October 31, 2011 – 10:41 am
Yup, that’s pumpkins carved into famous author’s face. I want to kiss the person who did the Hemmingway one. AWESOME.
Thanks, Flavorwire, for having the greatest stuff ever.
October 30, 2011 – 8:12 am
Gotta thank Natalie Dee (again) for these little gems!
I love this because of our moving experiences. Shaun always laughs and cries a little when we move because He has to move maybe 4,000 boxes of books. If I showed him this, I know what he’d say… “Books. Every time books. I’d carry man’s inhumanity to [...]
October 29, 2011 – 10:40 am
The Book:Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
The Story: This is the story of Steve Jobs’ life: his youth, his family, his beliefs, and primarily his successes and failures at Apple and his other companies.
Steve Jobs is one of these modern “celebrities” that has been part of the tech revolution since its earliest days. He and Steve [...]
October 28, 2011 – 10:01 am
1. I’m eating oatmeal right now. Since I decided to lose a little bit of the 15 extra pounds that’s all sung around me, I’ve had this for breakfast. It’s been about a month. It never gets old for me. I love it with brown sugar or with a little bit of peanut butter. So [...]
October 27, 2011 – 9:48 am
I’m not sure that square shelving is really the most efficient way to store books, but good Lord is it pretty!
Do you have any square shelving? What do you think about it?
October 26, 2011 – 8:52 am
John Tyler, by Gary May
John Tyler is one of those forgotten presidents. He was the first vice president to take over after the death of a president and to be perfectly honest, he didn’t really do much in office. He got himself really hooked on Texas and slavery and tried to get stuff done in [...]
October 25, 2011 – 11:53 am
The Book: Schindler’s List, by Thomas Keneally
The Story: Oskar Schindler ran a factory in Southern Germany during WWII.
Because of his place in the “food chain,” he found out pretty early on what was happening with the Jews. He was totally appalled and decided that he was going to do everything he could to protect as [...]
October 24, 2011 – 9:41 am
Just wanted to remind you guys that Steve Jobs’ biography comes out today!
Shaun, my non-reader of a husband, pre-ordered this they very moment that they announced that they were pushing up the release day, so I’m patiently awaiting the mail lady.
Even if you are not constantly surrounded by Apple products like we are here at [...]
October 23, 2011 – 11:30 am
The Book: It, by Stephen King
The Story: In 1958, a group of seven friends came together to fight off a terrible evil that was haunting their town.
In 1985, the evil is back and the friends had made a pact to return and fight again if It ever came back.
Things have changed and they are all [...]
October 21, 2011 – 6:46 am
1. Big news: I decided to do NaNo! I flip-flopped a lot and finally just decided to buck up and do it. I have my story and my characters and a rough outline. Today I even made a little map of town. So, bring it November 1st! I’m ready to do this!
2. Something seems to [...]