So year before last, the whole family went in together and got my grandma a Kindle. She reads a TON, and ends up with a giant stack of books she gives away or donates every month. So we all thought she'd really like a Kindle - we could set up wifi for her, and she could buy and read books without having to go out or then have to get ...
Something today made me think of The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West by Mary Stanton. I was OBSESSED with that book, and it's sequel as a kid. I was digging around on deviantart today and there's actually FANART. Not a lot, but it's there. The 9 year old in me is overjoyed. I think I need to dig up my copies and re-read.
I finished reading Connie Willis' "All Clear" last night. It was SO GOOD. Seriously I know people who have read the first book, Blackout, but nobody else has read All Clear yet so I have no one to talk about it with!! I wanted to send the author a message saying how much I enjoyed it but she doesn't appear to have an email or guestbook on her site, so ...
someone on formspring asked me about which tudor era books I like. Before I answer I thought I'd just type up a list of what books I've read- I'm including all "royalty" books just because :) Unfortunately it's not a complete list, since some of mine are out on loan, or I've borrowed books from people so I don't have them here, and of course I can't remember them all. I'm ...
These are quotes that stood out to me from Tim Gunn's book "Gunn's Golden Rules." A lot of them really struck a chord with me so I wanted to share. "I reflect on manners, or the lack of them, each and everyday. There are times when I want to stop the world for a moment and ask certain people some probing questions (....) in the Internet age, even the very word ...
I've been reading Tim Gunn's "Gunn's Golden Rules" this week, I got it for Christmas and it's really good. I actually broke out the highlighter and have been highlighting parts I like, so I can post some of my fav quotes here when I'm done. In my office I've been planning on having a little collage of some of my fav costume pics. I've got a fair number of frames (...
So I still haven't finished Season 4 of Doctor Who. We watched half of "Stolen Earth" last week and that's the last we've seen. Between New Year's and being sick we just haven't felt up to it - that and I knowing there's not much left makes me sad and makes me want to stretch it out LOL But I do have Season 5 on dvd from netflix sitting here waiting. I'm ...
this weekend has just been kind-of do nothing. i worked on my costume a bit, almost got the skirt done but forgot i needed a zipper. picked up stuff for kevin's trunk or treat costume. got to see my dad play some great 60s songs at the arlington harvest festival sat night. picked up some pants for wonder girl but haven't decided how to put the stars on that they ...
As I posted before, last weekend we went to see The Lightning Thief. Ash loaned me her copy of the first book to read, and I finished it today. I would have ADORED this book as a kid. I would have totally been into it - probably would have been playing "Olympians" with my cousins after school and drawing Percy, Annabeth and Grover all over my notebooks. It was a ...
Day 01 - Your favorite song Day 02 - Your favorite movie Day 03 - Your favorite television program Day 04 - Your favorite book Day 05 - Your favorite quote Day 06 - Whatever tickles your fancy Day 07 - A photo that makes you happy Day 08 - A photo that makes you angry/sad Day 09 - A photo you took Day 10 - A photo of you taken over ten years ago Day 11 - A photo ...