Don't judge a book by its cover has got to be one of the most overused truisms, and yet when you think about it literally (in terms of books) everyone knows it's a huge misnomer (love that word.) There are, perhaps, three ways you (willingly) pick up a book in a bookstore: you were looking for it (word of mouth, review); you're interested in the ( Read more... )

Would you ever go on a silent retreat? How long do you think you could go without talking?
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In ninth grade we embarked on a year of hiking, running, skiing and generally all-round-fitness and bush/outdoors activies which culminated in a four day hike, a six day hike and a 28km (half)marathon. It was, no doubt, one of the best years of my ( Read more... )

In the shop window you have promptly identified the cover with the title you were looking for. Following this visual trail, you have forced your way through the shop past the thick barricade of Books You Haven't Read, which were frowning at you from the tables and shelves, trying to cow you. But you know you must never allow yourself to be awed, ( Read more... )

Even though Thanksgiving was almost 2 weeks ago, this BTT meme was too appropriate to pass up:

Now, you may have noticed that the global economy isn’t exactly doing well. There’s war. Starvation. All sorts of bad, scary things going on.

So-just for today-how about sharing 7 things that you’re thankful for?

This can be about books, sure-authors you ( Read more... )

I found this great blog called Booking Through Thursday which posts weekly memes on (you guessed it!) Thursdays. Hopefully this will inspire me to post more!


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To be able to read French poetry, of course!

One of my lecturers mentioned this poem in one of our modernist lectures, and I was intrigued. So, after much trawling through Google (believe me, it took some time, as I didn't know the title, first line or author, but merely the subject of the poem) and finally found the original French version and some ( Read more... )

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Arguably the three best things in life, this is Alexander McCall Smith's sequel to The Sunday Philosopher's Club. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, which made me laugh and on more than one occasion think about the daily moral dilemmas we face, although I was slightly disappointed by the ending. I hope there is another book in store. I thought I' ( Read more... )

If you had the chance to go crazy and completely overhaul your appearance, what would you do?

Considering I'm a pretty conservative, straight laced kind of gal, I would
-get a tattoo
-dye my hair, probably blonde, but if I'm gonna go crazy, why not go pink?! 
-go goth um, never
-get a nose piercing, and maybe a belly button one too
-wear heels. all ( Read more... )