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And so much more: [Click photo to see the big version, which reads: "Jane Austen lived here from 1809-1817 and hence all her works were sent into the world. Her admirers in this country and in America have united to erect this tablet. Such art as hers can never grow old.] Matt’s grandmother and [...] I’ve been looking for a venue to jot down thoughts on the books I read. My reviews don’t fit Amazon or LibraryThing, and both seem like very public places to post. So I decided to post them here, to a comfortably sized audience. Jamestown: A Novel by Matthew Sharpe. This book jumped off the [...] When my day’s research is all 9/11 lawsuits and Virginia Tech fallout, without a presidential candidate spousal spat to lighten things up, it’s a relief to open Google Reader at lunch and check in with the Bennett family. How does one knock out a little Pride & Prejudice (or Dracula or Frankenstein—I’m testing all three) [...] Allegra and I rapidly read the last Harry Potter this past weekend – once it arrived Saturday around 2pm, I continued to give Allegra the evil eye and saying things like “Done yet?!?” until she finished the book after reading all day Saturday and a bit Sunday morning. Of course, I started in right away, [...] If you are an English major lost in a corporate world that doesn’t value your vast knowledge of British literature, looking for a way to return to your college glory days (when “work” meant reading Gulliver’s Travels or Wuthering Heights), and want to do so in a way that is easy and can be done [...] The Fug Girls are so on my wavelength today. I’ve been plotting the demise of Ned (a tragic accident, of course!) since I was 12-years-old. If you don’t read Go Fug Yourself, take a look before you write me off as shallow. The writing is brilliant. I will risk further lameness by admitting my excited [...] I had the privilege of seeing Scott Adams speak yesterday morning at SLA’s closing session. He is an exceptional speaker, especially considering his voice problems (the original blog entry is gone, so this links to the Slashdot blurb). If you are a Dilbert fan or a flailing creative looking for a humble-but-inspiring pep talk, the [...] While I like my techno-toys, I am way behind in many areas of technology–I’ve resisted blogging for years, and shun anything that resembles social networking. But now that I’m blogging (thanks a lot, Matt), I thought I might as well play with widgets, which led me to LibraryThing. It’s on the social side for me–I [...] |
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