Here's a list of all the books i've read so far this year, in no particular order:
A Visit from the Goon Squad
The Swimming Pool
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
How Did You Get This Number
The Year of Eating Dangerously
Gear For Your Kitchen
One Day
Hedge Fund Wives
The Cookbook Collector
Lit
The Help
Not Buying It
The Girl Who Played Go
The Improvisational Cook
Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks
How to Pick a Peach
plus . . .
In Progress:
The Invisible Circus
Good Omens
and . . .
Checked out but not yet started:
Keep the Change 5 days
Pro Nail Care 14 days
A Million Little Pieces 19 days
It All Changed In An Instant 19 days
The Spellman Files 19 days
The Kitchen Detective renewals left
plus two books I just checked out yesterday
Why is it as soon as I have fewer than about 30 items out from the library I go crazy checking things out again?
3.31.2011
almost time . .
For 30 days of biking. Since my bike is currently at my parent's, that's going to make tomorrow difficult. Good thing I have the evening to myself tomorrow?
3.30.2011
books update
Just finished The Girl Who Played Go. So good, although it saddens me how stories set in the East often end with everyone dying. Why do I continue to read them?
p.s. as excited as I am at the possibility of seeing Lisa See in June, I'm really hoping that Dreams of Joy won't end up the same way. We had enough of that with Shanghai Girls.
Books so far this year: 17?
Books so far this year: 17?
3.29.2011
3.28.2011
Headline today: Julia Stiles gets old.
People, she’s only 30! How do we expect to accomplish anything if we’re not allowed to age?
3.26.2011
3.25.2011
books update
I finished how to eat a French fry and now I’m working on Jennifer Egan’s debut novel The Invisible Circus. I really really liked her latest novel (and so did everyone else apparently) so I’m hoping that this will be good also. But so far I really don’t like Phoebe, and I’m afraid of where this is going.
I also finished the Cookbook Collector, and although I liked it, I wasn’t mad about it the way I thought I would be.
3.22.2011
Finally finished Brilliant food tips and cooking tricks
Much Rejoicing!!
Steve Dublanica, I’m coming for you . . .
emails to my husband
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:12 AM
Subject: please?
Subject: please?
Any chance, on a scale of one to 10 that you could pick me up from work today as I am woefully underdressed for the rain and smell like a drowned rat?
(sexy, right?)
(ah, the glorious smell of wet wool)
Hope you’re having a good day. And Yay! It’s Tuesday! X-*
R
3.21.2011
3.20.2011
books update March 20th, 2011
In progress:
Brilliant cooking tips and tricks (yes, still)
the cookbook collector (yes, still. Although I'm really enjoying this one, and am limited by the amount of time I spend in the car, by myself)
How to Pick a Peach (yes, still)
Finished:
Not buying it, which was less of what I was hoping for, i.e. more insightful ideas on how to spend less money rather than "simply" stop buying lattes everyday. I don't buy lattes everyday. I don't buy lattes more than once a month! It was more an examination on why we spend and how shopping constantly has inserted into our American dream and psyche. However, being published in 2003/4, it was slightly outdated, what with the battle cry against Bush and 9-11 being so fresh. I would like to think that the Great Recession has possibly reset the spending habits of Americans, but the truth will be revealed whenever we get out of this mess. But I know that it's certainly reset my spending and saving habits. Never the less, I've wanted to read this book for a long time, and I'm glad I did.
Updates:
book title Due in
Brillant cooking tips 6 days
How to Pick a Peach 9 days
The Girl Who Played Go 12 days
The Invisible Circus 12 days
Keep The Change 16 days
Looks like I have some serious reading to catch up on. Here goes nothing!
Brilliant cooking tips and tricks (yes, still)
the cookbook collector (yes, still. Although I'm really enjoying this one, and am limited by the amount of time I spend in the car, by myself)
How to Pick a Peach (yes, still)
Finished:
Not buying it, which was less of what I was hoping for, i.e. more insightful ideas on how to spend less money rather than "simply" stop buying lattes everyday. I don't buy lattes everyday. I don't buy lattes more than once a month! It was more an examination on why we spend and how shopping constantly has inserted into our American dream and psyche. However, being published in 2003/4, it was slightly outdated, what with the battle cry against Bush and 9-11 being so fresh. I would like to think that the Great Recession has possibly reset the spending habits of Americans, but the truth will be revealed whenever we get out of this mess. But I know that it's certainly reset my spending and saving habits. Never the less, I've wanted to read this book for a long time, and I'm glad I did.
Updates:
book title Due in
Brillant cooking tips 6 days
How to Pick a Peach 9 days
The Girl Who Played Go 12 days
The Invisible Circus 12 days
Keep The Change 16 days
Looks like I have some serious reading to catch up on. Here goes nothing!
3.18.2011
3.12.2011
Pedometer: a love story
So I've only had this thing for two days and it spells love.
