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Happy (belated) 2009!
I have a looming and incredibly intimidating deadline for my grad school application. I want to mail it either tomorrow afternoon, or Friday morning.
Problem is, I've done next to nothing.
Fail.
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Just as I expected (but hoped against), I fell out of the blogosphere, once again. I realize that no one actually reads my updates here on LJ, but I still feel guilty about abandoning what must be my 183092nd blog that has been begun and then promptly forgotten in the span of a month or two ( Read more... ) -
Reading List Update!
Oh, my goodness!!!
I've forgotten to keep up with my 2008 Reading List. Oh, bother.
In no particular order...
4) Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club, by Maggie Marr.
I'm just finishing this, with about 20 pages to go. So far it's... alright. I figure I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the first book of the series before taking on this ARC I ( Read more... ) -
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For valentines day my fiance gave me a Blackberry! I'm trying out the internet with it right now. So cool! -
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Books two and three from 2008 are:
2) Matthew Lewis's The Monk - a gothic romance from the 1800s. Rape, violence, the devil, and anti-religious stuff. Crazy nuns who try and kill pregnant ladies by chaining them up in crypts. Incest. Written in 10 days by an Oxford grad. Pretty impressive.
3) Wendy Wasserstein's Bachelor Girls - a collection of her ( Read more... ) -
Personal Essay
Once again, I'm using my LJ as a scratch pad. This time, it's an assignment for my writing workshop. Creative non-fiction writing, in the form of a personal essay. It's supposed to be metaphorical and meaningful. Mine is just pessimistic ( Read more... ) -
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An ad which I just caught the end of on tv contains the following warning:
"side effects may include . . . severe diarrhea"
AHHH! EWWWWWWWWW! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! -
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This semester is proving to be very chaotic and stressful, and it's only the second week. I think I've dug myself into a massive sinkhole, of sorts. I'm doing my History capstone, a class on Victorian Literature, an American Literature course, and a workshop on Creative Nonfiction Writing. Basically, this calls for me consuming and analyzing about ( Read more... ) -
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So, I've been creeping around in the book communities today, and it looks like everyone is starting their 2008 reading list. GAH. I just started counting in September, but I want to start over again! It would take me from 18, down to 1. I guess it's worth it. This way, I can start fresh and keep track of what I read throughout the year, not just ( Read more... ) -
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I finished reading George Eliot's Silas Marner (book number 18)! It took ages. But, as always, while reading one book I managed to obtain 10 or 15 new ones. I really need to start shopping around for a bookcase. Or two. Or just buy more boxes to store my babies in. (Babies meaning books, not children. :P)
I also whipped through Tim Burton's book ( Read more... )