Archive for the ‘bookworm’ Category

Changing it up

February 15, 2008Erin 6 Comments »

I’ve changed one of my goals on my 101 in 1001 list. I originally had “Read 35 books in one year” which translated into 86 books over the course of the 1001 days. I have now upped that to 50 books in one year which is 137 books total. I am already at 24 books [...]

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happiness, redux

February 12, 2008Erin No Comments »

Going back to ‘things that make me happy’, I have to add books to the list. Owning books that I love brings me a huge amount of happiness. I could get rid of all of my material possessions and not care, so long as I had my books. After yesterday’s outburst, I decided to treat [...]

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Today …

January 7, 2008erin No Comments »

… I bought 3 new books. Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson This is one of the only (or perhaps the only) book by him that I haven’t read. His books are the perfect kind to reread when I want something easy and entertaining (except for his giant Book about Everything … which I [...]

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“second-rate tongue of peasants”

January 6, 2008erin 3 Comments »

I’m reading such a fun book right now: The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson. I borrowed it from an old girlfriend of mine, last night when I had dinner at her apartment. (And let me digress for a moment and gush about how much I love her apartment. [...]

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January 1, 2008erin No Comments »

My Secret Body A good read, and something I want to remember and read again.

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December 28, 2007erin 2 Comments »

I read an entire book today, from beginning to end. Only 332 pages, and “fluffy” so it didn’t require a lot of brain power. Still, though, I haven’t done that in a long time. And it felt good.

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