Marry Him by Lori Gottlieb

Recently I read Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb. This book has been getting much publicity, both good and bad. It seems to me that those who attack her either have not read the book or completely misunderstand it ( Read more... )

Recently I pulled the book Difficult Conversations off my bookshelf. It's a good refresher course in how to have difficult conversations with friends, families, and co-workers. It is based on years of research at Harvard. One of the main points of the book is that it is important to listen and understand where the other person is coming from ( Read more... )

Where the willow meets the water, a tadpole met a caterpillar. They gazed into each other's tiny eyes, and fell in love ( Read more... )

Here's a nifty little tool for cataloging all of your books on your bookshelf! I have a very eclectic collection at college. If you ever want to borrow a book, just ask!

After being informed by multiply people that I have extremely poor eye contact, I decided to do something about it. I am in the habit of dropping my eyes or looking over a person’s shoulder when I talk to them, so I decided to consciously make an effort to look people in the eye. I started on Tuesday ( Read more... )

Last night I saw The Last Days of Sophie Scholl, a really amazing German film. It is a dramatization of the last days of the life of Sophie Scholl, as she is interogated and finally executed for her involvement in the White Rose, a subversive anti-Nazi organization. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of V for Vendetta, except there was no torture ( Read more... )

This week in children's lit, we are reading controversial books. This is the list of most banned books in the past ten years. The ones that I've read are in bold.
1. Scary Stories (series) - Alvin Schwartz

2. Daddy's Roommate - Michael Willhoite

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou

4. The Chocolate War - Robert Cormier

5. The ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been kind of stressful because of money. I hadn't planned for the amount of fees that I would be charged, so I did not budget wisely, and there was a point when it looked like I would have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. However, things worked out and even though I still don't have a lot of money, I have ( Read more... )

This summer I have been working a very boring and menial job, which I quit today. Actually, my last day is Thursday, but I told Angie that I was quitting today. She didn't seem at all disappointed that I was quitting, actually, it was probably a relief for her because there were too many people and not enough work to go around. The reason I can ( Read more... )

A lot has happened recently. I graduated from college and took a two week trip to Japan with CHP. That was amazing, and you can see the pictures on facebook. Now I am working for OSPRA in Urbana-Champaign and living in my apartment. This is the first time I have experienced CU in the summer, and I'm definitely liking it. In July I'm going to ( Read more... )