Lofty and Random Sundries...
I hollowed out a book today, like they do on TV. It was British Romantic Writers. Vomit. A worthy choice. This was practice for a later project, so yes, I am "defacing books left and right," as Peter put it. There is a method to my madness, though. It isn't as easy as I thought it would be in some ways, but in other ways, its easier. Should this be a project you want to try, here are a few hints. Use an X-Acto knife (or the sharpest thing you can find), because a box cutter basically just shreds the paper. Glue the sides of the book first, using a water-Elmer's glue solution, about a 50/50 ratio. Too much water, and it gets runny; not enough water, and you just have a big ol' sticky mess. Oh, and it helps to have music to help with the repetition.
I'm going on with reading fifty books this year, but I'm giving myself a little break in that I'm including books I've already read. I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, Memoirs of a Geisha, Caramelo, World War Z, The Ruins, Lamb (thanks to Peter), Welcome to the Monkey House, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Macbeth, Inferno, and D-Day (Stephen Ambrose). I'm already hunting for my next read. Suggestions welcome.
I just received a super-fancy black Scrabble set. No one will play with me. Apparently I'm that good. Yes, that was a challenge. Step up, bitches.
And it is officially Ash Wednesday. This year, I'm giving up eating during daylight hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Unfortunately, I can't do this on days that I work - my schedule is erratic enough as it is, and my breaks revolve around ten other people; that means on work days, I may not get to eat until ten p.m. No, thank you. I already have enough issues with low blood sugar. I thank Chris for this idea, though. We just thought about it a couple of hours ago.
Peter is giving up smoking for Lent (with his birthday as the one dispensation). I'm taking bets on how long this will last.
I'm going on with reading fifty books this year, but I'm giving myself a little break in that I'm including books I've already read. I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, Memoirs of a Geisha, Caramelo, World War Z, The Ruins, Lamb (thanks to Peter), Welcome to the Monkey House, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Macbeth, Inferno, and D-Day (Stephen Ambrose). I'm already hunting for my next read. Suggestions welcome.
I just received a super-fancy black Scrabble set. No one will play with me. Apparently I'm that good. Yes, that was a challenge. Step up, bitches.
And it is officially Ash Wednesday. This year, I'm giving up eating during daylight hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Unfortunately, I can't do this on days that I work - my schedule is erratic enough as it is, and my breaks revolve around ten other people; that means on work days, I may not get to eat until ten p.m. No, thank you. I already have enough issues with low blood sugar. I thank Chris for this idea, though. We just thought about it a couple of hours ago.
Peter is giving up smoking for Lent (with his birthday as the one dispensation). I'm taking bets on how long this will last.