reading Machu Picchu
Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week’s topic is “Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet.” I moved to New York City 9 years ago, and I found myself in a paradise for bookish people. Dozens of fantastic independent bookstores. Book festivals. BEA. And pretty much an essential stop… Continue reading Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet
The House of Paper by Carlos María Domínguez
The House of Paper is a novella by Carlos María Domínguez, and it opens with a woman who buys a book of poetry by Emily Dickinson. She then gets hit by a car and killed while she’s reading and walking down the street. That happens on page 1. The next few pages highlight other people whose fate… Continue reading The House of Paper by Carlos María Domínguez
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 5.10.15)
Happy Mother’s Day! To my lovely and amazing Mom, and to all the wonderful mothers around the world. To celebrate, here’s a post from the archives: 10 things my mom knew were awesome before I did. Graham and I are in Michigan this week, so I get to spend some lovely time with my Mom… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 5.10.15)
The Lares Trek
If you’re like Graham and I were in February, you’ve probably heard a lot about the Inca Trail and absolutely zero about the Lares Trek. The Lares Trek is another Inca trail near Machu Picchu in Peru. It is not *the* Inca Trail, but there are thousands of miles of Inca trails in Peru. You… Continue reading The Lares Trek
The Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read
The topic of this week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish) is very fun: Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read. Book Bloggers spend so much time discovering new books and adding them to an ever expanding TBR list, it’s a bit refreshing to make a list of books we’ve decided… Continue reading The Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read
Polysyllabic Spree: April 2015
April ended up being a pretty great reading month, both in quality and quantity. Quantity was mostly thanks to the Readathon. I didn’t read a lot during the last two weeks in South America, and when we got back to Brooklyn in the middle of the month I’d only finished 2 books, and one of… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree: April 2015
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 5.3.15)
It has been a wonderful week. I got to spend time catching up with friends while eating tacos on two separate occasions – it doesn’t get much nicer than that. Graham and I also went hiking in the Catskills yesterday with my friend Jon. It was a gorgeous spring day and it felt so good to… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 5.3.15)
6 ways to support your Independent Bookstore
I love Indie Bookstores. They are some of my favorite places on earth. I’ve written a post expressing my love for them. Today is #bookstoreday – Independent Bookstore Day. A day to celebrate and thank our Indie Bookstores, and a good excuse for me to encourage others to support their Indie Bookshops – today and every… Continue reading 6 ways to support your Independent Bookstore
Words to live by: Eleanor Roosevelt
I read You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt during Saturday’s Readathon. By the end, my copy was covered in circles and star marks, highlighting quotes and passages that especially resonated with me. Her advice isn’t particularly unique, but her eloquence in expressing her beliefs and her enthusiasm & energy towards living her best life… Continue reading Words to live by: Eleanor Roosevelt
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
In the past few years there has been a lot of critical introspection and analysis about how social media (and the internet in general) impacts the quality of our lives. It clearly can do a lot of good, both for society and individuals. And it also can do a lot of harm. There are a lot of articles,… Continue reading So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson