I'm so much of a homebody that virtually any outing I make (aside from going to work) is a cause for celebration. That said, today Summer and I went on a quest.

We began simply enough, by dropping my prescriptions off at the store. Then we kicked it up a notch: we went to the Borders in Fairfax to pick up a new toy I'd put on hold (more on that in ( Read more... )

Well, it's a bit late, but in belated honor of Valentine's Day, I give you one of my favourite poems from when I was little.

I Love You More Than Applesauce by Jack Prelutsky

I love you more than applesauce,
Than peaches and a plum,
Than chocolate hearts,
And cherry tarts,
And berry bubble-gum.

I love you more than lemonade,
And seven-layer cake,
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Hi.  To begin at the beginning: my first "adult" (i.e. not high school) relationship ended at about 5 1/2 months.  It was lovely, it really, really, was and The Boy is truly a wonderful guy.  Just not my guy, it seems.  So that was hard and yes, I've been hiding ever since.  I needed to finish my grad school application, so it's not like I haven't ( Read more... )

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New Years Meme.  Yeah.

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Got a bachelor's degree.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yeah, I gave up on making those a long time ago.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, actually, although many babies were present.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
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Hello again, internet.  I know it's been a bit of a while, but I'm still alive.  Honest.

Things which are happening/have happened:

• The Boy and I are going strong and just celebrated 3 months.  Go us!
• The holiday season is in full swing at the bookstore and I'm swamped.  If I never have to see Daniel Radcliffe's face again, I'd probably be okay with ( Read more... )

    Bored, bored, bored.  I really wish I had The Office season 3 to watch right about now, but I didn't buy it because The Boy did, damnit.  And it's at his place, while he's in California.  Bah.

Speaking of him, he called last night to rave about Into the Wild, the new Sean Penn film based on the Jon Krakauer book.  It was also exciting ( Read more... )

    Now that I've somewhat recovered from the delightful shock to my personal life (I'm only dancing on the inside now), let's all carry on, shall we?  I have some things to share:

First, Madeleine L'Engle passed away at 88.  I've never actually read any of her books (and upon reading that, I know that Laura shall immediately commence gasping ( Read more... )

    I was browsing bookblogs today and I came across a few interesting bits of news.

The Inkwell Bookstore Blog linked to a Wall Street Journal article about investing in art books.  Now, I have long bemoaned the ridiculous prices one must pay in order to guarantee high-quality images, but the books in this article put my college textbooks to ( Read more... )

    I am alive.  Mostly.  Actually, the entire reason that I'm posting is that I'm sick, have been so for the better part of the last two days, and have simply run out of things to do other than sleeping.  That said, pardon any typos which appear here.  My head is a throbbing mass of pain.

I've been a bit busy, actually.  Just a bit.  I thought ( Read more... )