I always knew the Harry Potter books were getting longer and longer with each one that she writes, but it never sunk in as much as when I saw this picture of the boxset while browsing through Amazon: For serious, check out the difference in thickness between the first book (reasonable) and the 4th, 5th, [...]
The local burrito shop puts their burritos in these brown paper bags for take-out. Recently, the bags started touting an advertisement for Tri State Trek, a 270-mile bike ride from Boston to New York (through three states). When I saw this for the first time earlier today, I thought “wow, cool. I’m looking for something [...]
I’ve been away this weekend. Even in the rain with overcast skies, Acadia was breathtaking. Will write more later.
What I read over Christmas break (in chronological order): 1. Freakonomics 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 3. Angels and Demons 4. The Broker 5. Me Talk Pretty One Day 6. The Tipping Point 7. The Five People You Meet in Heaven These, along with the hours I spent reading book-jackets in Barnes and [...]
Perhaps it’s fate that the Ender/Ender related books were brought to my attention by a friend this summer, and no other summer, or any other time at all. It fits that I’m reading these now, thinking about the future of my own world, but perhaps more so, the future of me and those immediately around [...]
There was a time when the words “summer readings” came with much dread, a time years ago of required readings, and reading responses, and various preparation for the next level of English class. Now, while I should be somehow prepping for school (well, tell me how?), I’m spending my time reading fiction. Even while in [...]