What I Read This Week:

Hark, a Vagrant’s Kate Beaton on Comics, History, and Drawing Admiral Nelson | the Appendix Tips on How to Become a Fossil | National Geographic Your Coffee Pods’ Dirty Secret | Mother Jones Who Had Richer Parents, Doctors Or Artists? | NPR What Would Wes Anderson Eat? | Southern Living Your Lifestyle Has Already BeenContinue reading “What I Read This Week:”

Update: The ‘Wild’ Story Of Cheryl Strayed and Her Long-Lost Half Sister

Update: The ‘Wild’ Story Of Cheryl Strayed and Her Long-Lost Half Sister I reviewed Wild and read Strayed’s Dear Sugar column at The Rumpus so my eyes perked up when I saw this headline this morning. I can’t imagine finding out about a half-sibling in adulthood! The article tells the sister’s story of realization and then delvesContinue reading “Update: The ‘Wild’ Story Of Cheryl Strayed and Her Long-Lost Half Sister”

Stasis

Sorry for the cop-out in terms of a photo – but I did really want to feature this song – Sunday Morning Stasis listening :: above, Slaughterhouse-Five on cassette, and lots of NPR stories about gut bacteria, because cool; watching :: Kaytlyn in The Great American Trailer Park Musical soon!; reading :: The Spectacular Now and The Family Heirloom Project; wanting :: more days like yesterdayContinue reading “Stasis”

August Rush

listening :: Break up with back up (thanks, Mike) and NPR’s Keys to the Whole World: American Public Libraries series; watching :: autotune videos with YA Librarian (a la 2010); reading :: about Drupal, Will & Whit, and Drown; wanting :: peace of mind?; working :: on cover letters, (running) pacing, and my fall schedule; writing :: a review for Library Journal, a thank-you card, andContinue reading “August Rush”