December 2008
63 posts
Off to Aspen for more relaxation and a technology break :) Talk to you all in a few days!
sine-qua-non:
annytime:
Pyotr Ilyich...
stupidinboston:
aspettandoellis:
Elis Regina -...
I just need everyone to know that the Christmas party at my house has a chocolate fountain. That’s right, a fountain of chocolate. That’s all. :)
somebody get me an apron...
I just spent the evening cleaning my house and baking Christmas cupcakes for the party tomorrow. I think I’m only an apron away from being a “home maker.”
saramcpherson:
copycats:
“Winter Wonderland”...
reading list for next semester/what I'm asking for...
19th Century American Lit: the novel
What Maisie Knew- Henry James
Annie Kilburn - William Dean Howells
Three Great African American Novels - Douglas, Brown and Wilson
Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life- Martha Nussbaum
The House of Seven Gables- Hawthorne
Mirroring People: the New Science of How we Connect with Others - Marco Iacoboni
Three Novels - Stowe
Wide, Wide...
Nerd Lesson of the Day: e.g. versus i.e.
thelosspeaks:
beverlyhasablog:
saramcpherson:
E.g. means “exempli gratia” or “for example,” and should be used to indicate examples. E.g. should never be followed by a straight definition. Incorrect: “… tempeh bacon (e.g., fake breakfast meat)” Correct: “… awesome things (e.g., unicorns, Thor, free WiFi, etc.)” I.e. means “id est” or “that is,” and should be used to define something. I.e....
excitement + fear = the SSAWW conference
So, my paper on Wharton was accepted by the Edith Wharton society for their panel at next year’s SSAWW conference. If anyone’s going to be in Philadelphia in October feel free to drop by and watch me faint from fear of presenting an academic paper to a room full of Wharton scholars…sigh
So, the papers are in and I just had a great dinner -red curry and a bottle of shiraz- with my best friend. The tree and stockings are up, there’s a fire in the fireplace and Doogan is snuggling by my side, and I officially don’t have anything to do but relax, read and enjoy the city until January 13th. Oh, and take a trip to Aspen :) I just need to stop and appreciate how great life...
Wanted: Great Holiday Music Suggestions
Ok, my roommates and I are hosting a holiday open house on the 21st and I want to make a *spectacular* holiday playlist. So, what are your favorite holiday songs? classic?new? I’m open to any genre (except country-sorry, I just can’t hang). What do you listen to during the holidays???
susannaopal:
mascarah:
Mariah Carey - All I...
“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being...”
– I know I said I wouldn’t be blogging today, but one of my (thoughtful) fellow bloggers sent me this great quote for inspiration. Be sure to check out his blog. Thanks, Eric!
Procrastination Station
I have two more days to finish this 25-30 page paper. So, I’m banishing myself from tumblr today. I have to focus and this blog is amazingly distracting. Wish me luck; I’ll see you all tomorrow!
everybodycares:
taramichelle:
Death Cab For...
everybodycares:
plainoljane:
ee cummings,...
Today's Pictures: Congress of Libraries →
The picture of Foucault in his home library is my favorite
deegocracy:
Métisse - Boom Boom Ba
Really?
I just found out that the host of Top Chef used to be married to Salman Rushdie. I did not know this. That is all.
In My Craft or Sullen Art
In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms, I labor by singing light Not for ambition or bread Or the strut and trade of charms On the ivory stages But for the common wages Of their most secret heart. Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering...
miseenabyme:
Carla Bruni, Quelqu’un M’a Dit
My Fortune Cookie Fortune Says...
you have a charming way with words and should write a book.
-hmmm, encouraging fortune to get mid paper writing mania
tylerknott:
attackattack
It's Christmas Time
I took a break from writing to decorate the Christmas tree with my roommates. Do we know how to tacky-up a tree- Pictures of the iridescent star-topper to follow :)
scout:
bessie banks - go now
vinh:
Feist - Please Be Patient
