This sounds like I'm bragging, like when I say to my roommate Anh, who has the smaller bedroom, "My bedroom is just so huge! I don't know where to put everything!"...but I'm not bragging, it's a curse, really. You'd think that, having so much time to yourself between the hours of 7:45 am and 5 pm, you would accomplish a lot. Well, maybe you would, but me?...I'm a bit of a procrastinator.
I have been writing a bit, and reading, and planning, and making lists. It's easy to waste time when you know you'll have the same amount the next day...and the day after that...and the day after that, to infinity.
Here are the books that I'm either reading now, or will be reading shortly:
Although I thought it had a slow start, I'm really into this book now. It's one of those books that you look forward to reading, and could happily spend an evening in with. This is the first book that Meghan and I chose for our new book club. She and I are the only members at the moment, and the theme of our book club is to motivate and direct us in writing stories for "young adults".
I bought this book on Amazon for $0.16 (+S&H) after finding a fuzzy colony of mold spores in a neglected Tupperware and thinking to myself, "I wonder if there's a "history of mold" book?". Despite the fact that I'm grossed out by shower walls and have been known to wear sandals in unfamiliar showers (or showers belonging to guys, because, ew), I'm endlessly fascinated with mold. I can't wait to get this book. The first line of the first review on Amazon was this: "If Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) were reincarnated as a mycologist, he would have written this book." Uhhh, fucking perfect for me, much?
I have a huge crush on Sarah Vowell (of This American Life fame) and I'm also a bit of a history buff. She's like the queen of the nerdy history girls (with an adorable voice, to boot!).
The second book in mine and Meghan's book club...cause, ya know, doesn't hurt to add a little knowledge (to the absolutely none I currently have on the subject).
Other things I occupy my day with:
Cracked.com - This website is an endless source of entertaining, thought provoking, or amusing material for those of us who have low-level responsibility jobs. Start with:
5 Scientific Theories That Will Make Your Head Explode, 5 Tiny Mistakes That Led To Huge Catastrophes, 6 People Who Just Fucking Disappeared and their hilarious photoshop contests, such as The 40 Most Inappropriate Children's Book Covers.
Here's my list of blogs I've added to my Google Reader. If yours isn't on there, don't worry, I still haven't added everyone (yell at me in the comments if yours didn't make the list).
Adventures of a Book Thief
Amalah
And if you have five seconds to spare... - read this post, it's beautiful
Awkwardly Social
better now
Curiology
Diary of Why
Distractible Jane
Everybody Cares
Fairy Chimneys
Joy Unexpected
Matter vs. Space
Mom-101
Moose in the Kitchen
Nothing But Bonfires
Other People Exist
smitten kitchen
sweet juniper!
The Bloggess - this is possibly my favorite post ever written
The Daily Coyote - and her grandmother's blog Svensto (seriously amazing stuff)
The Hollywood Librarian
two L's please
untangling knots
[witty blog title]
Wow...that was a pain in the ass. No wonder I don't have a blog roll. I also don't have one because I'm terrified of leaving someone off and hurting their feelings. This blog business is stressful! Can I point out that 7 of those are "mom blogs"? WTF?
10 comments:
You just made my Friday - now I have a way to fill the last 4 hours of this seemingly never-ending workday.
write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write write
also, why is my blog not on your list?
You totally my day! And now I have a list of more bloggers to discover. Good karma.
I sort of want to be in your book club.
Jane: I promise you will waste countless hours on that Cracked website. I love it so much I almost hate it.
Micah: I'm in the middle of writing a Sci Fi story about myself in third person. Elvis is in it. And you're not on the list because you never update!
Jenny: Yay for karma!
Tamara: You are very much welcome to join. Our first meeting involved guacamole, tanning by the pool, and absolutely no talk about books. Our second meeting will probably involve large quantities of alcohol at a poorly lit bar...so it's pretty much just like Oprah's book club.
You have good taste in blogs lady.
Am I considered a Mommy blogger, even though I drop f bombs and do undignified things, ad nauseum? Huh.
thanks for the reference to the top kids book covers. that was terrific. one of the best recent randoms i've seen.
I would like to put Sarah Vowell in my pocket.
you are such a bastard. there's poop under your pillow.
Kristin: Why thank you. I wish the same could be said for my taste in shoes. Eight pairs of black flats, anyone?
Grumpy: I excel at randomness...or so I've been told.
DOW: LOVE her!
Anh: Why am I a bastard??? I'm hiding poop somewhere in your room, but I'm not giving you the courtesy of telling you where...okay, no I'm not. I'm just going to buy tacky furniture for the living room instead. I'm also going to make your cat fat.
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