If you don’t follow my pointless ramblings on Twitter, there’s a chance you don’t know that I spent this past weekend at Muse 2011: a literary conference comprised of smart, motivated, interesting people, all of whom share a love of writing. Muse is run by Grub Street, Inc., a non-profit creative writing center based in… Read More Muse 2011
True Confession#1 – I am addicted to those stupid hoarding reality shows about people who have spent their lives “collecting” so much trash and treasure that they can barely move from room to room and their living spaces are no longer actually livable. (The one exception being the new sub-category of animal hoarding shows which I refuse to… Read More True Confessions – Hoarding
Have you ever heard of the “meet-cute?” If you’ve seen the movie The Holiday with Kate Winslet or are an obsessive movie fan like myself than there’s a good chance you have. If you haven’t, the “meet-cute” is very simply the part of a movie when boy meets girl in a cute and/or charming way. Think of: Vivian taking Edward’s Lotus… Read More The “Meet-Cute”
Maud Hart Lovelace was my favorite children’s author when I was growing up. She wrote a number of books collectively called the “Betsy-Tacy” series, and the first one I read, “Heaven to Betsy” remains my favorite childhood book of all time. When I ran across two previously out of print books written by her a… Read More Revisiting Deep Valley
Here are my immediate thoughts from the Golden Globes red carpet: Watching Ryan Seacrest interview all of those actresses who are all a good head taller than him? Always funny. Not a Robert Pattinson fan, but wipe off the glitter, cut the guy’s hair and put him in a suit? Not shabby. Let me explain a few rules… Read More The Golden Globes – Red Carpet Edition
Normal: Birds flying freely through the sky. Not Normal: Dead birds plummeting to the ground by the hundreds with little to no explanation. Wicked Not Normal: The media asking Kirk Cameron (80s teen idol-turned uber-religious creepy guy) for his opinion on this phenomenon. ************************************************************************** Normal: A young engaged couple making decisions about their first year… Read More Not Normal/ Wicked Not Normal
Interesting bits and facts from the world at large: ‘Huckleberry Finn’ edition to cut N-word: Seriously, people? Can you say “censorship”? Now there’s a word I’d like to cut out of our vocabulary. Erasing a word doesn’t remove the context or history as to why the word is so repugnant. It merely removes an opportunity to discuss the… Read More News at Large
I agree with Cathy’s comment below that the last theme was a little too serious. This is far more fun. I think I’ll stick with it for a bit.
I’m going to be testing out a few different blog backgrounds over the next few days, so feel free to pipe in and let me know which one you like best. This one is called the “Quentin” Theme. Pros: I like the neutral color palette and the old-fashioned, almost Western style. The font is crisp and… Read More New Year, New Look
Happy 2011 everyone! Every New Year’s Day I spend reflecting on how I want to make the coming year one that is full of joy and as a result I usually have hundreds of resolutions. I thought I’d try to pare it down to the top ten: 1: Read a little bit every day and 2: Write a little bit… Read More Happy New Year
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