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Books 11-13 of 2009
11. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (229 pgs)
I have wanted to read this to try to address my crazy brain that often doesn't let me sleep. It was helpful, and I was surprised to also find great advice about relationships. For now, I'll try learning to watch my emotions and my mind, and see where I can go from there.
12. Spook Country by William ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming events
I have been on a ticket purchasing spree ( Read more... ) -
Towards trying to become famous on the internet
I got an e-mail from Adagio Teas advertising their new podcast, and I thought, well that would be interesting. They are reviewing a customer-made blend each week.
I went to the first episode, and they had chosen one of my tea blends! You can get to it here. -
Books 6-10 of 2009
6. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (218 pgs)
I wanted to read this before seeing the movie. It was a good story, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to believe her "reasons" for not telling the truth. I liked the question, "What would you have done?"
7. Three Junes by Julia Glass (353 pgs ( Read more... ) -
Catharsis
I had some bad experiences over the holidays, culminating in getting sick, and I am really struggling. I like my life. I like where I live, I like my job, I like my marriage. The only complaint I would have is not having enough money to spend on all the traveling I'd like to do, but I still get out there when I can and have mini adventures. I ( Read more... ) -
Old wives tales
I have Vicks VapoRub smeared on my feet, covered in cozy socks right now. I had two people in two days tell me that's what they do, so I'm trying it. At this point I would try anything to not spend the night coughing. -
Books 1-5 of 2009
I know, 5 books already? But I've been sick since the night before new years eve, what else am I going to do (besides watching too many episodes of West Wing, which has punished me by appearing in my dreams)?
1. Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx (431 pgs ( Read more... ) -
Pity me, I need attention
I'm not surprised that I'm sick, but that doesn't mean I'm not angry about it. We came home from our cruise to deal with an injured pet, which caused a lot of stress for us. Don't discount the effect of a dog screaming in pain, seriously ( Read more... ) -
Books of 2008!
At the beginning of 2008 I decided that I would only read books others recommended to me. I took recommendations from online friends, book clubs, friends, co-workers, students, conference presenters, anyone who would offer something they felt worth reading. Why would I do such a thing? Don't I have a mind of my own? Sure, but I needed my ( Read more... ) -
Books 73 and 74 of 2008
Continuing in the year of only reading books recommended to me, which I will reflect on shortly.
73. McTeague, a story of San Franciso by Frank Norris (312 pgs ( Read more... )