It's certainly been a while since I updated here, hasn't it ( Read more... )

1) We don't talk about the Canucks game versus the Dallas Stars last night. Unless we are discussing the beautiful return of Ryan Kesler, or Henrik Sedin officially beating and setting a new franchise scoring record. Then it's cool ( Read more... )

GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT.

School was called off again thanks to ice on the roads. Unfortunately, no-one called me or the co-worker who gave me a ride. We made the discovery based on the empty parking lot at the school. Joy of joys. We called the VP, who apologized profusely for our being overlooked (apparently the phone tree is indeed ( Read more... )

1) Normally, I like to set out my new year's resolutions on the 31st. I only managed a brief plan, the major one of which related to reading.

I ended up looking at my rather daunting 'to read' list. I ended up paring it down a significant amount, even after adding some of the recommendations you were all so kind as to give me as well as a couple ( Read more... )

1) Thanks for all the book recs, guys. Much obliged to you. They helped a lot, as I've spent my holidays mainly chilling in bed, alternating between dozing, watching movies, and mucking about with my e-reader.
This would be due to the fact my foot got in a fight with some stairs, lost, and ended up with multiple fractures. Moving around is rather ( Read more... )

Quick! Flist!

I need to load up my Kobo for winter break -- dragging books down to the coast and back is rather unwieldy --  and I could use some nudges in the direction of good reads. All the different 'what should I read next' sites are not being helpful, as they keep directing me to stuff I've already read, or books I know I have no interest in.

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1) For some reason, while I adore 'regular' fiction (and I am keenly aware that's an incredibly generalized term and means pretty much jack all, but I've got nothing else to describe fiction at large that's designed for the adult audience), I have yet to fully let go of YA lit.
I'm currently find myself curious about  "The Raven Boys" by Maggie ( Read more... )

1) Have fallen irrevocably in love with Richard Siken's poetry in all its screwed up glory.
If you are not familiar with the guy, and you have a little time, read "You Are Jeff". Just do it. You don't have to like it, but you should at the very least experience it.
A shorter read is Scheherazade, and that one is so worth a look too. But frick. "You ( Read more... )

1) I've spent the last few days flipping back and forth between watching movies and doing reading in preparation for the oncoming school year. The films have been doing me some serious good, offering amusement and comfort. Well, the movies and my incredible couch.
(OH GOD "10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU" YOU'RE JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE CAN'T TAKE MY ( Read more... )

So, scribble_myname found this meme, and I figured what the hell. I'd give it a shot.

Comment to this post saying “FIVE!” and I will pick five things I would like you to talk about. They might make sense or be totally random.

Then post that list, with your commentary, to your journal. Other people can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself, ( Read more... )