Is it just me, or has the price of a book become utterly ridiculous? I've been on the prowl for some new reading material as of late, and I am just dumbfounded by how expensive books -- paperbacks mind you -- have become. For example, I was considering picking up a copy of Nick Hornby's "The Polysyllabic Spree", and whenI flipped over the book to ( Read more... )

Your Inner European is Italian!


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Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English
40% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I'm really disappointed in the latest book that I've been reading, "Fraud", by David Rakoff. I thought that I was really going to enjoy it, because I do enjoy hearing this pieces on "This American Life", and because I've thus far loved the books that I've read that were written by other members of the NPR gang ( Read more... )

I don't know how I do it. Somehow or other, I manage to sustain minor injuries that I have no idea how I acquire. Even though said injuries should cause pain at the time of their acquisition, I never know i[ve hurt myself until I see a giant bruise somewhere, or notice that my skin/clothes feel a bit wet, and notice that I've cut myself ( Read more... )

Grrr..Last week (Wednesday) I met with one of my former professors from UMass, to give him the paperwork for my letter of recommendation, and have him take a peek at my application essay. He said he'd have it done by the weekend, and that he'd email me with suggestions for my essay, as well a copy of the letter he wrote on my behalf ( Read more... )

Last night I dragged poor 007 on yet another fruitless pants buying quest. The fact that I didn't buy anything is not surprising. But my reason for not buying is not only surprising, but downright infuriating. I was at Sears (Yes, I know they have almost exclusively "mom jeans" there -- *Hello elastic waistbands!*-- but I have had previous pants ( Read more... )

Riding on a high of "you can do it" spirit (generously provided by Melissa St.A.) I decided to forge ahead and sew up my second attempt at the learning sweater. So how does it look? Well..It is definitely recognizable as a sweater. And my mother said that if I decided that I didn't want to wear it she'd take it. (So it can't be all that bad ( Read more... )

Finally, some decent acts are playing in Providence! I heard on the radio this morning that Social Distortion is playing at Lupo's (sometime in May I believe) and The Killers will be playing there on June 6th! I don't suppose anyone is interested in going to either of these vents if tix are still available, hmmm...?

I have a new person to add to my list of enemies: the crossing guard who works the corner or Broadway and William St. in Fall River. I am adding him to my list because he is a very stupid man who seems hellbent on causing traffic hold-ups and/or accidents. Now... Unless I'm wrong, the proper way for a crossing guard to do his job is to stop traffic ( Read more... )