Archive for September, 2008
Sarah Fisher: Hobo Chic the Early Years
I think I’ll be the one and only blogger in the world not giving my opinion on the $700 billion bail out rejection. This is because I haven’t quite decided what to make of it yet. When I do, I’ll throw in my meaningless opinion too, because it’s what bloggers are supposed to do. Instead, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Living Biblically on a Sunday
I love Sundays, though they always make me a bit sad. I’m considering a career in politics, and my first act will transform Sunday into the first 48-hour day. We can skip Thursday to make up for it. Thursday is always a rough day in my mind – far enough into the week for me [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What I’m Reading Now
I finished Twilight. The writing actually got better towards the end, or perhaps I noticed its failings less thanks to an action-packed plot in the final third of the novel. I think it might actually make a much better film than it did a novel. A film can capture the highly visual story, and cut [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Twilight
So I’m reading the first in the Stephanie Meyer vampire series, Twilight. The film is coming out soon, starring the delicious Robert Pattinson (oh, Cedric Diggory, how I still mourn you) and Kristen Stewart, and I wanted to take a stab at reading the teen-aimed novel first. I just revealed my Harry Potter geek tendencies [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The future Ms. Bridget Jones
It’s a sunny Saturday and I am sitting here watching Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. It’s making me homesick for London. I find it hard to believe a sophisticated guy like Mark Darcy would truly go for Bridget, but as a future Bridget I appreciate the notion…! Renee Zellweger really is a great actress [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A new book to get all excited about
So. I admit, I watch Sex and the City. And I totally love it. I don’t love every bit of it, but I enjoy the funny insights into human relationships, both romantic and platonic. It’s quick-witted, often surprising, and can be as touching as it is surprising. Which is why, the upcoming book I am [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Betty Boop ain’t got nothin’ on George Washington
On September 17, 1787, America’s founding fathers signed the constitution. 221 years to the day later, I got a free lunch because of it! God bless America! The constitution is the cornerstone of American freedoms, rights, and responsibilities, and it’s easy to forget that a written constitution is still an historically new concept. Even the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Taco Tuesday
RIP David Foster Wallace Author David Foster Wallace was found dead at his home in Clarmont, California, on Friday 12 September, of a suspected suicide. Suspected because until the medical examiner/coroner/whoever it is that rules on these things, has decided, it’s not official, but he was apparently found hanging, so draw your own conclusion. It’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Calliope website launched today!
Hey guys! So today, September 15th, a Monday (poor Monday, so loathed by all), is the day that, six months from its original launch on blog site Jimdo, Calliope: Voice of the Writers is launched on its very own, brand spanking new website! One new feature of the new site is this – a daily blog [...]
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