All 3 Friday Fives were boring this week. Or maybe I'm just bored with it; won't post this time. The day was spent with my favorite Californian & Southern Girl and included a stop at the beach. Meal of the day: Seafood -- red snapper -- it was delicious. Just made an entry in ethnic_cuisines if anyone's interested in the recipe. I like Cuban food for being fresh ( Read more... )

I also finished 2 more of my books this weekend. One was rather short - a debut - the other a travel guide.

"Insight Guides: Greek Islands" ~ 5/10 
http://www.amazon.com/Insight-Guide-Greek-Islands-Guides/dp/9812349340
While I usually love the Insight Guide series, this somehow didn't cut it. I did enjoy it in parts but there was a very English bend ( Read more... )

Wow, so everybody wants to know the titles ( Read more... )

Went to the library yesterday and returned with TWENTY books, humming all the way home. Last night I didn't have time for anything for the same reason. Books can still get me excited. Tonight, I shall finish book #1.

I just spend 2.5 hours roaming through the depths of Amazon, rating and sorting latest recommendations, wishlist and checkout cart. Madness! I get so carried away every time I go there. I didn't actually check out anything {yet} but ohhh, everything's so shiny and the lists have grown again. I've been an Amazon customer since they first appeared on ( Read more... )

Note to self:

Must read 
Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet 
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Blue-Day-Extraordinary-Autistic/dp/1416535071

The author was on a news program this morning and it all looked very interesting. A real life Rainman of sorts. 
I should really watch the movie again too, it's been a ( Read more... )

I notice that I've been rather preoccupied with food & cravings lately. Looking at the past few entries, one could think I'm the glutton of the century, lol. I blame the January atmosphere of new year's resolutions and diet talk all around. It's getting so annoying. When will people learn that fad "diets" just don't work and cause the yo-yo-effect ( Read more... )

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