This evening, I had the pleasure of attending a book signing for Catherynne M. Valente's1 newest novel, Palimpsest, at Between Books2. It was so much more than a signing... Valente read passages from the book, and SJ Tucker3 performed songs she had written that were inspired by it. The show was haunting and magical, and I truly felt transported to ( Read more... )

I've found myself with some down time, due to the fact that I can't go back to work yet, following my brain surgery. I have a lot of projects I'm working on. I always have better follow-through when I am organized. Here's the list, in no particular order:

1. I'm learning Italian. I am trying to do one lesson each morning. So far, I've covered Basics, ( Read more... )

I have just finished reading Lance Armstrong's book It's Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life, and I have decided that I am just like Lance ( Read more... )

It was so busy, and I found no time to write. This last week has been a crazy whirlwind.

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I came across this website - Bookcrossing.com - as I was perusing some random-ish LiveJournals today. I can't decide how I feel about the concept, though; it's part Where's George, part library, and part Napster/Kazaa. It's the last part that bugs me, I guess, except it's not really the same thing at all. Book trading is not like electronic song ( Read more... )

1. You can own one Great piece of Art (you'll loan it to museums now and then so that the rest of the world can see it). Assuming you have the space for any piece you want, which one and why?Any landscape of the American West by Albert Bierstadt. I saw an exhibit of his paintings at the National Gallery once, many years ago, and they still leave an ( Read more... )

1. If you could go back in time to view or take part in any one event, what would it be?Oh, so many choices! But since I must only pick one, I pick the Constitutional Convention. That room was filled with greatness, and I would be honored and humbled by being in its presence. Those men had such vision, and I would like to let them know that they ( Read more... )

I'm hungry, but I don't want to go out to get something to eat. I guess that's a good thing, but I'm only going to be starving later, and then I will just eat the first thing I can get my hands on, which will probably be Girl Scout cookies. If only they were frozen. Thin Mints are always better frozen.

I just finished reading a book called Always ( Read more... )