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QotD: Words to Live By

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:34:31 -0700

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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Vox Hunt: I'd Rather Be...

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:07:29 -0700

Show us what you wish you were doing right now.
Not that I'm not totally stoked to be at work, but....

Post Surfing

Boarding

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Swallow the Ocean, by Laura M. Flynn: Book #21 in 2008

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:28:50 -0700

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.

Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir

Laura M. Flynn

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I Was Told There'd Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley: Book #20 in 2008

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:17:35 -0700

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.

I Was Told There'd Be Cake

Sloane Crosley

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Another Reason I Love SF

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:49:37 -0700

Impromptu dance parties under the Bay Bridge on warm summer nights...

Brass Tax Bay Bridge 1

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Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer: Book # 19 in 2008

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:53:16 -0700

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.

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

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What the Buck? or: Oh Deer! or: DOE!

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:55:11 -0700

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.

Unicorn Deer

Saw this on sfgate today:

This undated photo provided by the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, Italy, shows a deer with a single horn in the center of its head. The one-year-old Roe Deer - nicknamed "Unicorn" - was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, said Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences. He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns. Center of Natural Sciences photo via Associated Press

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Mom: You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:27:42 -0700

My legs have been killing me for the past two days... And this is why... Too much dancing at my mom's birthday party!

Dancing with mom 1

Dancing with mom 2

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QotD: Life is Short

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:49:07 -0700

If you had to write your autobiography in 6 words, what would you write?
Submitted by mitzie.

Headed to hell and loving it.

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Perfect Match, by Jodi Picoult: Book #18 in 2008

nobody@vox.com(daisy) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:25:54 -0700

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.

Perfect Match: A Novel

Jodi Picoult

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