From the StacksI have four days to complete this challenge and only one book left to read. So far, all the books I’ve chosen have been a disappointment. I do have a good feeling about this last one, though.My goals:Lunar Park by Bret Easton EllisSpecial Topics In Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslHow to Be Alone [...]

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Trade paperback if at all possible. One of the down sides to getting books from the library is that they are mostly heavy hardcovers. Amazon or brick and mortar? Both. I order from Amazon when I have a gift certificate. Otherwise, I prefer to shop at a [...]

Jonathan Franzen’s collection of essays, How to Be Alone, was written between 1994 and 2001 and is classified as “literary criticism and collections”. Though a few are about literature, most of the fourteen essays are just that: (unimpressive) essays. For example, in “Lost in the Mail” Franzen discusses how bad the U.S. Postal Service is [...]

Shaun cut my hair last Saturday; I now have bangs!

This is the view from my office building. Did I mention I have a window cubicle?

For New Year’s Eve, I was in Pennsylvania for my cousin’s wedding. My favorite thing about weddings is the cake. Yes, that’s a bus in the background of the photo; it was at an antique car museum. Someone described the location as a “country club for car lovers.” That sounds about right. Of the five [...]

It’s COLD outside (20 degrees) and I have no desire to leave the apartment. However, there’s no milk in the house, which means no chai. Ok, I’m going to bundle up and get it over with. I need my chai! Book reviews and photos will be published later today…I promise!

I had a wonderful birthday weekend and learned a few things along the way. One, I need some female friends. When a bar of your friends includes only one other woman, that’s pretty evident. Two, I’m a lightweight drinker (more than ever before). I knew my birthday was complete when I went into a falafel [...]

Kimbooktu has done it again! Today she has me running to St. Mark’s Bookshop to purchase Literary Landmarks: The Book Lover’s Guide to New York. Heck, if I’m going to live in New York, I might as well take advantage of the literary landmarks! Kim, if you ever come to NYC for a visit, we [...]

I was thrilled to find an envelope and package from Angela at my apartment today. Going straight for the goods, I opened the package first. Inside was the best birthday card to date. Stickers and writing with some of my favorite things (chai) and memories (wearing a tiara on a previous birthday). On the back? [...]