I’m not sure how I missed the video, oh wait I remember now, I was a little busy and just read the transcript. Ah well, here it is – better late than never:
Hillary Clinton wants to reduce the number of abortions Read More »
Yet another favorite to add to this year’s list of great reads. Who would have guessed The Bestiary would be that good? Not me. I flipped through Nicholas Christopher’s other novels and don’t think I’ve ever read any. Oh wait, did I read Veronica? I know it was on my list to read at some point but from the description, I’m guessing I never got around to it… anyway, who knew the guy could write a great story with pretty terrific characters?
Toward the end, I was worried I was going to begin to hate it. I began to dislike the story just a tiny bit when Xeno, Bruno and Lena re-connected. I’m still not sure I like the Lena portion, though I suppose I knew it was coming all along. I loved the ending completely. It couldn’t have been better and I was able to overlook “Lena” and still check this one off as a favorite.
Forget Etheridge’s new album. Go pre-order the “other” Melissa’s right now. Live at Union Hall! ‘Bout time, Melissa! (Which is a joke because nobody puts out albums as often as she does.)
Anyone care to guess how many I just pre-ordered? Edited to say – look at the damn line up, it doesn’t get any better than that. Welcome to My Life without Drive. Awesome. Miss Liberty! Nebraska! Anything, Anywhere. This is probably going to be my favorite Melissa album. The only song I don’t like is Never Give Up and a couple of little kids like this one, so I don’t mind that it’s on here.
Is it the 25th yet?
Melissa Ferrick: Live at Union Hall Read More »
Christopher’s birthday was yesterday. He didn’t get cupcakes, he got a chocolate cherry bundt cake made in the microwave. Heh. If I had made him cupcakes, I’d have topped them with WoW buttons or miniature skunks.
Daily Dose of Cupcakes Read More »
Ack, it seems like I just finished last year’s Booker short list, oh – that’s because I did just finish it. Darn. This year I swear I’m going to do better – even though I haven’t read a single one of these books and none of them have been on my list of books to read. How about you?
Booker Short List courtesy of Reading Matters:
Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Animal’s People by Indra Sinha
Have I ever mentioned I am not an Ian McEwan fan? It’s an interesting list… am I going to love any of these?
Let’s try this again, shall we? This is your last chance to vote on the location of BlogHer Con 08!
I’m anti-Vegas so I guess I’m going to have to vote Boston, unless someone convinces me otherwise. I can be influenced – convince me to vote for a different location…
BlogHer Con 08 – choose the location Read More »
And Etheridge would know, whouldn’t she? Hillary is no lesbian:
‘Hillary, I’m a lesbian, I know lesbians, and you are no lesbian.’
Who is buying the Etheridge album? I always buy them but I haven’t loved one in years… will this one be different? Maybe with a song like “threesome” on it….
Hillary isn’t gay, Etheridge says so Read More »
I was avoiding Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing because I errrr thought it was non-fiction. I didn’t really pay attention to the title, just knew something about US history was on the library shelf, getting closer and closer to the top of the pile, and I just wasn’t feeling like reading it.
I mentioned my hesitation to TW and she informed me that it was fiction and really good and funny. She was right. Very amusing. I’m sorry I waited so long to read it.
Fictional History of the United States…. Read More »
