In the London Times, they posted the top 100 books of the decade. I was curious to see which of them I'd read. Since they rarely put any genre books on those lists, I figured I'd probably have read 2 of the books listed. I was wrong. I'd read 3. Go me! And there were actually other books by authors I still want to read, like Zadie Smith and Salman ( Read more... )

So delightfully fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OH0wlkfbc

...this cheered me up a LOT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM

'HarperCollins has even rereleased "Wuthering Heights," Bella's favorite book, with "Twilight"-themed covers.'
(from a Salon.com article)

Sigh.

Not together, though ( Read more... )

Indulged myself with some cake for my birthday. Yum! Going to see The Vampire's Assistant tonight (got free passes) followed by Paranormal Activity, which has gotten good buzz. A good way to celebrate, methinks ( Read more... )

It occurred to me today that emoticons are the equivalent of a laugh track. A laugh track played by some asshole who thinks everything he says is funny, but you're too stupid to get that it's funny, so you need to be told. And by "some asshole," I mean you. And me. [wink! wink! tongue-sticking-out smiley face ( Read more... )

...if I see the word "intertextuality" used ONE MORE FUCKING TIME in...well...ANYTHING, I will seriously LOSE my SHIT.

Had a massive, crazy falling out with my mother, worst one in a decade. Worse even than some of the terrible moments in Estonia in July. Exhausting. Promptly got sick after that of course...into a nice spiralling misery starting last Wednesday with exhaustion and upset tummy and a bit of fever, culminating with full-on hacking, choking cough, the ( Read more... )

Check it out:

http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/SpecialFeatures.cfm?ID=2715

My hubby, Brett Savory, will be one of the editors/critiquers on the above service. And I think I might be doing a few as well. I think it's fairly reasonably priced, given what you're getting.

Anyway, check it out. Spread the word, fellow babies!

Sandra