I've been putting off updating the blog for awhile, mostly because I've been busy and haven't had half a brain to do anything more clever than update my status on Facebook. But also at this point the backlog of events is pretty huge: beach days, traveling, 1st day of school, scanning in old photos from college, Lorie's NYC bachelorette extravaganza, Rob & Jude's wedding celebration.
Now my laptop is running on empty & I'm watching Nobody Knows, a Japanese film loosely based on a true story. Hopefully in the next couple days I'll at least do a little something now that I've broken the ice.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
book fiend
Now that my commute is solo for at least 30-60 minute stretches, I've been burning up the book list. I was worried that I wouldn't have the resources of a library nearby, but I shouldn't have worried: the Collins branch of the Cambridge Public is right behind my building. It's tiny, but I've been able to find some good reads, and the librarians are super-nice.
Case in point: Devilish by Maureen Johnson. I saw it as a suggestion on the Minuteman Link, and couldn't find it on the shelves. One of the librarians--who'd just read it--heard me, and quickly found it. It's fun: a quirky-smart-punk chick fights a demon who's shown up at her high school in Providence.
Finished the Twilight series (loved Breaking Dawn), and am looking forward to the movie. Working on the second book of the Percy Jackson series--why isn't this the next big thing for Harry Potter fans? And the Martha Speaks show is premiering soon on PBS, which Owen is looking forward to, too. One of my co-workers is also a Neil Gaiman fan, and she lent me an advance copy of The Graveyard Book that a friend of hers found in a used bookshop. It's a really fun read, with echoes of several other books in a very different setting (loved it!).
I've been favoring the Visual Bookshelf on Facebook over Good Reads, just because it's there, it's fairly easy, and I'm starting to get website-d out. I did update Good Reads for now, but should anyone notice the difference, there it is.
Case in point: Devilish by Maureen Johnson. I saw it as a suggestion on the Minuteman Link, and couldn't find it on the shelves. One of the librarians--who'd just read it--heard me, and quickly found it. It's fun: a quirky-smart-punk chick fights a demon who's shown up at her high school in Providence.
Finished the Twilight series (loved Breaking Dawn), and am looking forward to the movie. Working on the second book of the Percy Jackson series--why isn't this the next big thing for Harry Potter fans? And the Martha Speaks show is premiering soon on PBS, which Owen is looking forward to, too. One of my co-workers is also a Neil Gaiman fan, and she lent me an advance copy of The Graveyard Book that a friend of hers found in a used bookshop. It's a really fun read, with echoes of several other books in a very different setting (loved it!).
I've been favoring the Visual Bookshelf on Facebook over Good Reads, just because it's there, it's fairly easy, and I'm starting to get website-d out. I did update Good Reads for now, but should anyone notice the difference, there it is.
let the school year begin
We've had a crazy August: bridal shower in Brooklyn (FUN), Storyland (FUN). Now the real fun begins next Monday: Kindergarten.
Update: We're not going to Catholic School after all. We were waitlisted at our two top Boston Public schools, and found out in late July that we got into one of them. Because we missed the parties and welcome parties, I was worried that we wouldn't get into the after-school program. I didn't need to worry though: there were still spots, and we have Kindergarten orientation this week. Yay!
I loved Owen's preschool, and while I was sad to leave the people, Owen's definitely ready for more. It'll be a whole new world.
Update: We're not going to Catholic School after all. We were waitlisted at our two top Boston Public schools, and found out in late July that we got into one of them. Because we missed the parties and welcome parties, I was worried that we wouldn't get into the after-school program. I didn't need to worry though: there were still spots, and we have Kindergarten orientation this week. Yay!
I loved Owen's preschool, and while I was sad to leave the people, Owen's definitely ready for more. It'll be a whole new world.
now I know: Jon & Kate plus 8
People have been asking me if I watch this show for the last couple years, and I had no idea why. The question usually came after saying how cute Owen is. Now I get it: white woman with an Asian guy who have (lots of) cute babies.
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