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Books Read, 2011
It is way too hard to rank these based on how much I liked them. It's an eclectic mix of total crap (e.g., the Gemma Halliday books) and high literature (re-reads of The Odyssey, Jane Eyre). So, here they are, my 48 reads from 2011, a few days late, in the order I read them. The many audio books are the result of the bulk of my reading time now ( Read more... ) -
Books Read 2010
Normally, I rank the books I've read for the year (entirely subjectively, of course). But given that I read so many books in 2010 (thanks, grad school and summer of part-time work!), it was impossible to sort them all. So here's ( the list ) -
Big things
Though I am not usually what I would call a morning person--at least not the kind of person who normally gets up this early in the morning--I find myself unable to sleep, in the throes of an allergy attack and too excited for words.
Tomorrow, I get to marry my best friend in the world, and partner of 5 years already, reyemile. I cannot express how lucky ( Read more... ) -
Literature nerditude
From The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, page 132 ( Read more... ) -
Books Read 2009
This is the first time I've posted this list before the end of the year, but having not yet started another book, I doubt I'll finish one within the next 25 hours.
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I am: a runner.
I spent plenty of time over the past three months training for the Boston Athletic Association's 2009 half-marathon, which I completed yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Dealing with a sick pet
So, on July 3, something happened that I'd never been willing to really think about.
Catsby, our outdoor cat, came home and meowed at the door to be let inside. Eli initially said that he "got in a fight with something mean." Catsby walked upstairs and just sat down and was quiet, rather unusual for him. Eli put him in the carrier and rushed over ( Read more... ) -
Overdue post
It's been a long time since the last time I posted and I'm actually in a really good mood today, so I might as well commemorate it with an update ( Read more... ) -
Twitter
Long time, no post. I'm on Twitter now: @Shari_Abrams.
Maybe I'll write something substantial at some point... it's tough to stay motivated to write when nothing especially exciting is going on.
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Books Read 2008
Here's my 2008 list!
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