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Not that I'm not totally stoked to be at work, but....
What is your personal motto?
Live to Crush. Crush to Live.
I've even created a Facebook group for other like-minded people who crush it.
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Not that I'm not totally stoked to be at work, but....
Book #21 in 2008: Swallow the Ocean, by Laura M. Flynn
I have a hard time reading nonfiction books written by people I know, and although I don't know Laura Flynn *that* well, my mom did date her father very seriously when I was in 5th - 7th grade, so she and her 2 sisters, as well as her father, were clearly in my life to some degree or another which made reading this book about growing up with a schizophrenic mother that much more interesting... but also that much more voyeuristic.
Although, to be fair, there is nothing sensational about this book. It is just a well-written and lyric description about what it was like to live through an never-ending nightmare with a delusional and controlling mother who refused to acknowledge her illness. What's truly amazing is Laura's ability to remember minute details from when she was very, very young. In fact, most of the book takes place when she is 3 - 12.
A fast, moving read that will most likely bring you to tears. Definitely worth checking out.
Book #20 in 2008: I Was Told There'd Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley
Ok, this is going to sound egotistical and lame, but reading this author's first book of essays was sort of annoying because all I kept thinking was: I could write this. And I could write this better. That being said, it was super easy-to-read, pretty well-written, and funny. And Crosley does a good job of taking the ordinary every-day things that happen in life and turning them into self-deprecating, thoughtful essays about her childhood and her 20s. So read it if you want. Or just read my other blog: oopsie daisy. Omg, I have no shame. But you'd know that already if you read it.
Impromptu dance parties under the Bay Bridge on warm summer nights...
A first-hand account of a disastrous attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. A heart-breaking, well-researched, page-turner that will make you weep on muni two days in a row. If you haven't already: READ IT.
A unicorn deer... I wonder if the other deer fawn over him or if he has to go stag to all the forest parties. Ok, I'll stop now.
My legs have been killing me for the past two days... And this is why... Too much dancing at my mom's birthday party!
If you had to write your autobiography in 6 words, what would you write?
Submitted by mitzie.
Headed to hell and loving it.
Book #18 in 2008: Perfect Match, by Jodi Picoult
Why do I waste my time (and yours) with crappy books like this? Well, Jodi Picoult is sort of a chick version of John Grisham, and I'm reading a non-fiction book of essays that isn't necessarily a page-turner right now, so I off-set that book with something mindless...
If you can call a book about a child who was anally raped by a priest mindless. Which apparently: I can!
And in case you're wondering, I am on track to make - if not exceed - my goal of 35 books this year. Though, to be honest, I sort of feel like Jodi Picoult books, though actually time consuming because of the sheer page number, should only count as half a book.