We’re finally hanging an IKEA frame we bought almost a year ago. J thinks it should go in the dining room next to the fire place (yes, we have a fire place in our dining room), but I’m not sure if that would take away from the impact of the white bricks. What do you think?
For the three years I worked in publishing, I never bought a book. Everything I added to my personal bookshelf was gratis, either from my company or via a trade with another publishing house. Now, several years later, I still rarely buy a book. Let me clarify: I hardly ever buy a book at full price. I love the bargain books section at Barnes & Noble and the several-times-a-year used book sale at my local library. The last book I probably bought at full price was the final book in the Harry Potter series.
Yesterday I caved and bought the latest Dan Brown novel, The Lost Symbol. I read a postive review on NYTimes.com (OK, actually I read only a couple of the preview sentences–I wasn’t logged into the website, so I couldn’t read the whole review), and it piqued my interest. But the deal was sealed when I went to Barnes & Noble yesterday in search of another book and found that first edition copies of The Lost Symbol were available. This just goes to show what a book nerd I am; first edition copies get me excited. Of course, I have no idea how many first edition copies of the book are on the market, and it’s not a signed copy, so it probably won’t be worth much in years to come, but still, it’s nice to know that I have one.
I remember when The Da Vinci Code was published. I was living in Washington, DC and a couple friends and I passed the book around our small circle once we each finished reading it. For several days I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning reading, and I did the same when I read Angels & Demons, which I liked even better. Anyone want to place bets on how long it will take for me to read The Lost Symbol?
The next book on my reading list: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (once it’s published).
What are you reading?
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Before you think that I consumed all of this fried yumminess myself, let me explain that J, the W’s and I shared everything we bought. That way we each got a few bites of a whole lot of food. The only item missing from our list of things consumed was a fried Snickers bar; the line was way too long for that particular vendor, and we were exhausted after sitting in the sun watching adorable pigs race.
Hot Beef Sundae
D.W. and a corndog
Gyro
Fried Twinkie - exterior
Fried Twinkie - interior
Kettle Corn
Saturday morning, J and I drove to Lincoln with the W’s to check out the Nebraska State Fair. Now, J will argue that the fair was not actually in Lincoln, but I say it was close enough to count. Last year J and I went and spent several hours checking out all of the animals (4-H Llamas!) and food vendors, but this year our mission was much simpler: eat fried foods on sticks and watch the pig race. Of course, you can’t attend a state fair without catching a glimpse of some of the livestock (and other colorful characters), so without further adieu, here’s what we saw on Saturday…
Cow heads
Cow tails
Cows on the move
Sheep
Sheep in sweaters
Sheep being shaved
Amusing signs
Food vendors
Chickens
I’ve got to get myself a tube of NARS Jungle Red lipstick like the model here is wearing. I love it… but I wonder how it would look with my new red hair…
(via Cup of Jo)
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