First full weekday: approx 8000 steps. including: 20 minute walk to work, two break walks (approx 15mins/ea) and 20 minute walk home plus incidentals. equals approx 1 hour of walking.
Next step: tomorrow, retrace paper route that I finally quit and see how much walking I need to make up for over the course of the week.
Weight update: After two weeks of no paper route, it appears that I have not gained any weight, however, I have not lost any additional weight either. These next few months are critical to my success. I must continue.
First full weekday: approx 8000 steps. including: 20 minute walk to work, two break walks (approx 15mins/ea) and 20 minute walk home plus incidentals. equals approx 1 hour of walking.
Next step: tomorrow, retrace paper route that I finally quit and see how much walking I need to make up for over the course of the week.
Weight update: After two weeks of no paper route, it appears that I have not gained any weight, however, I have not lost any additional weight either. These next few months are critical to my success. I must continue.
the library:
As tempting as the bookstore, but everything is free! How on earth do I stop myself?
Items on loan: approx 30
Items on request:100
I have approx 4 books in process and 7 more books I must read in the next few months. And I bringing home another today. It's a sickness I tell you!
Items on loan: approx 30
Items on request:100
I have approx 4 books in process and 7 more books I must read in the next few months. And I bringing home another today. It's a sickness I tell you!
book update
Finished:
The improvisational cook
Gear for your kitchen
In Process:
Brilliant food tips and cooking tricks (not really digging it and only at letter O)
How to pick a peach
Not Buying it
Not Buying it
The cookbook collector
Call volume still low. I’m am both grateful they’ve kept me on and grateful I have copius things to keep me entertained while I wait for the calls to come in.
On another note:
Happy FRIDAY!!
3.10.2011
housing
For a long long time, I had some serious house lust. I wanted to buy a house soo badly. But I think I’m pretty much over that at this point. Despite seeing my friend’s newly purchased pad, I have no desire to buy. And even if I could, I wouldn’t. I am committed to paying off my debt, which will take the better part of the next two years. Then once that happens, we’ll see. My husband will need to clean up some of his debt, and we’ll have to amass some serious savings. But I’m totally comfortable with that. Although it would be nice to buy, I don’t really see us buying until we have kids. Maybe we’ll move to a nicer apartment. Enjoy the single in the city experience a little longer. I’m really happy for my friend. But that house just seems way too big for my britches.
3.09.2011
Beginner's luck
I love pita bread. And I like to think I a bit of a culinary wiz. But there’s something about pita dough that seems to flummox me. I’ve been using the recipe out of Julia Child’s baking book, and the first time I made it, it was wonderful. Though lacking the tell-tale pocket. Each subsequent time, it got worse and worse, even having raw spots in the middle of the pita. Having recently bought some hummus, and the fact that I go through massive amounts of pita, I decided to make some last night. And I think it was my worst batch yet. The Pita feel heave and dense, and although I haven’t cracked them open yet, I’m quite sure they are raw inside. Bleh.
So I’ve been doing some research online, and I think my issues stem from too high a temperature and not rolling out the dough sufficiently. I never bothered to roll it out because it would just spring back. Turns out, I have to let it relax a bit, and then try again. Hopefully it will work this time.
3.04.2011
music to download
The missing tracks from that Solid Gold album
Minus the bear-My Time
Check swapacd.com for that josh rouse album.
3.02.2011
the bouncer's reading list
Reading List
Here are the last few books I've read:
Spies of the Balkans - Alan Furst
The Tourist - Olen Steinhauer
The Game - Doug Glanville
Broom of the System - David Foster Wallace (3rd time)
Emergency - Neil Strauss
The Game - Neil Strauss
Prince of Thieves - Chuck Hogan
Devils in Exile - Chuck Hogan
Spies of the Balkans - Alan Furst
The Tourist - Olen Steinhauer
The Game - Doug Glanville
Broom of the System - David Foster Wallace (3rd time)
Emergency - Neil Strauss
The Game - Neil Strauss
Prince of Thieves - Chuck Hogan
Devils in Exile - Chuck Hogan
(also, some book starting with "Penny loafers and . . . ")
3.01.2011
books on my to read list:
Improvisational cook by sally schneider
Gear for your Kitchen by Alton Brown
Brilliant Food Tips
How to Pick a Peach by Russ Pearson
Anyone else seeing a theme here?
p.s. I finished Mary Karr’s Lit. I’ve come to the conclusion that for memoirs dealing with sobriety, loss, religion and the meaning of life, I prefer Dani Shapiro. I feel like the vast majority of Ms Karr’s books fly right over my head despite their ease to read. The Liar’s Club left me underwhelmed despite all its praise from, well, everywhere. And yet, I still make a point to read her books. Go figure.
Apparently a little kitchen adventure is just what I need to recover from her sobriety.
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