This evening Bill and I went on a nice little datelet. J had some friends over and so we thought we'd seize the opportunity to check out this Tibetan/Himalayan/Afghan/Indian restaurant that we've been trying to get to for the longest time. The idea was also to check out McIntyre&Moore at their new location, but that was not meant to be ( Read more... )

We have now crossed over to that time in the semester where all writing and work is beginning to shift to the bed.

Why, pray tell?Because after awhile, your butt gets sore from sitting at the desk, and there's more room to spread out ( Read more... )

And the farmer's market in Roanoke before that. I have decided I need to be made of money. Aside from the tables full of produce, there were also a number of them full of necklaces, crafts, prints and photography. I restrained myself to a single necklace, but I could have bought ten of them, nevermind the prints of all the neon signs and nooks and ( Read more... )

to creat or crit ( Read more... )

Although, in my defense, I was looking for a book for class to read.

I made the mistake of scrolling down to the customer reviews. Which wasn't my biggest error. No, *that* came when I pompously clicked on the link that led to the "1 star" reviews because I wanted to see how wrong they were I was curious to see how their opinions differed from ( Read more... )

And I'm amused that I'm torn whether to use my "postmodern" icon or my "unhealthy addiction" icon ( Read more... )

many of you who have bought books as gifts for me in the past know that I most love used books that have been personalized, dedicated and inscribed, in particular by people from days from long ago.

this spring I'm taking a class in post-modernism in children's lit and ordered all my books used via powells books. i was delighted to discover that ( Read more... )