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Horrifying New Entry in the Young Adult Mystery Genre

By ooohsomethingshiny June 1, 2012 Leave a comment

Any high school senior will attest to this. Sorry the image is so blurry, but the cashier at Barnes & Noble already thought I was insane. And more Barnes & Noble fun, which may be redundant for anyone also following me on twitter: Fun idea for Barnes & Noble: pick up 50 Shades of Grey […]

Books on my Pending List

By ooohsomethingshiny September 14, 2011 Leave a comment

I’m buying this: I went to the Library and took out: The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths by Pat Brown Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius by Brad Schreiber The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway Any questions as to why this […]

Twitter Feuds

By ooohsomethingshiny July 27, 2011 Leave a comment

Up until a couple of days ago I had no idea Twitter Feuds even existed and now two (!) have come to light. The first is a feud between The Bloggess (Mother of Beyonce, the Giant Metal Chicken) and William Shatner (Father of Space Travel and Discount Hotels). Apparently William Shatner refused her gracious dinner […]

Who Isn’t Just A Little Bit Julie and Julia?

By ooohsomethingshiny July 23, 2011 3 Comments

I just finished reading Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. I have heard some readers did not enjoy it, regarding Julie as whiny and self-indulgent, but I get her, I really do. Because what better illustrates the dark underbelly of the American Dream than Julie slogging her days away at a grunt job while saving her […]

50/50/50 Challenge

By ooohsomethingshiny January 2, 2011 4 Comments

I’m a little reluctant to put this out there since it is pretty ambitious. My birthday is on the ninth. I will be 49 which means that I will be entering my 50th year. My goal this year is to complete my own 50/50/50 Challenge. I want to knit 50 scarves, read 50 books and […]

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