Horns
Posted on March 7, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Favorites
Joe Hill ROCKS. I think he’s better than his father. I really really do. Not nearly as prolific but that’s ok – he has time – and it’s also ok if he never produces that much work, as long as he keeps writing stuff like Heart Shaped Box and Horns.
Horns —- brilliant.
Just when you think you’ve seen every horror storyline you can see, you get this. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. And HOT. I think Satan would approve.
Protected: Testing something else
Posted on March 4, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose
SHIT!
Posted on February 24, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose
Oops. Coffee stain.
Posted on February 24, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Posted on February 22, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Classics, Nancy Drew Challenge, Young Adult
Finally! George and Bess make their appearance. Ned is in “Europe” and we hear a good bit about him, off and on — also found a mistake. At the beginning of the book, Nancy tells George that she’s knitting a sweater for her dad. But at the end, she’s knitting a sweater for Ned. Also… no boating mishaps. Being in the dessert helps – though of course there was that river flood issue but Nancy was on a horse, not in a boat. Here’s my copy:
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
Posted on February 21, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Classics, Nancy Drew Challenge, Young Adult
Nancy Drew should stay out of boats. The first four books have had boat accidents – and no, not all of them have been boat accidents with Helen. It’s Nancy – she’s bad luck in boats. This is my copy. The binding isn’t happy. Sniff. How much does it cost to have the binding repaired on a Nancy Drew book? 
Liz’s creative bookmarks
Posted on February 21, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose, Family Funk, Kid Talk
Liz went through the Smoothie cookbook to find recipes she would be interested in making. She’s opposed to dog-earing pages (good for her!) but didn’t have enough bookmarks – or small papers to use as bookmarks. So she improvised – with large pieces of paper, a pop tart package (with a piece of poptart inside), some fabric, some candy wrappers, and who knows what else.
The child is weird.
The Bungalow Mystery
Posted on February 21, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Classics, Nancy Drew Challenge, Young Adult
I had forgotten that so many of the first books in the Nancy Drew series featured Nancy’s friend Helen – and lots of different male dates for Nancy. I’m so used to George, Bess, and Ned that I’m thrown when Nancy is hanging out with Helen (who she mostly drops once Helen gets married) and dates so many different guys.
I’d also forgotten how often Nancy’s mysteries are tied to her father’s cases. The Bungalow Mystery is another one of those – what a coincidence! Also… beware of FOREIGN model cars. People who drive them are quite obviously crooks. Also, if you ask good people if they drive foreign cars, they will be a wee bit offended by the question.
When Everything Changed
Posted on February 20, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Feminism, Non-Fiction, Women
It’s a good thing I’m still super busy at work. If I’d been able to read When Everything Changed nonstop and tweet my way through it, I’d have been blaming the patriarchy all over the place. And I know some of y’all get tired of that. Because you don’t want to think about all of the ways that you’re still bowing to the patriarchy – that we all are bowing to the patriarchy.
Everything did change – kind of – but we never got quite to where we should have been – on women’s rights or race.
PATRIARCHY. Bah.
The Hidden Staircase
Posted on February 15, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Classics, Favorites, Nancy Drew Challenge, Young Adult
I wonder what happened to my copy of The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2.) I’m very sure I owned it. My dad probably sold it in that infamous yard sale. Hmph.
Nancy really really could have used a cell phone in this mystery. So could Mr Drew. And also maybe Helen. (I had forgotten about Helen and Jim’s romance. Very amusing in that patriarchal sort of way.) Also amusing in this one were the food references. How exciting – floating island for dessert! Yum!
