Archive for the ‘reading’ Category
A dog’s world view
Posted by: J on: January 31, 2009
I finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain this week while I was not-busy being sick.
The premise of the book is the story is told from the point-of-view of a dog. Enzo is an unusual dog in many ways, but is still limited by the fact that he’s a dog. While [...]
This reader is reading
Posted by: J on: January 22, 2009
While waiting for the train last week, I was able to read Mary Poppins. Yes, it was a book way before Disney ever made it into a movie. The book is quite a bit different than the movie although all the same characters pop up. What I found most interesting was Mary [...]
Turning cartwheels
Posted by: J on: January 15, 2009
There are a couple of things I’m excited about and looking forward to.
The first is just a day (not even that) away. Tomorrow afternoon I travel to Kansas to see DH and the dogs. It’s been a couple of weeks since seeing DH, but the dogs I’ve not seen since moving to IL. [...]
Reservations, basketball, and growing-up
Posted by: J on: January 10, 2009
The second book I’ve finished for the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge is the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This is another YA book, so it was a quick read. I enjoyed every page of this book.
Sure there were some incredibly sad parts in this boy’s life, [...]
52 Books
Posted by: J on: January 1, 2009
I’ve joined a reading challenge group on Ravelry. The idea is to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Hopefully this will encourage me to turn off the tv a few nights a week. Since moving to IL, I’ve been watching far more than I have in several months.
Here’s my to-read list: [...]
Brrrrrr!!! (and Happy Birthday MIL)
Posted by: J on: December 7, 2008
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It’s a cold day here. The actual temperatures are in the teens, which isn’t all that bad, but the windchill makes it much colder. Still I did go out to run a couple of errands and go to the laundromat. There is more snow in the forecast for the next two [...]
I feel pretty
Posted by: J on: October 20, 2008
It’s amazing how a cute outfit can make you feel good. I recently got a dark brown pencil skirt from Avenue. (Let me just say that I love Avenue. At least the online store.) Add a denim swing jacket with a floral tank underneath and my purple suede wedges and I [...]
On reading
Posted by: J on: October 12, 2008
Maybe it’s the time of year, but I’m reading more again. Last night after work, I turned on the iPod, made some dinner, and sat down with The Historian. I started reading this a year ago and wasn’t that interested. It happens. So it went back on the shelf and I [...]
Withdrawel
Posted by: J on: October 5, 2008
I can tell it’s past time for my weekly recharge of DH and dogs. I had to work this weekend. Usually I’d take Thursday and Friday off, but I decided not to go back on Thursday since I had a meeting and was planning to attend a conference in Wichita on Friday. [...]
Little Bits
Posted by: J on: October 1, 2008
I wrote my first book review for the local paper. It should be published Oct. 10. Yes, family types, I’ll get a couple of copies and send it along. It’s really not anything spectacular, but I enjoyed doing it. The hard part was deciding which book to review. I chose [...]
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- cclibrarian: Checked out Logicomix before the holiday. Might take a look at it tonight finally. Looks interesting.
- cclibrarian: I think my chocolate lab is bored. Or something. For amusement, she likes to make me let her in and out.
- cclibrarian: Goodwill is benefiting from the unpacking and moving process. How did I collect so much stuff?
